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Meta deletes Al Jazeera presenter’s profile after show criticising Israel

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Re: Meta deletes Al Jazeera presenter’s profile after show criticising Israel

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Post by twen_ty »

aerodog wrote: post #2

X's spat with the ADL revealed how substantial their lobby power is. That ad revenue plunged 60% due to their prejudices (against Elon and his management) testifies to a strong hold they have on media of all types. I don't trust Meta to reverse their behaviors like this, which they have likely done many, many times.

I'm sorry but under Elon X has become a platform where racists, xenophobes, conspiracy theorists, antisemites, islamophobes etc. have thrived - the ADL blame game from Elon smells of deflection from the reality that advertisers don't want to be associated with a platform that mainstreams unhinged content.

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Post by msegal »

aerodog wrote: post #2

X's spat with the ADL revealed how substantial their lobby power is. That ad revenue plunged 60% due to their prejudices (against Elon and his management) testifies to a strong hold they have on media of all types. I don't trust Meta to reverse their behaviors like this, which they have likely done many, many times.

By lumping ADL and Meta together, and saying "they" have a strong hold on media of all types, this post crosses the line.

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Post by tmpX7dMeXU »

blueflow wrote: post #12
aerodog wrote: post #2

X's spat with the ADL revealed how substantial their lobby power is. That ad revenue plunged 60% due to their prejudices (against Elon and his management) testifies to a strong hold they have on media of all types. I don't trust Meta to reverse their behaviors like this, which they have likely done many, many times.

Do you have sources on the X - ADL connection? I thought that was just a conspiracy theory.

It is. Computer nerds undeniably buy into anti-Semitic conspiracies more than other conspiracies because of the amount of peddling they get in silly 4chan et al culture.

Re: Meta deletes Al Jazeera presenter’s profile after show criticising Israel

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Post by blueflow »

tmpX7dMeXU wrote: post #23
blueflow wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you have sources on the X - ADL connection? I thought that was just a conspiracy theory.

It is. Computer nerds undeniably buy into anti-Semitic conspiracies more than other conspiracies because of the amount of peddling they get in silly 4chan et al culture.

Thats why i'm asking for evidence

Re: Meta deletes Al Jazeera presenter’s profile after show criticising Israel

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Post by Ygg2 »

meepmorp wrote: post #20
Ygg2 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Would it explain why it fell in US and EU, but not Asia?

Are you saying the only plausible explanation is, "the Jews?"

No. Where did you hallucinate me saying that? According to Elon it's just the ADL lobbied hard in US & EU.

Re: Meta deletes Al Jazeera presenter’s profile after show criticising Israel

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Post by helboi4 »

actuator wrote: post #15

Not that it justifies the deletion, I wonder how a state sponsored propaganda outlet came to be regarded well among global audiences. It would be interesting to read up on what they have done to garner that image.

Wow I have heard so much that Al Jazeera is pretty reliable, never did I realise until I read your comment that they are owned by Qatari monarchy. Qatar, the country everyone was practically calling us to boycott in the 2022 World Cup. Not suitable to hold the World Cup but suitable for us to get news from apparently. They do generally seem to have a high quality of journalism though so I am suprised at how they maintain at least a decent amount of integrity.

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Post by lucideer »

actuator wrote: post #15

Not that it justifies the deletion, I wonder how a state sponsored propaganda outlet came to be regarded well among global audiences. It would be interesting to read up on what they have done to garner that image.

At the end of the day it's really just a matter of which state propaganda outlet you distrust the least, by which metric they seem to score pretty well. Beyond obvious biases one would expect to see, I also find them a little UK-influenced but otherwise I struggle to find a better state sponsored propaganda outlet.

Re: Meta deletes Al Jazeera presenter’s profile after show criticising Israel

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Post by NotSuspicious »

rfrey wrote: post #18
aerodog wrote: post #2

X's spat with the ADL revealed how substantial their lobby power is. That ad revenue plunged 60% due to their prejudices (against Elon and his management) testifies to a strong hold they have on media of all types. I don't trust Meta to reverse their behaviors like this, which they have likely done many, many times.

I must be mistaken, but your comment really sounds like you're blaming Twitter's revenue problems -- easily explained by mismanagement -- on an all powerful cabal of Jews.

More like an institution that defames organizations, took until 2007 to recognize the Armenian Genocide and is propped up by an Apartheid State. Admittedly, their point is an oversimplification (X has many problems), but it's dishonest to equate criticism of the ADL to "the Jews run the world".

Re: Meta deletes Al Jazeera presenter’s profile after show criticising Israel

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Post by draw_down »

throwaway914 wrote: post #19

I know I'm naive: I don't understand why US companies are so sensitive to respecting Israel. I don't know why our gov is so sensitive to this either. Israel - like all countries - deserves criticism, no? This can't purely be about respecting the billions spent on US weapons to defend Israel, right? I genuinely do not understand, because I think they'd happily buy from the military anyway.

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Re: Meta deletes Al Jazeera presenter’s profile after show criticising Israel

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Post by tmpX7dMeXU »

actuator wrote: post #15

Not that it justifies the deletion, I wonder how a state sponsored propaganda outlet came to be regarded well among global audiences. It would be interesting to read up on what they have done to garner that image.

I am assuming that this is American bias talking? Plenty of other cultures are more trusting of government than the US’s is.

The main State-sponsored media outlet in my country is considered to be of a pretty high quality. It has some international recognition.

I’d say a fair chunk of those that actually care about media outlet trustworthiness (and aren’t just sharing whatever articles come their way barring a few outlets that are in their person blocklist) are aware of the nuances of AJ’s authority and trustworthiness. The reality is that they have built this reputation by doing heaps and heaps of good reporting, not even in spite of being state-sponsored, but really because of it. There are certain topics that you shouldn’t listen to AJ regarding. Otherwise? They do a good job.

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