A global movement denounces ban on pro-Palestinian content mix on platforms
Activists around the world have launched the “We Will Not Be Silenced” movement to protest against banned content supporting…Palestine and reducing its presence on social media platforms, especially Facebook and Instagram.
The campaign launched yesterday Wednesday, coinciding with the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, and is still ongoing, calling on activists around the world to get involved mark “#wewontbesilenced” (We will not be silenced).
#we will not be silent pic.twitter.com/hD7EDpdTG7
– Mustafa Ali (@MustafaAli_X) November 29, 2023
Organizers call on platform owners to allow journalists and activists to expose the facts to people around the world, rather than seeking to limit or silence free voices.
Dozens of activists wrote about their views against what they say are the platforms’ owners’ racist policies toward people and the world’s most important issues, such as Palestine.
American Muslims Support Palestine participated in the campaign through a post on the “X” platform, saying “Supporting Palestine means being on the right side of history #We will not be silenced. Whether it is hidden bans, or censorship, even if it is No amount of intimidation will diminish our commitment to justice.”
Let us unite and spread this message far and wide. Join the movement:
1) Post a picture, selfie or video with one hand covering your mouth and the word “Gaza” written on the other hand.
2) How to post #we will not be silent.
3) Mark 3 people doing the same thing. pic.twitter.com/3IcTBd7NNL— American Muslims Support Palestine (@AMPalestine) November 29, 2023
Palestinian-American preacher Omar Suleiman endorsed the movement in a post along with a photo of himself wearing one Palestinian scarf He sewed a few words on his hand “GazaIn it, he said, “No ban, censorship or intimidation can weaken our commitment to justice and Palestinian liberation #We will not be silenced.”
No shadow ban, censorship or intimidation can sustain our commitment to a just and free Palestine. #we will not be silent pic.twitter.com/7vioBJI61t
–PhD. Omar Suleiman (@omarsuleiman504) November 29, 2023
Pakistani-American wrestler Mustafa Ali posted a photo of himself wearing a hijab and commented: “We will not be silent as a way to show solidarity with this movement.”
#we will not be silent pic.twitter.com/hD7EDpdTG7
– Mustafa Ali (@MustafaAli_X) November 29, 2023
Artist Omar Issa commented: “Palestinian content is largely banned, but we will not remain silent. We as Muslims need to unite and show them our influence and collective power. We cannot allow social media platforms to intimidate us , bully us, and impose censorship.”
Palestinian content is subject to a strict shadow ban, but we will not be silenced for “SHAA’ALLAH”.#we will not be silent
As Muslims, we need to come together and show them our collective influence and power, In’shaa’Allah. I call on all my brothers and sisters to join this movement… pic.twitter.com/CEMESIB130
— Omar Essa (@1omaresa) November 30, 2023
Since the start of Israel’s invasion of Gaza, bloggers have complained on social media platforms about restrictions and restrictions on publishing Palestinian-related content and blocking their access to social media users.
The war exposed these platforms’ clear bias against Palestinians, as they removed any posts or pages that expressed sympathy for Palestinians or exposed the brutality of the Israeli occupation. The platforms have also banned many pro-Gaza accounts.
“The Guardian” stated that the “Facebook” platform deleted the “Quds News Network” page with 10 million fans, while activists searched for the term “Palestinians” or “Palestinian Muslim children” on the “WhatsApp” application. Complaints that when the term “Israeli children” is searched, a “sticker” or a picture of a child carrying a weapon while children are playing appears.
Activists also complained about the Instagram platform, stressing that whenever they tried to add the word “Palestinian” to their bio section on the platform, the word was automatically translated to “Palestinian/terrorist.”
From October 7 to early November last year, the Palestinian Digital Rights Violations Observatory (free) recorded 1,009 cases of violations of Palestinian digital rights, of which 411 cases were removed or restricted, and 598 cases were classified as “hate speech” and “hate speech”. “Incitement,” “violence,” and other forms of attacks on digital platforms.
It is worth noting that the most popular and used social media platforms originated in the United States, with Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp (owned by Meta Corporation, a company founded and led by Mark Zuckerberg whose ancestry can be traced back to Austrian Jewish immigrants). , Germany and Poland), as well as YouTube and X (formerly Twitter), in addition to two non-profit platforms. The two in the United States are “Telegram” and “Tik Tok”.
