>What makes this censorship particularly consequential is that “96 percent of Palestinians said their primary use of Facebook was for following news.” That mean

>What makes this censorship particularly consequential is that “96 percent of Palestinians said their primary use of Facebook was for following news.” That means that Israeli officials have virtually unfettered control over a key communications forum of Palestinians. I think the second sentence doesn't follow so clearly from the first one to warrant a "that means".