5/15/2024–|Last updated: 5/15/202406:09 PM (Mecca time)
Today, Wednesday, Malaysian Communications Minister Fahmi Fadil expressed his anger at Meta Platforms, which owns the Facebook platform, for deleting posts about a meeting between Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the leadership of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).
In a press conference in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, Fadel demanded an explanation from Meta for deleting the posts regarding the meeting that was held the day before yesterday in Doha between Ibrahim and a delegation that included the head of Hamas’ political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, and its head abroad, Khaled Meshaal, saying that he condemned Meta’s actions in deleting the posts, especially as they related to an official visit. Prime Minister to Qatar.
He added, “What I regret is that these measures were taken by an institution based in the United States, which clearly does not respect the freedom of the media to use its platform.”
The Malaysian Prime Minister had broadcast publications accompanied by pictures of his meeting with the head of the Hamas Political Bureau through his official accounts on social media platforms.
This is the most important law in the world in Qatar, people who have lost their money, Hamas yang diketuai pimpinan utamanya, Ismail Haniyeh seraya diapit oleh mantan pengerusi Khaled Mashal.
Selin menzahirkan ucapan takziah atas pemergian ahli keluarga Ismail yang… pic.twitter.com/AQXkUeI95r
– Anwar Ibrahim (@anwaribrahim) May 14, 2024
Ibrahim denounced – in these publications and during an economic forum in Doha – the Israeli war on Gaza, pointing to the relationship between his country and the Hamas movement.
Last March, the Malaysian Prime Minister sharply criticized the West for its differing response to the Ukraine war and the war on Gaza.
Last October, the Malaysian Minister of Communications threatened to take strict measures against Meta and other private companies that operate communication platforms, if they banned the publication of pro-Palestinian content.
At that time, Meta claimed that it did not restrict content that supported the Palestinians, nor did it intentionally suppress voices on Facebook. However, Palestinian activists confirmed that the company closed a large number of Palestinian accounts on Facebook before and after the war in Gaza.
Meta reportedly classifies Hamas as a “dangerous organization” and bans content that praises it. It also uses a combination of automated detection and human review to delete or classify visual images.