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The watermelon symbol is experiencing a revival, with a growing number of individuals leveraging it, along with watermelon emojis, on various social media platforms.<ref>Holtermann, Callie (2023-12-27). "Why the Watermelon Emoji Is a Symbol of Support for Palestinians". The New York Times.</ref> This surge in usage coincides with the commencement of the Israel-Hamas conflict on October 7th.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hassan |first=Jennifer |last2=Berger |first2=Miriam |date=November 16, 2023 |year=2023 |title=Why the watermelon is a symbol for the Palestinian cause |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/16/watermelon-emoji-palestine-meaning-symbol/ |url-status=live |work=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> Although "shadow banning," a practice wherein users' posts are concealed without their awareness, may be challenging to detect, advocacy and nonprofit groups focused on digital rights in the Middle East assert that they have observed clear biases, particularly on Meta platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. Online users are adopting this symbol to enhance the visibility of their voices and mitigate shadow banning. The watermelon symbol serves as a means to circumvent censorship on social media channels.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Giulia |first=Carbonaro |date=12 December 2023 |title=Meta’s social media platforms are systemically censoring pro-Palestine content, NGO finds |url=https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/12/21/metas-social-media-platforms-are-systemically-censoring-pro-palestine-content-ngo-finds |archive-date= |website=Euro News Next}}</ref>
