According to officials from Meta, the owner of Eye of Palestine has been given access to their account.
We have an update here, @yashar.
— Andy Stone (@andymstone) October 26, 2023
We’ve helped the account owners regain access and they can reactivate their accounts. https://t.co/JLiGOKxWbl
Previously, the widely followed Instagram account Eye on Palestine (@eye.on.palestine), that had been extensively covering the situation in Gaza, has been removed by Meta.
It reportedly had more than six million followers.
It also had a second page created as a back-up which was also removed.
People react:
Meta censorship of Palestinian voices has been damning and damaging. Eye on Palestine had over 6 million Instagram followers. Call for @Meta to reinstate this account now and stop silencing Palestinian voices. pic.twitter.com/tRW0SMJO35
— Dr. Omar Suleiman (@omarsuleiman504) October 25, 2023
BREAKING 🚨 Instagram has just removed the largest Palestinian news page on the platform.
— muslim daily (@muslimdaily_) October 25, 2023
Eye on Palestine had over 6 million followers and was the main source of news for most people. Our voices are being censored while a genocide is taking place! pic.twitter.com/cjWK4f2346
This is unbelievable. Instagram has banned the best account covering the events from Gaza 'eye.on.palestine'. it was very active posting updates every hour, it had over 6 million followers.
— حفصة (@muslimthoughtz1) October 25, 2023
Wallahi there's no such thing as freedom of speech. pic.twitter.com/d1boqLboqk
🚨🇵🇸 Zuckerberg’s Meta has BANNED the Instagram account “Eye on Palestine” with over 6 million followers!
— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) October 25, 2023
🇷🇺 Reminds me of when they banned ALL RUSSIAN NEWS at the start of the Ukraine War! pic.twitter.com/2932KY9p7Q
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