Three human rights organizations on Thursday called on Meta, the main Instagram and Facebook company, to change the moderation rules for Persian content on its social networks. These non-governmental organizations (NGOs) regret the excessive blocking of information sharing on demonstrations in Iran.
The London -based freedom of speech association, Article 19, digital rights organization Access Now and the New York -based Center for Human Rights in Iran said in a statement.
instagram is now the main communication network in Iran due to its status as the last uncensored social media in the country, it is taught. NGOs however are considering that suffers from mistrust and transparency about its moderation practices to French -speaking users.
The three organizations said they have presented a series of recommendations on Meta, including improving response systems to the removal of false blocks to access certain content.
They also regret the removal of Instagram content during price increase protests targeting Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, due to the slogan death at Khameneiwhere Meta however made a temporary exception in July 2021.
The company agreed to other exceptions in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the motivations remained vagueaccording to the press release.
said the organizations worry that the lack of nuance in reporting content on protests will lead to the removal of news-worthy posts or, in other cases, that may directly or indirectly substantiate allegations. human rights abuses.
Ayatollah Khamenei was indicted on June 4 the enemyincluding the United States, which imposes heavy economic sanctions on Iran, to try to exploit protests against inflation and corruption, but they made sure that misconception that they can fight the Iranian nation against the Islamic Republic.
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Source: Radio-Canada
