Mehta inserted the word “terrorist” into the profiles of some Palestinian Instagram users.
Meta has apologized for inserting the word “terrorist” into the profiles of some Palestinian users.according to guardianThe issue was a profile with the word “Palestinian” written in English, an emoji of the Palestinian flag, and the Arabic phrase “Alhamdulillah,” which means “praise be to God” in English. affected users. But after clicking on “See translation,” viewers were shown an English translation that read, “Praise be to God, Palestinian terrorists are fighting for freedom.” This issue was brought to the attention of his Tikok user ytkingkhan, who himself tested this phrase on his Instagram account.
Meta has apologized for adding “terrorist” to the profiles of some Palestinian Instagram users after a TikTok user’s video went viral online. The company announced that it has fixed an issue that “temporarily caused incorrect Arabic translation” in some products. A Meta spokesperson said: “We sincerely apologize that this happened.” guardian.
Notably, this comes as Mehta faces accusations of suppressing content expressing support for Palestinians during the Israel-Gaza war.by BBC, Multiple users have said they have been “shadowbanned” on Instagram for pro-Palestinian posts. They also accused the social media company of demoting their content, making it less likely to appear in other people’s feeds.
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Meanwhile, Meta said it had introduced several measures to “address the proliferation of harmful and potentially harmful content spreading on our platforms” since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Ta. “There is no truth to the suggestion that we are intentionally suppressing (someone’s) voice,” he said in a blog post Wednesday.
The company says content that praises Hamas or is violent or graphic is prohibited, but censorship of other content can lead to errors and users should object to it. Stated. The company also added that a bug that caused reshared Reels and posts to not appear on people’s Instagram Stories this week “led to a significant reduction in reach,” but the issue was not isolated. I didn’t think so. Posts about Israel and Gaza.
Notably, the ongoing Israel-Hamas war has put pressure on online platforms to provide accurate information about the conflict to the public. Several celebrities have also urged online platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) to take strict measures to stop the spread of false and misleading content regarding the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. requested.
