Overview
- Al-Haq, Al Mezan and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights lost their YouTube channels in early October, erasing more than 700 videos documenting alleged abuses in Gaza and the West Bank.
- A Google spokesperson said the company enforces restrictions on entities under U.S. sanctions and is committed to complying with trade and sanctions laws.
- The deleted material included eyewitness footage, investigative reports and videos related to the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
- The groups say they received no prior notice and warn the loss of archives will hinder monitoring, outreach and future accountability efforts.
- Some copies persist on the Internet Archive and other platforms without a complete index, while a separate dispute saw Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales challenge the neutrality of the site’s 'Gaza genocide' article.