The latest update to Meta’s policy regarding use of the word “Zionist” comes as the tech titan behind Facebook and Instagram strives to balance free speech with hateful attacks on Jews.
“We will now remove content that targets ‘Zionists’ with dehumanizing comparisons, calls for harm, or denials of existence on the basis that ‘Zionist’ in those instances often appears to be a proxy for Jewish or Israeli people,” Meta said in a blog post.
The change expands on Meta’s approach of treating the reference as hate speech when it is used along with antisemitic imagery or clearly references the Jewish people.
Meta said it will remove content attacking “Zionists” when – rather than being tied to that political movement – it is pegged to antisemitic stereotypes such as claims they run the world or control the media.
I mean yeah Zionist is generally used as a stand in for Jew
Shut up. No it’s not.
Yes, it is
No it’s not. I’d take a good look at who you associate with if that’s it’s common meaning for you.
It’s not a matter of whether it’s a common meaning among their associates. The problem is that it’s a common meaning used by anti semitic groups.
Of course the problem cuts both ways, hateful anti semitic folks hiding behind criticism of Zionists, and Neyanyahu supporters dismissing any and all criticism as broadly anti semitic.
ITT
They’re just trying to make it illegal to point out genocidal fascists.
The line between anti-zioninist and anti-semitist has definitely been blurred to the point that assuming jew hatred is going to be the safest bet even if not correct in literally every case.
You know what makes people antisemitic? Genocidal, land-grabbing fascists.