Facebook Removes Jewish Voice Page in Yet Another Attempt to Censor the Truth

Facebook Removes Jewish Voice Page in Yet Another Attempt to Censor the Truth

On July 5^th, The Jewish Voice (TJVNews.com) received a notification from Facebook that their page had been “unpublished” on the social media site. The reason given was that The Jewish Voice had been promoting the use of illegal drugs. For those familiar with The Jewish Voice’s presence on all social media platforms they will know that nothing could be further from the truth. The Jewish Voice posts articles related to Israel, the Jewish world, community events as well as expert commentary on topics that dominate the headlines.

When asked for examples or proof of such posts, Facebook did not respond, and so far TJV has been ignored after submitting an appeal against these  spurious accusations.

And for those following our series of articles and editorials on the subject of censorship in the world of social media, this should not come as any big surprise.

Prior to March of 2018, the Jewish Voice had over a million followers combined on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and now thanks to the draconian measures taken by those who decided what thoughts and perspectives must be censored, the Jewish Voice’s reach to readers has significantly been reduced.

The culprit here is known as shadow banning and it is employed by the far-left, woke, progressive, identity politics mob whose main objective is to dominate the political and cultural narratives of our contemporary world. Any dissenting views will be immediately quashed.

Jewish Voice publisher, David Ben Hooren said, “For several years now, the Jewish Voice has been targeted by an insidious shadow banning campaign that was orchestrated by Facebook and Twitter and frankly, this is totally outrageous and unacceptable. We are a conventional news site that delivers an even-handed account of the news, so there is no reason that we should be silenced.”

He added that “Our followers are being blocked on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. This means that new followers cannot join and our numbers are completely stagnant because of the manipulation of the algorithms that essentially control the expression of free speech and thought in this country. Whether one wants to refer to it as “The Deep State” or those in charge of the “woke, progressive” revolution, the results are the same. The Jewish Voice and others like us are being censored and we will continue to speak out about this until justice is served and this situation is completely rectified.”

Case in point: While the Jewish Voice’s Facebook page has been banned, it appears that The Jewish Voice for Peace, a vehemently anti-Israel and pro-Hamas organization has a number of Facebook pages and none of them were extricated from the platform.

One can only conclude that a factor that comes into play is that of virulent anti-Semitism.  Based on evidence provided from other pro-Israel organizations and websites as well as politically conservative sites, it is not difficult to figure out that the target here that it is animus towards Israel and the global Jewish community that is the driving force behind this despicable measure.

In August of 2023, The Jewish Voice reported that in memos released by Facebook, the social media giant was pressured by the Biden White House into altering its algorithms so that mainstream news sources would be elevated over conservative sites, as was reported by Eric Lendrum of the American Greatness web site.

Lendrum wrote: “As Just The News reports, the documents over to the House Judiciary Committee following a subpoena detail a series of meetings between Facebook executives and White House Digital Director Rob Flaherty in the spring of 2021. The demands from the White House focused on posts related to the Chinese coronavirus and the efficiency of the COVID vaccines.

In one meeting on April 14th, 2021, Flaherty asked Facebook if it was possible to artificially promote outlets such as the New York Times and the Washington Post, instead the Daily Wire and Fox News, particularly commentator Tomi Lahren.

“If you were to change the algorithm so that people were more likely to see NYT, WSJ, any authoritative news source over Daily Wire, Tomi Lahren, polarizing people,” Flaherty asked. “You wouldn’t have a mechanism to check the material impact?”

“We have to explain to President, Ron [Klain], people, why there is misinfo on the internet, bigger problem than FB,” said Flaherty, according to the typed notes from Facebook executives. “Where issues are, what interventions are, how well they are working, for products, want to engage in things that you know to be effective. I don’t even care about specific methodology, you have better, richer data than we’ll ever have.”

And let us not forget that the social media chieftains who line their pockets with astronomical profits must bear responsibility for this institutionalized censorship.  That means Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook (Meta) who falsely claimed that he created a platform that was accepting of divergent perspectives when in fact, his team of algorithm tyrants continue to censure and ban views for no other reason than that they are personally abhorrent to them.

The time is long overdue for a clear, bold and relentless response to such grievous violations. Not to speak out would constitute a moral outrage and a submission to the draconian dictates of an ideology that seeks to rob us of all freedoms and transform us into slaves of the state.

We urge you to speak out for the rights of The Jewish Voice to promulgate the truth in an ever increasingly mendacious world. Now, before it is too late, we must rise up from our collective slumber and apathy and protect the rights that we have previously waged wars for and died for