{"id":12335,"date":"2023-11-21T13:37:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T12:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/21\/techscape-are-social-media-giants-silencing-online-content\/"},"modified":"2023-11-21T13:37:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T12:37:51","slug":"techscape-are-social-media-giants-silencing-online-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/21\/techscape-are-social-media-giants-silencing-online-content\/","title":{"rendered":"TechScape: Are social media giants silencing online content?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As violence on the ground continues, emotions on social media are higher than ever \u2013 with critics asking if platforms need more transparency around their algorithms<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/ablink.editorial.theguardian.com\/ss\/c\/TBl-lE0k4WbTlFRn6v-lQXxTpTslqnvUsR2ofAkC00vqkHXqakTSxrykj9mrdACFo11SPMvm9ONAti2JcHBqUgcduObToxycReEYHcTAh6nov_u_7l464yKkl5CZpPeg-CqG3ueb-8UiDZ4dOkhK_xu6BZysaGtGOA-w2_0KTqLsMBLqZrcGelEg-7T5C6DRfMSsX1Wcyrv2RlHjbzIGx0ePxMD7meIXmznkqCFxtrflV_YvxDV9cqXgzdq7c2-9qYTW0MyIMCG7p9sc7wIKCg\/3ha\/N7031ZxvS8Cv2AmB8PHP-g\/h27\/towm4HqYM1UtQe3kzAkaoAWT_zh9HyZuTvPyJCk6JeE\">Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas and its devastating effects play out in real time on social media, users are continuing to criticise tech firms for what they say is unfair content censorship \u2013 pulling into sharp focus longstanding concerns about the opaque algorithms that shape our online worlds.<\/p>\n<p>From the early days of the conflict, social media users have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2023\/oct\/18\/instagram-palestine-posts-censorship-accusations\">expressed outrage<\/a> at allegedly uneven censorship of pro-Palestinian content on platforms like Instagram and Facebook. Meta has denied intentionally suppressing the content, saying that with more posts going up about the conflict, \u201ccontent that doesn\u2019t violate our policies may be removed in error\u201d.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2023\/nov\/21\/techscape-israel-gaza-war-social-media-content-censorship\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/a30782dd9890cacecb232105e72c270bc47494e5\/0_149_7606_4564\/master\/7606.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=4b69506f02eb6b8c7e48831079e89711\" title=\"TechScape: Are social media giants silencing online content?\" \/>As violence on the ground continues, emotions on social media are higher than ever \u2013 with critics asking if platforms need more transparency around their algorithms<br \/>\n\u2022 Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here<br \/>\nAs the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas and its devastating effects play out in real time on social media, users are continuing to criticise tech firms for what they say is unfair content censorship \u2013 pulling into sharp focus longstanding concerns about the opaque algorithms that shape our online worlds.<br \/>\nFrom the early days of the conflict, social media users have expressed outrage at allegedly uneven censorship of pro-Palestinian content on platforms like Instagram and Facebook. Meta has denied intentionally suppressing the content, saying that with more posts going up about the conflict, \u201ccontent that doesn\u2019t violate our policies may be removed in error\u201d. 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