Sign Our Petition & Tell META to #LetPalestineSpeak Dear Email, Over the last few weeks, users on Instagram have reported numerous instances of the platform hiding comments containing the Palestinian flag emoji 🇵🇸. One of the hidden comments consisted of three flag emojis (🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸) and nothing else. A little investigation revealed that Instagram was labeling the symbol as “potentially offensive” content. This is just one recent example of a pattern of bias and discrimination against Palestinian users and Palestinian content on social media. Palestinians in Gaza are living through one of the most brutal military assaults in recent human history. In moments like this, social media platforms can play critical roles in creating a record of the unfolding violence. Instead, Palestinians are being subjected to automated dehumanization, shadowbanning, unjust content removal, and outright account suspensions when they try to share their stories. Tell Meta: Stop censoring Palestinians.  The frequent Israeli-imposed Internet blackouts in Gaza have created endless hours––even days––of isolation and terror, in which people can’t contact their loved ones or share real-time documentation of the horrors around them. It’s beyond shameful that on top of everything else, Palestinians are facing discrimination and erasure from the very platforms they rely on as lifelines of connection. Workers at Meta and other tech companies are currently mobilizing against some of these harmful company policies and practices, which makes our grassroots pressure all the more critical and impactful at this moment. Our movements have been successful at pushing Meta to take steps to address its content moderation bias in the past, and we know we can bring about bigger and bolder reforms during this period if enough of us mobilize. Take a moment to sign the petition and tell Meta to #LetPalestineSpeak. Sincerely,
American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) | 
