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Meta disables Instagram account documenting Palestinian support at the World Cup

  • Hazar Kilani
  • December 14, 2022
Meta has frequently been condemned for restricting Palestinian experiences and narrative on all its platforms. Instagram has disabled the account Paldream48, which was known for documenting solidarity with the Palestinian cause at the FIFA…
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Qatar joins Arab council to mull ‘unified media plan’ on Palestine reporting amid ongoing censorship

  • Asmahan Qarjouli
  • October 4, 2022
For years, Palestinian content faced censorship from various platforms, including social media websites. Qatar joined Arab nations in discussing a unified media plan on Monday to improve reporting on developments in…
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How social media platforms responded to the Taliban’s rise to power

  • Hala Abdallah
  • August 19, 2021
Tech companies have announced the banning of Taliban content on their platforms as some governments classify the group as “terrorists”. The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan earlier this week created a…
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Hundreds of Facebook employees mobilise to tackle Palestinian censorship

  • Marwan Elwaraki
  • June 4, 2021
The letter has received almost 200 signatures within the company. Staff at Facebook shared an internal letter calling on the company to “investigate and address potential biases” when moderating pro-Palestine…
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How social media beat Israel’s propaganda machine 

  • Marwan Elwaraki
  • May 22, 2021
After decades of oppression, censorship, and suppression, Israel has finally lost control of the narrative in Palestine.  Israel striking Palestine is, unfortunately, nothing new. For over seven decades, it has…
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Why is the Gulf scared of free press? 

  • Hala Abdallah
  • May 5, 2021
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Doha News asks what’s holding back progress in the Gulf and the wider Arab region. Hands up if you think it’s your…
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Where do Gulf states rank on press freedom?

  • Farah AlSharif
  • May 4, 2021
Freedom of the press in the Gulf has been under international microscopes, with restrictions that cost journalists jail time, or even their lives.  The brutal murder of Saudi journalist and…
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Social media influencers: Between censorship and regulation

  • Asmahan Qarjouli
  • July 30, 2020
by Asmahan Qarjouli The MENA region has witnessed a surge of social media influencers in recent years, working on Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram. But controversies surrounding their wealth and impact…
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Breaking the silence

  • Doha News Team
  • April 5, 2018
Photo by Omar Chatriwala/Flickr It’s been six months since I officially said farewell to Doha News. After nine years of devouring all information related to Qatar, reporting on and editing…
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