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Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>The owner of Instagram has been told it should not have removed a drill music video. Meta took down the video by Chinx (OS) after being contacted by the London Metropolitan Police, which raised concerns about gang violence.<\/p>\n

But Meta\u2019s independent Oversight Board has ruled there was insufficient evidence to support that decision. It said the case highlighted the \u201chaphazard and opaque\u201d way authorities made such requests.<\/p>\n

The Metropolitan Police says it \u201cworks closely\u201d with social media platforms to identify content it believes could provoke violence. But it insists the platforms \u201cmake their own decisions regarding removal of content.<\/p>\n

\u201d In January this year an Instagram account which described itself as promoting British music posted about a new drill track called Secrets Not Safe.<\/p>\n

Shortly afterwards, Meta says, Scotland Yard contacted it to raise concerns about \u201cgang violence\u201d relating to the song. Meta conducted its own review and decided the track contained a \u201cveiled threat\u201d linked to a shooting in 2017 and so removed it from Instagram.<\/p>\n

It then referred the case to its independent system of appeals, the Oversight Board, which was set up and is funded by Meta. It is staffed by academics and lawyers, with the remit of scrutinising and questioning the tech giant\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n

Overpoliced? The board has now concluded the decision to remove the song from Instagram was wrong because the threat of violence was not credible. It says the track must be reinstated.<\/p>\n

It also says there are serious concerns that drill \u2013 which is particularly popular among young black Britons \u2013 is being overpoliced. Drill and rap music on trial<\/p>\n

Chinx (OS) told the BBC he was pleased the video would be restored and had not understood why it had been taken down in the first place. He said he did \u201cnot believe\u201d that his music would incite violence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can see why people think it\u2019s very violent but I feel like it\u2019s an expression,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think people are involved in a certain lifestyle prior to them releasing drill music.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think you release drill music then find yourself in gang activities \u2013 I feel it\u2019s the other way around.
\nThe board called on Meta to create a \u201cglobally consistent system\u201d for content removal requests from official bodies \u2013 emphasising \u201cnot every piece of content that law enforcement would prefer to have taken down should be taken down\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is therefore critical that Meta evaluates these requests independently, particularly when they relate to artistic expression from individuals in minority or marginalised groups for whom the risk of cultural bias against their content is acute.<\/p>\n

\u201d Broader concerns As part of its investigation, Meta\u2019s Oversight Board said it filed multiple freedom of information requests with the Met Police.<\/p>\n

It said it found the force had filed 286 requests with social media and streaming companies to take down or review posts about drill music in the 12 months from June 2021, and that 255 of those had resulted in the removal of content.<\/p>\n

Over the same period, it had not made a single request to remove any other music genre, the force said. A Meta spokesperson said: \u201cWe do not remove content simply because law enforcement requests it \u2013 we take action if content is found to violate our policies or local law.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs part of our robust review process, we assess whether a request is consistent with internationally-recognized standards on human rights, including due process, privacy, free expression and the rule of law.<\/p>\n

\u201d Detective Chief Superintendent Nick Blackburn, from the Metropolitan Police, defended the force\u2019s actions:<\/p>\n

\u201cOur aim is to prevent threats and intimidation in the virtual world leading to real harm in our communities\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cInvestigators always target threats of violence and other potentially criminal activity and not any specific genre of music.
\nSteven Keogh, a former detective with the Metropolitan Police, told the BBC that in his experience of investigating gang-related murders in London \u201call bar none\u201d had \u201csome connection\u201d to drill tracks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe police aren\u2019t going to take down all drill music, it\u2019s not a war against drill music,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s specific intelligence about specific videos that they think could lead to problems.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Mauritius<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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