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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Social media platform TikTok mentioned on Friday accusations by the Malaysian authorities that it was blocking pro-Palestinian content material had been “unfounded”.
Muslim-majority Malaysia on Thursday warned of motion in opposition to social media companies TikTok and Meta, saying their platforms had been accused of limiting content material supporting Palestinians.
Meta responded on Thursday, saying there was “no fact” to the accusation and it was not intentionally suppressing voices on its Fb (NASDAQ:) platform.
A TikTok spokesperson, in an e mail to Reuters on Friday, additionally rejected Malaysia’s accusation that it was blocking pro-Palestinian content material.
“The declare is unfounded. Our neighborhood pointers apply equally to all content material on TikTok, and we’re dedicated to constantly implementing our insurance policies to guard our neighborhood,” the spokesperson mentioned.
Each Meta and TikTok designate Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist motion that governs Gaza, a “harmful organisation” and ban content material praising it.
Hamas members attacked communities in southern Israel on Oct. 7. Israel says some 1,400 individuals together with youngsters had been killed, and greater than 200 individuals, a few of them infants, had been taken hostage within the assault.
The Hamas-controlled Gaza well being ministry mentioned on Thursday that 7,028 Palestinians had been killed in Israel’s retaliatory air strikes, together with 2,913 youngsters.
Reuters couldn’t independently confirm the tolls.
For the reason that violence erupted, each social media companies have taken steps to enhance moderation, and take away or label graphic visuals.
Meta mentioned in mid-October that it had taken down or labelled practically 800,000 items of content material in Hebrew and Arabic within the days after the Oct. 7 assault.
Equally, TikTok mentioned this week it had eliminated greater than 775,000 movies and 14,000 livestreams for the reason that assault.
