What is the celebrity ‘blockout’ over the war in Gaza?
7 months, 1 week ago

What is the celebrity ‘blockout’ over the war in Gaza?

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Some social media users are calling out celebrities for what they say is inaction in the face of a humanitarian crisis in Gaza — and they’ve taken to a “blockout” to pressure the stars to take a stand. For the blockout, users put a block on seeing any and all content from the accounts of certain celebrities on social media platforms including X, TikTok and Instagram. Some have posted about the celebrities they’ve blocked, using a hashtag such as #blockout, #blockout2024, or #celebrityblockout, while others have shared posts from users lambasting attendees of high-glamour events like the Met Gala and contrasting it with the situation in Gaza. Blockout participants say it’s a protest because the celebrities either haven’t spoken up or haven’t said enough against Israel’s actions in Gaza during its war with Hamas.

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Amal Clooney silences TikTok critics after revealing secret work with ICC to prosecute Gaza war crimes
7 months ago

Amal Clooney silences TikTok critics after revealing secret work with ICC to prosecute Gaza war crimes

The Independent  

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Why the New Social Media Trend to Block Celebrities Over Gaza Is Really Catching On
7 months, 1 week ago

Why the New Social Media Trend to Block Celebrities Over Gaza Is Really Catching On

Slate  

As the war in Gaza reaches new levels of catastrophe—fighting has resumed in the north and escalated in the south, thousands of children are orphaned, and alarming rates of hunger have become famine—in America, pro-Palestinian and pro-peace activists are still imploring legislators and the White House to call for a cease-fire and end, stem, or condition U.S. military aid to …

Desi Celebs Face #Blockout Wrath
7 months, 1 week ago

Desi Celebs Face #Blockout Wrath

Deccan Chronicle  

Angry over celebrities remaining tight-lipped on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, millions of people across the world are ‘blocking out’ celebrities or putting them on the ‘digital guillotine’ on social media. Several A-list celebrities like global sensation Taylor Swift, Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra, Gal Gadot, socialite Kim Kardashian, Zendaya, Noah Schnapp, British singer Harry Styles, and cricketer Virat Kohli to …

Alia Bhatt’s name added to Blockout 2024 List after Met Gala for silence on Gaza crisis
7 months, 1 week ago

Alia Bhatt’s name added to Blockout 2024 List after Met Gala for silence on Gaza crisis

Hindustan Times  

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What is the celebrity 'blockout' over the war in Gaza?
7 months, 1 week ago

What is the celebrity 'blockout' over the war in Gaza?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Some social media users are …

Why are social media users blocking celebrities over Israel’s Gaza war?
7 months, 1 week ago

Why are social media users blocking celebrities over Israel’s Gaza war?

Al Jazeera  

The growing protest efforts against Israel’s war on Gaza have now spawned a cyberspace movement that has erupted in the past few days, targeting celebrities who are seen as being insensitive towards, or even supportive of, the death and destruction in the Palestinian enclave. The Blockout 2024 is an online movement where social media users are carrying out a digital …

Palestinians share their lives in war-torn Gaza via TikTok, X, and Instagram
11 months ago

Palestinians share their lives in war-torn Gaza via TikTok, X, and Instagram

CNN  

— Early on Christmas Day in the central Gazan city of Deir al-Balah, Motaz Azaiza shared a terrifying update on X. Hundreds of people flooded the replies with concern for the 24-year-old Palestinian photojournalist, who has been documenting Israel’s military assault on Gaza on social media since Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7. “People can tell for themselves …

Are social media giants censoring pro-Palestine voices amid Israel’s war?
1 year, 2 months ago

Are social media giants censoring pro-Palestine voices amid Israel’s war?

Al Jazeera  

From the US to Europe to India, users and activists say the world’s largest social media platforms are curtailing the reach of content critical of Israel. “I thought I would have got millions of views,” Maddens told Al Jazeera, “but the engagement had stopped.” Maddens is one of the hundreds of social media users who are accusing the world’s largest …

The Take: Censorship and disinformation – the online war on Gaza
1 year, 2 months ago

The Take: Censorship and disinformation – the online war on Gaza

Al Jazeera  

As Palestinians are censored and disinformation spreads rapidly, how is the internet steering the Gaza conflict? This is mixed with the rapid spread of disinformation and conflicting narratives like those about the deadly blast at the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza. In this episode: Abdallah Ahmed, Al Jazeera senior investigation producer Marwa Fatafta, MENA policy manager at Access Now Marc …

Column: The Israel-Hamas war is horrific. And celebs posting on social media won’t solve it
1 year, 2 months ago

Column: The Israel-Hamas war is horrific. And celebs posting on social media won’t solve it

LA Times  

Sarah Silverman and Amy Schumer recently joined the increasingly long list of celebrities who have received lacerating criticism for social media posts about the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza — Silverman for an Instagram repost that justified Israel’s decision to cut Gaza’s water and power, Schumer for using Instagram to call out Western news organizations for promoting the “lie” …

The Israel-Palestine conflict and ‘mainstream media’
1 year, 2 months ago

The Israel-Palestine conflict and ‘mainstream media’

The Hindu  

Large, established journalistic publications, amorphously clubbed together as “mainstream media”, are often portrayed as villains online. The BBC in the U.K., too, faced such a predicament when one of its initial social media posts on the current violence spoke of many Israelis having been “killed” while many Palestinians had “died”. This reminds one of many a veteran journalist’s adage that …

Israel-Gaza misinformation is flooding social media. The European Union is demanding Big Tech 'walk the talk' and fix it
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel-Gaza misinformation is flooding social media. The European Union is demanding Big Tech 'walk the talk' and fix it

ABC  

Following the militant group Hamas's attack on Israel and Israel's retaliatory strikes in the Palestinian enclave Gaza, social media firms have seen a surge in misinformation related to the conflict, including doctored images and mislabelled videos, alongside images of graphic violence. Key points: Social media platforms are seeing more misinformation and disinformation during the Israel-Gaza conflict The EU has told …

Facebook violated rights of Palestinian users, report finds
2 years, 3 months ago

Facebook violated rights of Palestinian users, report finds

The Hindu  

Actions by Facebook and its parent Meta during last year's Gaza war violated the rights of Palestinian users to freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, political participation and non-discrimination, a report commissioned by the social media company has found. The report’s authors said they found “no evidence of racial, ethnic, nationality or religious animus in governing teams” and noted Meta …

Facebook employees demand change around Palestine posts: Report
3 years, 6 months ago

Facebook employees demand change around Palestine posts: Report

Al Jazeera  

A letter signed by nearly 200 Facebook employees urges the company’s executives to set up an internal task force to ‘investigate and address potential biases’ in both its human and automated content moderation systems, the Financial Times reported. Nearly 200 Facebook employees have signed a letter urging the company’s executives to address concerns that pro-Palestine voices on the social media …

Israel, social media groups cooperating against Palestinians: NGO
3 years, 7 months ago

Israel, social media groups cooperating against Palestinians: NGO

Al Jazeera  

Allegations from 7almeh come amid widespread online censoring of Sheikh Jarrah protests, and last week’s meeting between Israeli defence minister and social media executives. A Palestinian non-governmental organisation has accused social media companies of “closely cooperating” with the Israeli government to censor pro-Palestinian content after Israeli attacks escalated. “There was a massive crackdown by Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and other …

Palestinians criticise social media censorship over Sheikh Jarrah
3 years, 7 months ago

Palestinians criticise social media censorship over Sheikh Jarrah

Al Jazeera  

Social media users sharing content from Sheikh Jarrah complain their accounts have been censored, limited or shut down. Palestinians have slammed social media companies for shutting down their personal accounts and censoring content about attacks on residents and activists by Israeli forces and settlers in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah. #SaveSheikhJarrah — sara m. saleh | سارة …

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