Meta deletes patriotic Instagram accounts: What does that mean for us?
Meta deletes patriotic Instagram accounts: What does that mean for us?
In a new wave of censorship, Meta, the parent company of Instagram, deleted several accounts that are assigned to various patriotic and identity groups. This measure affects accounts from Germany, Belgium and Switzerland, including pages that are close to the AfD-related milieu. Affected users and activists criticize this procedure as arbitrary and see freedom of expression on the platforms. According to of course, the search for the "identity movement" now receives a warning that refers to "dangerous groups and persons".
The deletions could be seen as part of a more comprehensive meta strategy that aims to restrict the spread of content that is classified as extremist. This was also supported by an announcement by Meta-CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who tried to protect freedom of expression on the platforms. Critics, on the other hand, question this change of course, since not only violent, but also non -violent accounts are affected by the deletions.
criticism by activists
Martin Sellner, a well -known player of the Austrian Identity Movement, expressed that, in particular, non -violent patriotic youth organizations are made inaccessible. He emphasizes that left -wing extremists and Islamist accounts remain. The Swiss activist group "Junge Tat" also spoke out against the deletions according to The status
in Belgium, Dries van Langenhove, founder of the organization "Schild & Vringen", reports that his main profile with over 40,000 followers and an additional account that only shared pictures of walks were deleted. He states that former media reports in Germany described hiking in young rights as "bizarre ancestral cult". In the meantime, van Langenhove faces legal measures because he is pursued by the Belgian judiciary for "hate speech".
collaboration with partner organizations
META has explained that you work with various partner organizations to take action against the spread of hatred and violent extremism. However, the practice of account resolutions raises questions. More and more voices are calling for an end to censorship critical and patriotic voices on social media. This situation of patriotic activists in the roof region remains tense and the discussion about freedom of expression on platforms such as Instagram is becoming increasingly intensive. Information on these topics can also be read in comprehensive studies and reports in the
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