This case became unavailable for review by the Board as a result of user action
January 28, 2021
A user commented on a post by posting a screenshot of two tweets by former Malaysian Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, in which the former Prime Minister stated that 'Muslims have a right to be angry and kill millions of French people for the massacres of the past' and '[b]ut by and large the Muslims have not applied the 'eye for an eye' law.
Description of Case
A user commented on a post by posting a screenshot of two tweets by former Malaysian Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, in which the former Prime Minister stated that “Muslims have a right to be angry and kill millions of French people for the massacres of the past” and “[b]ut by and large the Muslims have not applied the “eye for an eye” law. Muslims don’t. The French shouldn’t. Instead, the French should teach their people to respect other people’s feelings.” The user did not add a caption alongside the screenshots. Facebook removed the post for violating its policy on Hate Speech. The user indicated in their appeal to the Oversight Board that they wanted to raise awareness of the former Prime Minister’s “horrible words.”
Reason for Case Unavailability
The case 2020-001-FB-UA became unavailable for review by the Board as a result of user action. This case concerned a comment on a post, with the user who made the comment appealing Facebook's decision to remove it. However, the post itself, which remained on the platform, was subsequently deleted by the user who posted it. As a result, it would not be possible for the Board to restore the content. The Board’s review process ended after the case had already been assigned to a panel, but prior to the start of deliberations.
