{"id":2206858,"date":"2024-03-26T18:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T22:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meta-oversight-board-recommends-loosening-standards-to-allow-users-to-glorify-terrorists-as-martyrs\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T18:22:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T22:22:01","slug":"meta-oversight-board-recommends-loosening-standards-to-allow-users-to-glorify-terrorists-as-martyrs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meta-oversight-board-recommends-loosening-standards-to-allow-users-to-glorify-terrorists-as-martyrs\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta Oversight Board suggests relaxing guidelines to permit users to idolize terrorists as martyrs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmeta-oversight-board-recommends-loosening-standards-to-allow-users-to-glorify-terrorists-as-martyrs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2206858&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Meta Oversight Board is suggesting relaxing standards to\u2064 allow \u2064Facebook and Instagram\u200c users to refer to terrorists as &#8220;shaheed,&#8221; meaning martyrs in\u200b Arabic. This recommendation aims to address the current policy deemed overbroad and enable the referencing of designated dangerous individuals without glorifying\u2063 violence. The move comes amidst a rise \u200din online anti-Semitism following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghan-president-blames-biden-for-recent-terror-attacks-from-the-taliban\/\" title=\"Afghan president blames Biden for recent terror attacks from the Taliban\">recent terror attack<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Meta Oversight Board Recommends Loosening Standards To Allow Users To Glorify Terrorists as Martyrs\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/nbc-plans-to-sack-ronna-mcdaniel-after-pundits-backlash-report\" data-post-url id=\"print-1872939\">\n<div>\n<h2>&#8216;At such a precarious moment for Jewish communities \u2026 it would be irresponsible to reduce safety measures online,&#8217; Jewish group says<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption> \t\t\t\t(Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Meta&#8217;s oversight board is recommending the company loosen its standards regarding the glorification of terrorists. Under the board&#8217;s recommendation, Facebook and Instagram users can refer to terrorists as &#8220;shaheed,&#8221; an Arabic word for &#8220;martyr.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The board released its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oversightboard.com\/news\/950390256664030-oversight-board-publishes-policy-advisory-opinion-on-referring-to-designated-dangerous-individuals-as-shaheed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recommendation<\/a> Tuesday, calling Meta&#8217;s current policy &#8220;overbroad.&#8221; As of now, Facebook and Instagram posts that refer to &#8220;designated dangerous individuals&#8221;\u2014such as Hamas terrorists\u2014as &#8220;shaheed&#8221; are removed under a Meta policy that bars users from glorifying terrorists. Those posts would be allowed under the board&#8217;s recommended policy, so long as they do not include other &#8220;signals of violence,&#8221; such as an image of a weapon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Acts of terrorist violence have severe consequences\u2014destroying the lives of innocent people, impeding human rights and undermining the fabric of our societies,&#8221; the board&#8217;s recommendation says. &#8220;However, any limitation on freedom of expression to prevent such violence must be necessary and proportionate, given that undue removal of content may be ineffective and even counterproductive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The move comes amid a spike in online anti-Semitism in the wake of Hamas&#8217;s Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel. Anti-Semitic posts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adl.org\/resources\/blog\/online-antisemitism-increased-after-hamas-attack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">increased 28 percent<\/a> in the week after the attack, according to Anti-Defamation League (ADL), while such posts increased 919 percent on X, formerly Twitter. The difference between the two platforms suggests Facebook &#8220;enforced their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gofundme-yanks-page-run-by-virginia-parents-fighting-woke-curriculum\/\" title=\"GoFundMe Yanks Page Run by Virginia Parents Fighting Woke Curriculum\">hate speech policy<\/a> more robustly and\/or their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reasonable-to-conclude-visa-knowingly-helped-monetize-child-porn-says-judge-in-pornhub-case\/\" title=\"Reasonable To Conclude Visa Knowingly Helped Monetize Child Porn, Says Judge In Pornhub Case\">content moderation tools<\/a> were more effective at removing violative content,&#8221; the ADL found.<\/p>\n<p>For the World Jewish Congress, the Meta oversight board&#8217;s recommendation is misguided.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There must be no confusion as to where Meta stands when it comes to praise of terrorists, terror groups and acts of violence its platforms,&#8221; the group&#8217;s technology director, Yfat Barak-Cheney, said in a Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldjewishcongress.org\/en\/news\/world-jewish-congress-calls-on-meta-oversight-board-to-address-support-for-terror-on-platforms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. &#8220;[A]t such a precarious moment for Jewish communities and many others around the world, it would be irresponsible to reduce safety measures online.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meta did not respond to a request for comment. Its oversight board consists of 40 &#8220;diverse&#8221; members, according to its <a href=\"https:\/\/oversightboard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, and was <a href=\"https:\/\/transparency.fb.com\/oversight\/creation-of-oversight-board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">created<\/a> in 2018 to &#8220;bring accountability&#8221; to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-you-need-to-know-about-section-230-and-potential-social-media-reforms\/\" title=\"What You Need To Know About Section 230 And Potential Social Media Reforms\">content moderation decisions<\/a>.\t<\/p>\n<p>The company pledged to respond to the board&#8217;s recommendation in 60 days. Meta has &#8220;committed to observing board rulings that apply to specific posts and users,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/03\/26\/meta-shaheed-free-speech-oversight-board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> <em>Axios<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>For years, Hamas has used the term &#8220;shaheed&#8221; to glorify suicide bombers. In 2016, for example, it <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AAhronheim\/status\/723091275310862336?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> the &#8220;martyrdom of shaheed Abdel Hamid Abu Srour,&#8221; a teenaged boy who carried out a suicide bombing that targeted a bus in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid concerns for Jewish communities&#8217; safety, a Jewish group warns against easing online safety measures. 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