‘Platformicide’ of Palestine: Activists struggle to be heard on Meta

Jerusalem-based journalist Faten Elwan has more than 300,000 followers on her Instagram account, a page which regularly covers events in Palestine and documents the Israeli occupation, but now her posts typically get just a few hundred views.In April 2026, Elwan was on a hike when she discovered her account had been unexpectedly reactivated after a two-month suspension, something she believes was due to her pro-Palestine content.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Gaza sports community pledges to continue legacy of killed goalkeeperlist 2 of 3Election wins prove pro-Palestine US campus protests didn’t fail: Activistslist 3 of 3Seven pro-Palestine protesters convicted of misdemeanour charges in USend of listHer first story back on the platform was of her walk along the sea and reached 30,000 views. Within an hour, the number for later stories had dropped to a few hundred.She is one of many pro-Palestinian account holders who believe they have been “shadow-banned” by Meta, a technique allegedly used by social media companies to restrict the visibility of certain accounts, consequently limiting the number of people who can see their content.“People tell me: if we don’t speci...