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Meta accused of allowing Israeli groups to profit from anti-Palestinian content
April 29, 2026
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A digital rights organisation has found that Meta is allowing Israeli settler groups and anti-Palestinian influencers to monetise content on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, despite violating the company's own rules. Groups such as Hilltop Youth, which is sanctioned by the EU, UK, Australia and Canada for violent attacks on Palestinians, maintain monetised accounts on Meta's platforms.
Meanwhile, Meta has removed thousands of Palestinian accounts, including those of journalists documenting Israel's war on Gaza, and prohibits monetisation of any Palestinian accounts. Rights groups say the disparity reflects systematic bias rather than a technical issue. Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh reports from Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://X.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #Meta #PalestinianDigitalRights #Palestine #Gaza #WestBank #AntiPalestinianContent #SocialMedia #ContentModeration #FreeSpeech #MediaBias #HumanRights #TechAccountability #PalestinianContent
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