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• @sanasaeed Sana Saeed on x

  This NYT piece has a very different headline, framing, language &even content — are they listening to audience feedback? Some good work from @sheeraf. Also refers to Palestinian citizens of Israel as Palestinian citizens of Israel vs “Israeli Arabs”. https://www.nytimes.com/... h…

• @funnymonkey Bill Fitzgerald on x

  Whenever you have racism, hate, violence, the destruction of lives, Facebook is never far from the center. Facebook amplifies and spreads hate. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @carolecadwalla Carole Cadwalladr on x

  Horrific detail on how mob violence against Palestinians is being organised on WhatsApp. @sheeraf on significant step change from how Facebook's platform has been used to incite violence previously. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @jodikantor Jodi Kantor on x

  Inside fast-growing Jewish extremist Whatsapp groups “explicitly planning and executing violent acts against Palestinian citizens of Israel... who live largely integrated lives w Jewish neighbors.” Tech-accelerated violence captured by ⁦@sheeraf⁩ https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @rmac18 @rmac18 on x

  I think the point to make with all these cases is that the hate/sentiment may have always been there, but apps like WhatsApp allow it to spread and people to organize at speeds society hasn't seen until now. Important story from @sheeraf. https://t.co/ieMWFzYEYb