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☆ An ex-Meta employee says he tried to stop Instagram from stifling pro-Palestinian posts and was fired for it
  + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
An ex-Meta employee filed a wrongful-termination lawsuit. Ferras Hamad said he was fired after reporting bugs that stifled pro-Palestinian Instagram posts. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA former Meta employee has filed a wrongful-termination lawsuit against the company, claiming he was fired for trying to resolve bugs that stifled pro-Palestinian posts on Instagram.
Persons: Ferras Hamad, Meta, — Organizations: Meta, Service, Business Locations: Palestinian, California
☆ Former Meta engineer sues company, saying he was fired over handling of Gaza content
  + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
A former Meta engineer on Tuesday accused the company of bias in its handling of content related to the war in Gaza, claiming in a lawsuit that Meta fired him for trying to help fix bugs causing the suppression of Palestinian Instagram posts. The company launched no such investigations for employees posting Israeli or Ukrainian flag emojis in similar contexts, according to the lawsuit. Meta did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on Hamad's allegations. Conflict erupted in Gaza after Hamas militants attacked inside Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 people and taking over 250 people hostage according to Israeli tallies. Israel in response launched an offensive in Gaza that has killed more then 36,000 people, according to Gaza health officials, and triggered a humanitarian crisis.
Persons: Meta, Ferras Hamad, Hamad, Hamad's Organizations: Palestinian Locations: Gaza, Palestinian, California, Israel
☆ Palestinian-American sues Meta, alleging speech discrimination on platform
  + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
CNN —A Palestinian-American engineer has sued the social media giant Meta, accusing his former employer of discriminating against pro-Palestinian speech on its platforms and of wrongfully firing him after he investigated the issue as part of his official duties. “The employee was dismissed for violating Meta’s data access policies, which we make clear to employees will result in immediate termination,” Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said in a statement to CNN. When Hamad flagged the matter late last year to colleagues within the same team, he allegedly began to receive communications from Meta employees outside of the team pressuring him to drop the investigation. The firing took place against the backdrop of other examples of company bias against pro-Palestinian speech, Hamad alleges. The lawsuit also cites a December 2023 report by Human Rights Watch documenting claims that Meta unreasonably suppressed peaceful pro-Palestinian speech.
Persons: Ferras Hamad, Ukraine —, Meta, Hamad, Andy Stone, “, ” Weeks, Hamad “ Organizations: CNN, Meta, Human Rights Locations: Gaza, Ukraine, California, Santa Clara County
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