Meta to remove all posts targeting pro-Israel, Zionists

Technology company Meta has decided to remove all posts from its platform that target Jews as ‘Zionists’.

The latest update to Meta’s policy comes in response to the challenge Facebook and Instagram have faced in balancing freedom of expression and combating anti-Semitic behaviour.

A blog post by Meta said, “The company will now remove content that targets “Zionists” in dehumanising comparisons or else their existence will be denied due to their apparent proxies of the Jews or Israeli people. We will remove posts about “Zionists” when they are linked to anti-Semitic claims such as that they control the media.”

Earlier this month, Meta announced that it would further clarify its hate speech policy, including considerations around the use of the Arabic word “martyr.”