Israel carrying out ‘live-streamed genocide’ in Gaza, Amnesty says
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Oct. 7 Families Sue Meta for $1.1B Over Livestreamed Attack
Above: An Israeli soldier standing guard in Sderot, Israel, after the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2025. Image copyright: Oren Ziv/Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-Israel narrative
Meta's negligence — allowing murders, rapes and burnings to spread across victims' accounts — enabled terrorist propaganda, warranting this lawsuit. Such failures demand legal and financial repercussions to ensure that moderation of illegal content is actually enforced. As defamatory, antisemitic posts continue to rage across the internet, social media companies more broadly must take action.
Pro-Palestine narrative
Contrary to claims, tech giants like Meta have treated Palestinians far worse, systematically censoring Palestinian posts while Israeli soldiers' videos of Gaza abuses often go unmoderated. Amid Israel's live-streamed genocide, Meta complies with almost all of Israel's takedown requests, showing clear bias. Platforms must end this disparity and ensure equitable content moderation.
Narrative C
This issue is much larger than Oct. 7. Social media platforms have long allowed vile content to flourish, from violent content and fight videos and dangerous challenges to sexual grooming. Yet, moderation fixates on censoring speech while neglecting rampant violent and sexual content. Big tech must overhaul policies to prioritize physical safety over selective speech suppression.
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