On this edition of Your Call's Media Roundtable, we discuss the proliferation of fake news and disinformation on social media about the violence in Israel-Palestine.
Mona Shtaya, a Ramallah-based non-resident fellow at the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy, says disinformation and propaganda are the nerves of cyber warfare. Israel deliberately cuts off electricity and shuts down the Internet every time it attacks the Gaza Strip in order to control the narrative.
How are social media platforms shaping public opinion about the surge in violence in Israel and Palestine? What are media outlets doing to prevent misinformation from spreading?
Guest:
Mona Shtaya, Palestinian digital rights defender working in the Middle East and North Africa region, and a non-resident scholar at the Al Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy
Web Resources:
Politico: Unparalleled disinfo amplifies Israel-Gaza battle
Al Jazeera: Social media platforms swamped with fake news on the Israel-Hamas war
USA Today: Israel, Gaza and when your social media posts hurt more than help
The Committee to Protect Journalists: Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza conflict