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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Oversight Board reverses Meta's initial decisions to remove 2 videos of Israel-Hamas war

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

A quasi-independent review board is recommending that Facebook parent company Meta overturn two decisions it made this fall to remove posts “informing the world about human suffering on both sides” of the Israel-Hamas war.

In both cases, Meta ended up reinstating the posts — one showing Palestinian casualties and the other, an Israeli hostage — on its own, although it added warning screens to both due to violent content. This means the company isn't obligated to do anything about the board's decision.

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