Leaked data reveals Israeli govt campaign to remove pro-Palestine posts on Meta

That’s like following the NFL but complaining if the Cowboys are discussed too much.

I like to think we are in a better place than russia for instance with all its propaganda and jailed journalists, but then i see these kind of article come over and over....

Most of the people in the 'free world' goes on mainstream media, like facebook to get their news. These companies are enticed to 'suck up' to the government because at the end they are business, they need to be in good term with ruling class.

you end up with most media complying with the official story pushed by government and friends, and most people believing that because no one has the time to fact check everything.

One could argue that the difference with russia is that someone can actually look for real information, but even in russia people have access to vpn to bypass the censorship.

Another difference would be that you are allowed to express your opinion, whereas in russia you would be put to jail, that's true but only in a very limited way. Since everyone goes on mainstream media and they enforce the government narrative, you can't speak there. you are merely allowed to speak out in your little corner out of reach to anyone, and even then since most people believe the government propaganda, your arguments won't be heard at all.

The more i think about it, the less difference i see.

A clown can always be put in charge for propaganda purposes. The facts remain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Return

I know an American Christian family of Palestinian origin that proved their home had been in the outskirts of Nazareth (5 generations back, with concrete proof) that were denied a visit to Israel because they are not Jewish. It is shameful and repugnant. While anyone can visit Israel in theory, the gov will deny you entry if there is connection to the land that precedes Israeli settlements. And of course, the law of return is exclusively for Jewish people

There's also financial incentives from pro-Israel PACs to classify any pro-Palestine opinion as antisemetic, which I could see Meta accepting.

Personal anecdote: whever I log in to the feed, 1/3 of posts are ads, 1/3 are algorithmic recommendations, and 1/3 are pro-Palestine posts by a former partner.

Almost none of my other connections post anything, though there are occasional exceptions.