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Meta Shadow-Bans Palestinian Journalist’s Instagram Posts During Gaza War

By Drooid · Sep 20, 2026, 2:42 PM UTC · How we work

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Meta repeatedly shadow-banned Palestinian journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin’s Instagram posts during Israel’s Gaza war.
Meta removed or limited posts showing Israeli soldiers allegedly committing war crimes, citing violence-incitement rules.
Human Rights Watch documented Instagram deletions of Gaza civilian-casualty images after the October 2023 attacks.
Meta’s BSR review found no intentional bias but noted unintended impacts on Palestinian and Arab users.

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Meta repeatedly shadow-banned Palestinian journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin’s Instagram posts during Israel’s Gaza war.
Meta removed or limited posts showing Israeli soldiers allegedly committing war crimes, citing violence-incitement rules.
Human Rights Watch documented Instagram deletions of Gaza civilian-casualty images after the October 2023 attacks.
Meta’s BSR review found no intentional bias but noted unintended impacts on Palestinian and Arab users.