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The social media giant Meta kicked the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) branch at California State University, Los Angeles, off of Instagram last week after it promoted a fundraising poster featuring the logo of a Palestinian terrorist organization, the PFLP, and a picture of infamous plane hijacker Leila Khaled, Campus Reform reported.
The removal of the Instagram account occurred as anti-Israel protesters took over and damaged a CSULA administrative building with staff still inside. The building was later cleared of demonstrators.
Meta appears to have kicked Students for Justice in Palestine at Cal State University LA off of Instagram after the group posted a fundraising graphic that included the logo of a terrorist organization, as well as one of its members, Leila Khaled. https://t.co/dBVZwnEset pic.twitter.com/oF9JOps2ij
— Adam Sabes (@asabes10) June 14, 2024
The poster in question was published on June 3rd to advertise a June 8th fundraiser that ended up being called off.
A California State University, Los Angeles spokesperson had said of the planned event, ”This is not an event recognized or approved by Cal State LA. The university does not have authority to stop social media postings by a non-registered group. We are, however, disturbed by the inclusion of the logo of a designated foreign terrorist organization along with the image of a former member of that group. That does not align with the values of Cal State LA and is not something we believe represents the interest of constructive dialogue.”
Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) CEO Sacha Roytman welcomed Meta’s banning of the CSULA SJP Instagram account, saying, “Time and again, history has proven how extremist online content incites real-world violence targeting Jews, and we urge all major social media platforms to monitor, flag, and remove materials that threaten Jewish communities across the globe.”
