Meta to limit some Facebook comments on Israeli, and Palestinian posts

Instagram users reported their posts and stories about Palestine were not receiving views By Web Desk October 19, 2023 People holding flags and placards take part in rally to support Palestine as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues at the old Town Square on October 18, 2023 in Prague. — AFP Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has implemented temporary measures to reduce the number of “potentially unwelcome or unwanted comments” on posts related to the Israel-Hamas conflict.In an updated blog post by Meta, the company addressed the matter saying that the default setting for people who can comment on new and public Facebook posts created in the region will now be limited to only their friends and followers.According to Meta, users can opt out and change the setting at any time, but the social media giant declined to specify how the company defined the region.The social media company added it will disable the ability to see the first one or two comments on posts while scrolling the Facebook feed.Additionally, Meta says a bug seemed to have caused Instagram posts in support of Palestine to be hidden.The company said that it fixed an Instagram bug after some Instagram users, who posted
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