From the Guardian – This article is more than 10 years old Read the letter from 34 reserve soldiers who have served in Unit 8200 explaining why they refuse to serve in Palestinian territories Fri 12 Sep 2014 05.01 EDTShare Prime Minister, Mr Benjamin Netanyahu Chief of General Staff, Benny Gantz Military Intelligence Director, Major …
Written by Paul Biggar @paulbiggar 7 May 2024 Meta employees publish an open letter to management (see below) to show how meta has promoted the genocide. This is how the suppression happens. First, the letter: You can’t fix what you don’t listen to. Meta shutting down internal conversation means they can’t fix their bias. Meta leadership …
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Erin Alberty – 7 May 2024 Sen. Mitt Romney said support for a nationwide ban on TikTok is connected to the “overwhelming” volume of “mentions of Palestinians” on the popular platform. Why it matters: By suggesting Congress is motivated by the pro-Palestinian viewpoint of content, Romney triggered backlash from free-speech advocates, who say the proposed ban would violate the First Amendment. Driving the …
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Written by Prof. Norman Finkelstein @normfinkelstein STARVE OR LEAVE Let’s cut to the chase: of course Israel deliberately targeted the WCK relief convoy. Not only do all the material facts point to this conclusion. There also aren’t any grounds to doubt it; the heavy burden of proof falls on Israel to demonstrate that it was …
The Israeli army has marked tens of thousands of Gazans as suspects for assassination, using an AI targeting system with little human oversight and a permissive policy for casualties, +972 and Local Call reveal. 972Magazine – featured image Palestinians digging with bear hands find a dead body in the rubble after an Israeli airstrike which …
The AI system used (dubbed ‘Habsora’ (בשורה), or ‘Gospel’) is said to use the intelligence collected to output actionable targets of militants’ locations for brigade- or division-level targeting. The reporting claims that the target outputs include reports on the likely number of civilian casualties. But Israel is also using experimental weapons, including the internationally banned …
Joseph Gedeon and Maggie MillerSun, March 3, 2024 at 7:00 AM EST·8 min read Published on Yahoo News Israel is deploying new and sophisticated artificial intelligence technologies at a large scale in its offensive in Gaza. And as the civilian death toll mounts, regional human rights groups are asking if Israel’s AI targeting systems have …
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Meta’s issues handling pro-Palestine content are systemic, expert says. ASHLEY BELANGER – 10/20/2023, 6:01 PM Meta has apologized after a 404 Media report investigating a viral TikTok video confirmed that Instagram’s “see translation” feature was erroneously adding the word “terrorist” into some Palestinian users’ bios. Instagram was glitching while attempting to translate Arabic phrases, including the Palestinian flag emoji …