Meta has said it will expand its hate speech policy to cover more uses of the word “Zionist” when applied to Jews or Israelis on its platform.

We will now remove messages targeting ‘Zionists’ in several areas where our investigation has shown that the term tends to be used to refer to Jews and Israelis, with dehumanising comparisons, calls to harm, or denials of existence," the company said in a press release on Tuesday.

In December, Human Rights Watch said that Meta was guilty of “systemic censorship of Palestine content” during Israel’s war on Gaza.

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    4 months ago

    You think that dehumanising, calling for harm or denials of Jewish existence aren’t anti-semitism?

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      4 months ago

      Why are you bringing up Judaism?

      The article separately mentions Zionism. This has nothing to do with Judaism.

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        4 months ago

        You mentioned Judaism. You think Zionism had nothing to do with Judaism? You think dehumanising anyone - including Zionists is ok?