Ms Chantal Joris:

Yes, I will briefly highlight in particular the role played not only by journalists but also by normal users of social media who upload evidence of what is happening on the ground in environments that are as much under a censorious regime. Connected to this, and it was touched upon a little bit earlier, is the role of online platforms specifically when it comes to protecting journalists’ accounts but also accounts from civilians who put their lives at risk to be able to document what is happening. We can maybe talk about this here a little bit later. Of course, social media has been severely criticised for overmoderating and restricting Palestinian content that could be vital, particularly in a context like this, in documenting and sharing with the world what is happening.