Facebook has significantly limited the reach of Palestinian news outlets during the Israel-Gaza conflict.
According to a thorough examination of Facebook data, newsrooms in the West Bank and Gaza, which are part of the Palestinian territories, have seen a sharp decline in audience engagement since October 2023.
According to records obtained to the BBC, Instagram, another network owned by Meta, stepped up its monitoring of comments from Palestinian users after October 2023.
Facebook’s owner, Meta, claims that it is “unequivocally false” to suggest that it purposefully silenced some viewpoints.
