You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. As social media platforms double down on their content moderation policies to control the flood of ...

On Instagram, infographics about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza are punctuated with the watermelon emoji. In captions of TikTok videos calling for a ceasefire, the emoji replaces words like ...

With the Israeli war on Gaza, which began on 7 October, watermelon has regained prominence on social media, demonstrations, and manifestations of art and style, emerging as a symbol of Palestinian ...

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For people following the Israel-Gaza war, the watermelon isn’t just a fruit. In recent weeks, protesters have been carrying watermelons through the streets, handing out chunks of the fruit to ...

Germany's domestic intelligence agency has classified the watermelon symbol as a potential extremism indicator, but only ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some social media users say tech platforms are unfairly removing pro-Palestinian content. Images of watermelons have become code ...