Meta’s Copyright System Is Being Weaponized Against Albanian Protesters
In at least one case, the complaint was traced to someone who claimed they had been paid to make the complaint.Dimitratou told WIRED they had verified around 100 cases of account restrictions connected to protests. On August 20, Arjan Koçi began receiving an influx of emails from Meta. “Someone was claiming that I had taken their work and published it as mine.
- ▪In at least one case, the complaint was traced to someone who claimed they had been paid to make the complaint.Dimitratou told WIRED they had verified around 100 cases of account restrictions connected to protests.
- ▪On August 20, Arjan Koçi began receiving an influx of emails from Meta.
- ▪“Someone was claiming that I had taken their work and published it as mine.
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Ruchi KumarSecuritySep 18, 2026 9:00 AMMeta’s Copyright System Is Being Weaponized Against Albanian ProtestersAfter three months of daily anti-government protests—dubbed the Flamingo Revolution—the sudden mass suspension of Instagram accounts has led to fears of brigading against demonstrators.Photo-Illustration: Wired Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyEuropean lawmakers are calling for an investigation into Meta after the mass suspension of accounts posting about anti-government protests in Albania, in what observers believe is a coordinated brigading attack.“What happened in Albania is tantamount to censorship,” said MEP Alexandra Geese in a statement.
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