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Palestinian-American sues Meta, alleging speech discrimination on platform

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By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — A Palestinian-American engineer has sued the social media giant Meta, accusing his former employer of discriminating against pro-Palestinian speech on its platforms and of wrongfully firing him after he investigated the issue as part of his official duties.

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10 articles, oldest first.

  1. KTVZ Bend

    Palestinian-American sues Meta, alleging speech discrimination on platform (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — A Palestinian-American engineer has sued the social media giant Meta, accusing his former employer of discriminating against pro-Palestinian speech on its platforms and of wrongfully firing him after he investigated the issue as part of his official duties.

  2. The Guardian

    Palestinian-American engineer accuses Meta of firing him over Gaza content (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Ferras Hamad claims in lawsuit that Meta fired him for trying to fix bugs causing the suppression of Palestinians' Instagram posts

  3. Engadget

    Ex-Meta engineer sues company, claiming he was fired over handling of Palestine content (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Ferras Hamad, who used to be an engineer working with Meta's machine learning team, has sued the company for firing him over his handling of Palestine-related Instagram posts.

  4. Insider

    An ex-Meta employee says he tried to stop Instagram from stifling pro-Palestinian posts and was fired for it (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    A former Meta employee has filed suit against the company for wrongful termination.

  5. Newsweek

    Lawsuit claims Meta censored pro-Palestinian content (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    A former Meta engineer accused the owner of Facebook and Instagram of censoring Palestinian Instagram posts in a lawsuit.

  6. Quartz

    A Palestinian former Meta engineer is suing the company for discrimination (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    The former employee said Meta fired him for trying to stop its suppression of pro-Palestinian content

  7. FOX Business

    Ex-Meta employee sues for wrongful termination over handling of pro-Palestinian content (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    An ex-Meta engineer has sued the company for wrongful termination and alleges he was discriminated against for being Palestinian-American and Muslim.

  8. NBC News

    Former Meta employee sues company saying he was fired after raising censorship concerns about Palestinian photographer (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A Palestinian-American software engineer sued Meta this week alleging that the social media company discriminated against him and unlawfully fired him.

  9. New York Post

    Meta sued by Palestinian-American engineer, claiming he was fired over handling of Gaza content (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A former Meta engineer on Tuesday accused the company of bias in its handling of content related to the war in Gaza, claiming in a lawsuit that Meta fired him for trying to help fix bugs causing the suppression of Palestinian Instagram posts.

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