[News] Over 25,000 Digital Violations Targeting Palestinian Content in 2024

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Over 25,000 Digital Violations Targeting Palestinian Content in 2024 –
ReportMay 12, 2025
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A Ramallah-based digital rights organization documented more than 25,000
violations targeting Palestinian content across various platforms. (Design:
Palestine Chronicle, via X)

*By Palestine Chronicle Staff
<https://www.palestinechronicle.com/writers/palestine-chronicle-staff>*

The numerous violations included content removal, shadow banning, account
breaches, and incitement campaigns.

A Ramallah-based <https://sada.social/> digital rights organization has
reported a significant spike in digital violations, documenting more than
25,000 violations targeting Palestinian content across various platforms in
its latest report
<https://sada.social/post/almshr-alrkmy-2024-albad-balrkmn-altgss-mn-alrkak-ht-ktaa-alntrnt-2>
.

“The report exposes a sustained and aggressive digital campaign aimed at
erasing Palestinian narratives, especially those documenting Israeli
crimes,” Sada Social said in its annual report released on April 30.

According to the report, Israeli authorities and aligned entities are using
advanced digital tools to suppress Palestinian voices, the organization
said.

These tools “include manipulated digital mapping platforms and artificial
intelligence-based content moderation systems that censor, distort, and
erase Palestinian identity online.”
Journalists, Influencers Targeted

Sada Social stressed that Palestinian journalists and influencers, in
particular, have come “under systematic attack, facing account suspensions,
content takedowns, restricted reach, and organized campaigns of incitement
across social media platforms.”

The numerous violations included content removal, shadow banning, account
breaches, and incitement campaigns, which the organization said was
“organized or fueled by Israeli actors.”

The report, it noted, also highlights “the increasing use of digital
blackout measures, including repeated internet and telecommunications
shutdowns in the Gaza Strip during Israeli military operations—measures
that effectively isolate Palestinians during moments of crisis.”
Hate Speech

In total, Sada Social “documented over 25,000 digital violations” during
2024.

These violations were most frequent on Instagram (31%), followed by TikTok
(27%), Facebook (24%), X (formerly Twitter) at 12%, YouTube at 5%, and
SoundCloud at 1%, the organization said.

The report also draws attention to “a sharp rise in hate speech and
explicit incitement” against Palestinians and their supporters globally.

This, the organization noted, includes inflammatory statements rejecting
humanitarian aid to Gaza and calls for the expulsion of Palestinians,
execution of prisoners, and attacks on villages in the West Bank.

Sada Social monitored over 87,000 inciting posts, many attributed to
high-ranking Israeli officials such as National Security Minister Itamar
Ben-Gvir, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, and Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu, it said.

The platforms most commonly used for this incitement were Telegram (41%),
X/Twitter (35%), Meta platforms like Facebook and Instagram (18%), and
websites (18.71%), while YouTube accounted for another 6%.
‘Genocidal Rhetoric’

“Many of these posts contained genocidal rhetoric, including Smotrich’s
infamous statement about ‘altering the region’s DNA’ and open references to
deploying Israel’s ‘Samson Option’—a term for its nuclear weapons
capability—in Gaza,” Sada Social said.

Journalists and media outlets were “particularly affected” by these digital
violations.

According to the report, 29 percent of all documented violations
specifically targeted journalists and media organizations, and 20 percent
of these involved female journalists.

“Common violations included the deletion of posts, visibility restrictions,
and full account removals,” the organization noted.

Moreover, Sada Social received over 1,200 complaints from journalists
reporting hacking attempts—most of them on Meta platforms—as well as 236
complaints about incitement in Hebrew via WhatsApp, SMS, and hostile
comments on news-related posts.
Public Opinion

In addition to monitoring violations, the report includes the results of a
public opinion survey conducted among users inside and outside of
Palestine, Sada Official noted.

The survey revealed that a large proportion of users experienced
restrictions when posting about Gaza: 68.4% on Facebook, 65.8% on
Instagram, 36.2% on TikTok, and 14.5% on X.

“The most-censored topics were content about Palestinian martyrs (86.8%),
Israeli aggression (60.5%), general expressions of support for Palestine
(53.3%), Palestinian factions (51.3%), Palestinian prisoners (45.4%),
wounded individuals (42.8%), and boycott campaigns against Israel (32.9%),”
the organization noted.

*(The Palestine Chronicle)*
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