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    Meta says Malaysian PM Anwar’s posts on Haniyeh assassination were removed in error

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    KUALA LUMPUR: Meta Platforms apologised on Aug 6 for erroneously removing Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s social media posts in which he expressed condolences to a Hamas official about the assassination of the group’s leader Ismail Haniyeh.

    Meta was sorry for “an operational error”, adding that the content had been restored with “the correct newsworthy label”, a Meta spokesperson told Reuters.

    Anwar posted on Facebook and Instagram on July 31 a video recording of his phone call with a Hamas official to offer condolences over Haniyeh’s death. He also posted a picture from his last meeting with Haniyeh in Qatar in May, along with a condolence message.

    It was the second run-in Meta has had with the Malaysian government, which called the takedown of the posts unjust, discriminatory and a suppression of free speech. Malaysia’s communications minister and members of the Prime Minister’s Office met Meta representatives on Monday to seek an explanation.

    In a similar incident in May, Meta restored Facebook posts by Anwar over his meeting with Haniyeh, saying they were taken down in error.

    Muslim-majority Malaysia, a staunch supporter of the Palestinian cause, has warned that firm action could be taken against Meta and other social media companies if they blocked pro-Palestinian content on their platforms. – Reuters

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