Joe Tidy

visit them last year and they said that this is going to be a big problem and it's going to come fast because it's just so easy to make these images and that's certainly what we're seeing.

visit them last year and they said that this is going to be a big problem and it's going to come fast because it's just so easy to make these images and that's certainly what we're seeing.

The problem is, of course, the law hasn't caught up with just how easy it is to create these images and how fast they are and also how realistic they are because the issue the RDOF are having, and this is the same with

The problem is, of course, the law hasn't caught up with just how easy it is to create these images and how fast they are and also how realistic they are because the issue the RDOF are having, and this is the same with

other charities around the world like netmec in the us as well for example they're tasked with not only taking these images offline but sometimes you know safeguarding some of these children in the images and if they're chasing their tails looking for children that don't exist that adds a whole another layer of complexity to the law and to the authorities because when they're finding these images they have to work out is this real is this is this child actually in a situation where we need to protect them is the child real

other charities around the world like netmec in the us as well for example they're tasked with not only taking these images offline but sometimes you know safeguarding some of these children in the images and if they're chasing their tails looking for children that don't exist that adds a whole another layer of complexity to the law and to the authorities because when they're finding these images they have to work out is this real is this is this child actually in a situation where we need to protect them is the child real

So the difficulty is very, very complex for these organisations.

So the difficulty is very, very complex for these organisations.

We know now that these accusations that have been thrown around social media for the last six months to a year about shadow banning, there may be some truth behind it because, of course, as you say, we looked at the engagement, the metrics that we can count across 20 different news organisations based in Palestinian territories versus 20 in Israeli and 20 in Arabic-speaking and surrounding areas.

We know now that these accusations that have been thrown around social media for the last six months to a year about shadow banning, there may be some truth behind it because, of course, as you say, we looked at the engagement, the metrics that we can count across 20 different news organisations based in Palestinian territories versus 20 in Israeli and 20 in Arabic-speaking and surrounding areas.

And we found a big disparity between the engagement that each one got. On the Palestinian pages, there was a 77% drop in engagement. So that's likes, comments, shares, reactions. after October 7th, compared to 37% increase for Israeli pages and 100% increase for Arabic.

And we found a big disparity between the engagement that each one got. On the Palestinian pages, there was a 77% drop in engagement. So that's likes, comments, shares, reactions. after October 7th, compared to 37% increase for Israeli pages and 100% increase for Arabic.

Well, it's this idea that you can still post things, you can still say what you want on social media, but you're not getting the views, you're not getting the clicks on your videos, that kind of thing. And that's been the accusation against Meta for the last year or so. And it looks like this is another data point potentially pointing that way.

Well, it's this idea that you can still post things, you can still say what you want on social media, but you're not getting the views, you're not getting the clicks on your videos, that kind of thing. And that's been the accusation against Meta for the last year or so. And it looks like this is another data point potentially pointing that way.

But Meta has said very strongly that they have not done this deliberately to silence any particular voice.

But Meta has said very strongly that they have not done this deliberately to silence any particular voice.

Exactly that. That's what they've been saying, that we had to bring in what they're calling emergency policy changes to stop a spike in graphic or hateful content. We didn't find any that was particularly different on those 20 Palestinian organisations compared to others.

Exactly that. That's what they've been saying, that we had to bring in what they're calling emergency policy changes to stop a spike in graphic or hateful content. We didn't find any that was particularly different on those 20 Palestinian organisations compared to others.

They also said that it's very difficult for them to balance safety on the platform when you've got Hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organisation by US, UK and their own policies. But again, we didn't find any overt praising of Hamas on those Palestinian pages.

They also said that it's very difficult for them to balance safety on the platform when you've got Hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organisation by US, UK and their own policies. But again, we didn't find any overt praising of Hamas on those Palestinian pages.