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Any comment advocating the destruction of Gaza or the Palestinians absolutely gets removed, fortunately there have been far fewer of those.
Similarly Russian and Chinese propaganda about Ukraine and the Uyghur genocide is also removed.
Speaking of Russian propaganda, is saying "Russian soldiers invading Ukraine should be killed" also bannable?
Saying anyone should be killed is removable, not bannable.
So is saying "Ukrainian should beat the Russian army" "removable", then?
No, because that's not a direct call to violence.
Let me give you an example:
Someone posts this story:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyvjj9lmq3zo
"Three killed in Ukrainian drone attack on central Russia"
"Three people have been killed and 45 injured following an attack by Ukraine on a factory in the city of Izhevsk - more than 1,000km (620 miles) from the border - Russian authorities say."
User replies "Good."
That's removable. They are applauding the deaths of three human beings.
Alternately, someone posts this story:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russian-drone-strike-odesa-deaths-injuries-ukraine/
"Russian drone strike on port city kills married couple, injures 17, Ukraine officials say"
"Russian drones struck the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa overnight, killing two people and injuring at least 17, Ukrainian authorities said on Saturday."
User responds with typical pro-Russia propaganda. Ukraine are Nazis, they started it, yadda yadda.
That's also removable.
In what world is suggesting one army should attack another army not a "call to violence"?
Your rulings are just complete nonsense. There's no consistency. You're just applying it based on your own whims. One of which seems, based on how you're applying it, to be "genocide is ok when it's done to brown people".
Again, nothing to do with genocide or anything outside the group. If you come here suggesting people deserve to be killed, you're not going to find receptive moderation.