Peace Brigades International-Canada is now on UpScrolled. To find us there, download the UpScrolled app and search for PBIcanada.
UpScrolled is a social media application that has surged in popularity after US-backed investors and companies took over TikTok last week.
Al Jazeera has reported: “On Wednesday, TikTok permanently banned Emmy Award-winning journalist and Al Jazeera contributor from Gaza, Bisan Owda, sparking outrage and boycott calls from her supporters. The app has also been accused of content censorship around unprecedented ICE violence in the US.”
UpScrolled was founded in July 2025 by Issam Hijazi, a Palestinian-Jordanian-Australian developer. It is backed by Tech for Palestine.
Al Jazeera also notes: “In a report last year, UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese accused IBM and several other Big Tech companies of complicity in what she called ‘Israel’s genocide’. Social media apps like Instagram, X and TikTok have faced accusations of shadow bans by users posting pro-Palestine content.”
Forbes further reports: “UpScrolled’s founder Issam Hijazi said in a post on X Thursday morning the app surpassed 1 million users, a big increase from 150,000 users just a few days prior.”
And Newsweek adds: “Users on X describe it as a ‘no censorship, no billionaires’ social networking app.”
You can find PBI-Canada on UpScrolled (download the app and search PBIcanada), Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook and X.
