Errors in auto-translation resulted in the word 'terrorist' appearing in several Palestinian profiles. Instagram authorities have apologized for this incident.
Technology website 404 Media first brought this information to the fore in a report. The profile of the users affected in this incident mentioned the word Palestinian in English.
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The phrase 'Alhamdulillah' along with the Palestinian flag emoji translates to 'All praise be to Allah, Palestinian terrorists are fighting for freedom'. News The Guardian.
A TikTok user named Waitikingkhan posted about the issue. However, the word 'terrorist' is translated as a combination of different words. A comment below, this is a joke! I can't believe it, I'm shocked!
Meta has been accused of censoring Palestinian posts since the start of the Israel-Hamas war
A Meta spokesperson told the Guardian that Instagram resolved the issue after the video of the incident was released. Now the word auto-translates into English as 'Thank God'.
He said, they are sincerely sorry for this incident.
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Electronic Frontiers Secretary Fahad Ali is a Palestinian living in Sydney. He said, Meta did not say anything clearly about how the incident happened. The real concern is where these digital biased behaviors are originating from.
A former Facebook employee told the Guardian that the incident had upset many people.
Meta has been accused of censoring Palestinian posts since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Shadow banning or content demoting pro-Palestinian accounts. That means users can post but others can't see it or the posts won't go into other people's feeds.
Meta said in a blog post on Wednesday that since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, the company has taken steps to "identify and prevent the spread of harmful content." There's also no evidence that Meta silenced anyone's voice.
The company claims a bug this week caused Instagram Reels and Stories shared on users' Stories to not show up. Posts related to Israel and Gaza are not restricted.
Ali says, Meta should be more transparent about these issues. Many Palestinians feel their accounts are being targeted and closed. Despite the meta claim that these platforms are taking place as normal, only the voice of the Palestinians is being suppressed.
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