During their coverage of the escalating tension in Ukraine, Western media have exposed their racism, white supremacy, and hypocrisy
by Ahmad Karakira
Part 7 - Palestinians censored
For instance, Mona Al-Kurd, a Palestinian activist, was one of many live-streaming the ongoing events in Sheikh Jarrah Neighborhood trying to expose the Israeli crimes against Palestinian families.
However, her streaming was cut off suddenly. Later, Al-Kurd posted on her Instagram story explaining that her live-streaming feature was blocked, which exposes Instagram’s complicity and censorship of Palestinian content.
"Instagram is preventing me from going live," Al-Kurd said on her Instagram story, calling on her followers to join in on another activist's account.
Censorship of Palestinian content is not new to some of the giant tech companies. Meta removed and suspended several Palestinian pages and thousands of accounts, including news pages that have been voicing out the Palestinian struggle against the Israeli occupation.
However, her streaming was cut off suddenly. Later, Al-Kurd posted on her Instagram story explaining that her live-streaming feature was blocked, which exposes Instagram’s complicity and censorship of Palestinian content.
"Instagram is preventing me from going live," Al-Kurd said on her Instagram story, calling on her followers to join in on another activist's account.
Censorship of Palestinian content is not new to some of the giant tech companies. Meta removed and suspended several Palestinian pages and thousands of accounts, including news pages that have been voicing out the Palestinian struggle against the Israeli occupation.
The tech giant mainly targeted Palestinian journalists known for their efforts of covering "Israel's" violations of the human rights of Palestinians and the occupation's crimes against Palestinians.
The irony is that Facebook recently allowed its users to praise and post about the Azov Battalion - a Ukrainian neo-Nazi military unit, which the tech giant banned previously in 2019 under Facebook's Dangerous Individuals and Organizations policy along with other groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and ISIS, The Intercept reported.
According to an OHCHR report published in 2016, the Azov Battalion soldiers raped and tortured civilians in 2014 during the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
According to an OHCHR report published in 2016, the Azov Battalion soldiers raped and tortured civilians in 2014 during the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Assistant Professor Gretchen King noted that "the media coverage that we're seeing is just reinforcing the idea that racial hierarchy and white supremacy is still dominating many of the conflicts that the world sees today."
"People shouldn't be surprised, they should be disgusted. They should demand better and they should also recognize the limits of free speech in the West," King expressed.
"If you follow only Western media, you're doing yourself a disservice," she underscored.
"People shouldn't be surprised, they should be disgusted. They should demand better and they should also recognize the limits of free speech in the West," King expressed.
"If you follow only Western media, you're doing yourself a disservice," she underscored.
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