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well isn't this the case of shooting the messenger? people are complaining about the source without discussing the content because apparently you need to build

• wwaru 5y ago
  Totally agree, it feels like the Project Veritas issue. They totally ignore the publication with very little regard to the actual content, and brainlessly attack the messenger. It's like they've been conditioned to do so.
• invalidname 5y ago
  I read the article and it seems like a lot of hand-waving with problematic citations. Yes, there probably is an agreement between Israel and Facebook. Just like pretty much any government out there. Yes, Israel asked to remove content sometimes unjustly. Sure. Governments do that. But it's hard to see how this is different from general anecdotal facts and preconceived biases. You can read the facts as "Israel removed content that promotes terrorism from Facebook and got some stuff wrong". That's why reputable sources didn't publish something like that, there's no evidence. Just to be clear, I'm very much for a Palestinian state and a long term peace treaty. I'm far more concerned with the 80 year old Palestinian that died recently because of pure negligence by IDF soldiers. That's a real tragedy, there's evidence and it's also reported in the Israeli media.
  • bjourne 5y ago
    Why is agreements between American tech companies and authoritarian states about censoring content justified? Would you not have complained if China or Saudi Arabia were doing what Israel is now doing?