Meta’s review of hate speech policy sparks concern of further censorship of pro-Palestinian content

Arab, Muslim and pro-Palestinian organizations expressed alarm about company's policy on Zionist' in meeting

Meta is considering expanding and revisiting" its hate speech policy around the term Zionist", the Guardian has confirmed. The company reached out to and met with more than 10 Arab, Muslim and pro-Palestinian organizations on Friday to discuss the company's plans to review the policy to ensure the term Zionist" is not being used as a proxy for Jewish or Israeli people, according to an email the Guardian reviewed.

The policy as it exists allows Zionist" to be used in political discourse but removed when it's used explicitly as a proxy for Jews or Israelis in a dehumanizing or violent way", according to an email a Meta representative sent to the organizations inviting them to the Friday meeting. The email further stated the company was considering reviewing it in light of posts users and stakeholders" have recently reported, the Meta representative wrote. The Intercept first reported the potential change in policy.