With social media posts vanishing and story reach dropping off a cliff, some Palestinian supporters say they think Facebook has suppressed content related to recent violence in the Middle East. The social media giant blamed a technical issue for impacting how users were able to share information. The Toronto-based social media influencer told CBC News that once she started posting about the violence last month, she noticed an "enormous" drop in her online engagement with followers. (Wilfredo Lee/The Associated Press)Joel said users may have found issues with their posts because social media platforms could be looking to "turn the volume down" on a specific topic or area. Last month, a group called Women in Canada which is connected to the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) movement were questioning why their social media posts similarly disappeared.

Source: CBC News June 06, 2021 07:52 UTC