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LA Jewish day school censors two student newspaper articles on Israel-Hamas war

The student staff at the Boiling Point retracted an article about anti-Israel sentiment.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
12/06/2024

UN says Russia consolidates control of occupied Ukraine with ‘climate of fear’

"Surveillance, political oppression, repression of free speech, movement restrictions created a climate of fear in which the Russian Federation could dismantle the Ukrainian systems of government"

By REUTERS
20/03/2024

X remains banned in Pakistan following controversial elections

Despite a High Court order and widespread international criticism, Pakistani authorities have not yet lifted the ban on X.

By ARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
28/02/2024

Blocking peace: Meta censors 'Peace Talk' podcast

"Meta can’t silence our message of determined opposition to extremism and violence."

Wartime censorship is necessary, but must be done responsibly - editorial

Recent reports demonstrate that the ability to reject news reports is being used and abused, both for political gain and by giving preferential treatment to one publication over another.

Meta 'inappropriately removed' Hamas kidnapping videos, oversight board finds

The finding came in a review of two cases in which human moderators had restored content that computer moderation had removed.

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
19/12/2023

Military censor pressured by Netanyahu, threatened with removal - report

In recent weeks, Netanyahu reportedly tried to promote a law which would limit the discretion of the military censor during the war.

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TikTok releases statement enforcing rules against hate content

Since the start of Israel's war against Hamas, TikTok reported a 67% increase in fake account removals and remains focused on enforcing its rules against hate and harmful misinformation

Publisher removes Jewish stereotypes from classic Georgette Heyer romance novel

“We don’t want to throw off a 25-year-old who’s just discovering Heyer,” a senior vice president and editorial director at Sourcebooks told the Times.

By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
11/11/2023

Israel removes more content from TikTok than almost any other nation

Minor safety was the most common reason given, making up 30% of all video removals.

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