IGN news site scandal – Posted Palestinian charity post and deleted it, protested by the staff

Member editorial board of the IGN published an open letter criticizing the deletion of an IGN article and tweet regarding victim-assistance charities. Palestine in the recent conflict with Israel.

Articles and tweets in response to attacks on people in the Gaza Strip by the Israel Defense Forces posted on May 15 were taken down a day later without permission or participation. consult the IGN editorial board.
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IGN did not make any statement regarding the incident until nearly 12 hours later. According to the statement, the content was removed because it was “inappropriate for IGN’s purpose, which was to attempt to show support for all those affected by the tragic events” and “by focusing on focused on one side, the post was misleading that IGN was politically affiliated with only one side.”

The IGN editorial board was outraged by the deletion of the article expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people and claiming to come from the company IGN. They published an open letter on Medium signed by more than 60 IGN employees.
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In the open letter, IGN staff said they were “appalled” by their decision to abolish editorial autonomy and remove posts in support of Palestinians currently suffering from humanitarian crises in the Gaza Strip, West Bank and Jerusalem. management. The incident is “a clear example of corporate overstepping behavior that demonstrates a blatant disregard for the most basic standards of journalistic integrity and editorial independence.”

The open letter ends with a call for a meeting with upper management at IGN/J2 Global, asking for transparency on the sequence of events that led to the removal of the article and a commitment to restore the deleted article and make it official. recognize the autonomy and independence of the IGN editorial board.
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