We keep an eye out for the most interesting stories about Labby subjects: digital media, startups, the web, journalism, strategy, and more. Here’s some of what we’ve seen lately.
“Facebook has severely restricted the ability of Palestinian news outlets to reach an audience during the Israel-Gaza war, according to BBC research. In a comprehensive analysis of Facebook data, we found that newsrooms in the Palestinian territories — in Gaza and the West Bank — had suffered a steep drop in audience engagement since October 2023. The BBC has also seen leaked documents showing that Instagram — another Meta-owned platform — increased its moderation of Palestinian user comments after October 2023. Meta, the owner of Facebook, says that any implication that it deliberately suppressed particular voices is ‘unequivocally false.'” —
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