Israel Asked Facebook to Censor Iran War Content, Internal Documents Show

Israel's government requested that Meta remove Facebook and Instagram posts critical of its war against Iran, including content supporting Iran, mourning Iranian leaders, and depicting Iranian military actions, according to internal documents reviewed by The Intercept. Meta complied with some censorship requests, though the company claims it only removes content required by law or violating its policies, and the Israeli Ministry of Justice did not respond for comment. This follows a pattern of Israel leveraging its relationship with Meta to enforce content moderation rules, while Meta faces ongoing scrutiny for disproportionately removing Arabic-language content compared to Hebrew content.