Former Meta Engineer Sues Over Gaza Content Bias and Firing
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A former Meta engineer, Ferras Hamad, has sued the company for wrongful termination and discrimination, alleging he was fired for addressing bugs that suppressed Palestinian Instagram posts. Hamad claims Meta showed bias against Palestinians, including deleting internal communications about Gaza and investigating the use of the Palestinian flag emoji. Meta has faced similar accusations from human rights groups and employees regarding its content moderation practices related to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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