RAMALLAH, Thursday, October 13, 2022 (WAFA) - Sada Social Center, a Ramallah-based social media watch group, denounced the official Israeli incitement against Palestinian content and deliberately targeting and combating it by various means, as Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz stated this morning that more activity and work must be done on social media platforms to prevent and restrict Palestinian content.

The Center expressed its fears of the escalation of the crackdown on Palestinian journalists and media freedoms after Gantz’s remarks, especially since this incitement comes in conjunction with the successive events on the ground in various Palestinian areas.

The restrictions on the Palestinian media and press would affect Palestinians’ access to information and news that affects their reality and security, as well as violates international law and the right to expression, said the center.

So far this year, Sada Social has monitored more than 990 violations against Palestinian content on social media platforms, 49% of which were against journalists and media accounts as Israeli occupation has allocated huge budgets to fight Palestinian content and pressure the administrations of social media platforms to restrict the Palestinian narrative and delete even journalistic content.

T.R.