A bombing in Gaza killed an influencer's family—Instagram responded by suspending his account
A bombing in Gaza killed an influencer's family—Instagram responded by suspending his account
Motaz Azaiza, a photograph on Instagram documenting the war in Palestine, had his account suspended, despite having over 3 million followers.
In a video on Oct. 13, Instagram influencer and photojournalist Motaz Azaiza shared footage of the rubble of an apartment, the site of an Israeli bombardment that killed 15 of his family members.
He turns the camera on himself first, visibly upset, and then shows the scene—the ruin of the building, a bloodstain, a neighbor carrying a child’s body draped with a shroud.
In response, Meta restricted access to his account.
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Meta was throttling pro-palestinian accounts on Threads. I couldn't post anything but pictures for 2 days.
Remember Instagram's auto translate "bug"?
what was it?
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