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Meta shouldn’t remove ‘from the river to the sea’ as hate speech, says Oversight Board
Board says the phrase isn’t inherently supporting Hamas.
Meta’s semi-independent Oversight Board says the company made the right call letting Facebook users post pro-Palestine messages with the phrase “from the river to the sea.” In a decision published today, the board concluded the slogan “has multiple meanings and is used by people in various ways and with different intentions.” Consequently, it shouldn’t be removed under hate speech policies unless it’s accompanied by other violating content — like explicitly antisemitic sentiments or praise for terrorist groups. Some, like Etsy and Wix, either openly or secretly banned the phrase; X owner Elon Musk said that it and other terms “necessarily imply genocide” of Israelis and would be grounds for suspension.
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