Meta wrong to remove graphic Israel-Gaza videos, oversight board says

Board describes the two videos, which were reinstated, as valuable for informing the world about human suffering on both sides'

Meta's oversight board said on Tuesday that the social media company erred in removing two videos depicting hostages and injured people in the Israel-Gaza war, saying the videos were valuable to understanding human suffering in the war. Meta had already reinstated the videos when the oversight board took up the case.

One of the cases concerned a video posted on Instagram, which showed the aftermath of an airstrike near al-Shifa hospital in Gaza, including children who appeared injured or dead. The second case involved a video on Facebook of the 7 October attack, which showed an Israeli woman begging her kidnappers not to kill her as she is taken hostage. The board described the videos as important for informing the world about human suffering on both sides". Meta's automatic moderation systems removed the content.