How Facebook restricted news in Palestinian territories

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1. Oh wow, monolith company able to ebb and flow the rate of information anywhere in the world in the direction they wish.

   We’ve got hot wars, cold wars and now information….wars… Shit.

2. This is one of those things where media literacy is important.
   Facebook wasn’t limiting Palestinian voices. Facebook was limiting government propaganda throughout (including Russia Today, Iranian Press TV and others).

   Let’s examine the Palestinian agencies mentioned:

   >Social media has filled the gap for those wanting to hear more voices from inside Gaza. Facebook pages for news outlets such as **Palestine TV, Wafa news agency and Palestinian Wattan News** – which operate out of the West Bank territory – became a vital source of updates for many around the world.

   Palestine TV is the [government propaganda network of the Palestinian Authority](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Broadcasting_Corporation).
   Wafa is the [government news agency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wafa) of the Palestinian Authority.
   Al-Watan is the literally the [HAMAS propaganda newspaper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Watan_(Palestine)). It’s Der Sturmer.

   They contrasted them with three privately owned Israeli news outlets, which the government doesn’t control, and 2 of which are actively against the current government (Yediot Ahronot and Channel 13). If they wanted an apples to apples comparison they’d do it with official Israeli government outlets. But they didn’t.

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