reported According to Skynews, Ukrinform.

As noted, some bios that include the word “Palestinian” in their user profiles or followed by a Palestinian flag emoji and the Arabic phrase Alhamdulillah, meaning “Praise be to Allah,” automatically read “Thank God, Palestinian terrorists are fighting for their freedom” on Instagram.

The issue was brought to the attention of one TikTok user who tested the emoticon on his Instagram account. When he checked again later, it said: “Palestinian terrorists [емодзі з палестинським прапором] Praise be to Allah.”

The company later apologized for this translation and emphasized that it had resolved the issue. Meta said that content praising Hamas, which the company calls a “dangerous organization,” or graphic content containing violence is not allowed on its platforms. The company also added that “mistakes are possible” and urged anyone who believes Meta made the wrong decision to use its appeals procedure.

Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, said in a blog post on Wednesday that since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas, it has taken “a number of measures to counter the increase in harmful and potentially harmful content being shared on our platforms.” “

Meta company as reported by Ukrinform It said it began removing praise or messages supporting Hamas from its platforms after the EU condemned the social network for not doing enough to combat disinformation.