The Cradle's Instagram page 'permanently banned' over pro-Palestine content

In yet another instance of censorship targeting alternative media outlets, Instagram has blocked the page of The Cradle, a journalist-driven news website covering West Asia.

Owned by Meta Platforms Inc., formerly Facebook Inc., Instagram claimed the page was “disabled” for not “following our community guidelines,” without specifying which guidelines were violated.

The Cradle's social media team was informed that they “cannot request another review of the decision,” effectively making the suspension indefinite.

"No one can see or find your account and you can't use it. All your information will be permanently deleted," the message added.

A senior member of The Cradle team took to social media to condemn the censorship.

“This, my friends, is what happens when you amplify the voice of the resistance,” wrote the journalist, referring to the “permanent Meta ban.”

“We are proud of our work and its overwhelming reach, and none of it was in vain. Returning to Meta seems impossible at the moment, but please stay with us on X, Telegram, and YouTube.”

The Cradle has extensively covered Israel's genocidal war against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, highlighting both the regime’s war crimes and the complicity of Western states.

Its social media presence and following have also grown over the past year amid the war on Gaza.

According to rights groups, social media giants, particularly Meta-owned platforms, have engaged in systemic, global censorship of pro-Palestinian content since the genocidal war began last year.

At least three of Meta’s most senior leaders are believed to have close ties to Israel, including Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Guy Rosen, who also served in the Israeli military's Unit 8200.

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Reports reveal that Israeli AI-assisted systems, which rely on inputs provided by Meta’s WhatsApp, have played a key role in the regime’s genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza.

Mark Zuckerberg, Meta founder and CEO, and Sheryl Sandberg, a Meta board member, have also been involved in pushing Israeli propaganda, including the discredited “Hamas October 7 mass rape” hoax, Paul Biggar, a New York-based software engineer and founder of Tech for Palestine, told the Press TV website in a May interview.

In October last year, days after the genocidal war on Gaza was launched, Meta removed the largest Palestinian news page, Quds News Network, on Facebook.

In February, Meta removed the English-language accounts belonging to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Instagram.

It came on the day when the Leader said the genocide in Gaza was a tragedy for the entire humanity.

Press TV has also faced multiple bans on various social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, and X, for its pro-resistance coverage, both before and after Operation Al-Aqsa Storm.

Press TV’s website can also be accessed at the following alternate addresses:

www.presstv.co.uk