Echoicide: How Gaza's Digital Voices Lose Their Reach

Palestinian journalists documenting the war in Gaza say social media platforms are limiting the reach of their posts, a phenomenon one writer calls "Echoicide." Human Rights Watch documented Instagram removing images of Palestinian casualties, while journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin says Meta shadow-banned accounts central to documenting alleged war crimes. Experts warn algorithmic censorship leaves testimony online but strips it of audience and discoverability.