An ex-Meta employee says he tried to stop Instagram from stifling pro-Palestinian posts and was fired for it

• An ex-Meta employee filed a wrongful-termination lawsuit.
• Ferras Hamad said he was fired after reporting bugs that stifled pro-Palestinian Instagram posts.
• Meta claimed he was let go for breaching data policies.

A former Meta employee has filed a wrongful-termination lawsuit against the company, claiming he was fired for trying to resolve bugs that stifled pro-Palestinian posts on Instagram.

Ferras Hamad, a Palestinian American, accused Meta of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination, among other claims, according to the complaint he filed in California court on Tuesday.