Users on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok decry censorship of Israel posts

Users on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok are highlighting instances of post removals and other forms of censorship after sharing content related to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. A spokesman for Israeli Justice Minister Benny Gantz on Thursday told executives of Facebook, which owns Instagram, and Tik Tok during a Zoom meeting that the current round of violence is being “intentionally stirred through social media by extremist elements” sworn to damage Israel.The spokesman said the executives expressed their commitment to act quickly and effectively to prevent incitement on their networks.Facebook, Twitter and TikTok all have policies against hateful conduct and posts that could lead to harm or violence; the companies may remove or otherwise censor posts that violate their policies, and automated content moderation systems are known to sometimes result in error. But many social media users — several of whom spoke to FOX Business — argue that the companies are suppressing their voices online.  Many users complained of “shadowbanning,” a term for when social media companies remove or censor content that creators share with their followers without notifying them first. Others highlighted significant drops in views on political content compared to the everyday creator content they usually post.”…I normally get about 24,000…
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