Malaysia slams Meta for removing post of premier’s meeting with Haniyeh

Malaysia yesterday slammed Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, after it removed a post highlighting Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s meeting with Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, Anadolu reported.

“This action clearly shows discrimination against the situation in Palestine and the country’s leaders,” the Prime Minister’s Office said on X.

It demanded “an explanation” and called on Meta to “apologise”.

According to the statement, the post was related to Anwar’s meeting with Haniyeh in May when the former was on a trip to Qatar.

“Let this serve as a clear and unequivocal message to Meta: Cease this display of cowardice and stop acting as instruments of the oppressive Zionist Israeli regime!” Ibrahim wrote on X.

KENYATAAN MEDIA

Meta sekali lagi bertindak biadab dan telah menghina perjuangan rakyat Palestin apabila menurunkan hantaran video serta ucapan takziah dan kritikan terhadap pembunuhan Almarhum Ismail Haniyeh.

Tidak masuk akal apabila hantaran menghormati seorang pejuang yang… pic.twitter.com/3rKblPYFb1

— Anwar Ibrahim (@anwaribrahim) August 1, 2024

Hamas said earlier on Wednesday that Haniyeh was killed in a “Zionist raid” in the Iranian capital. He was in Iran to attend the inauguration ceremony of Iran’s new president.

Israel has not commented on the news.

Social media users have denounced Meta for removing messages of condolence following Haniyeh’s assassination on both Facebook and Instagram.

Activists around the world are criticizing Meta for removing posts mourning the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Facebook and Instagram. pic.twitter.com/b8weEF7AKQ

— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) July 31, 2024

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