Posts Tagged: Facebook antisemitism
EU Lawmakers Blast Facebook for ‘Lack of Improvement’ in Removing Antisemitic Content
JNS.org - Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are calling on Facebook to take “immediate measures” to better combat the proliferation of antisemitic content on...
One Year After Ban on Holocaust Denial, Content Pushing False Claims About Nazi Genocide Still Rife on Facebook, ADL Says
On the first anniversary of Facebook's announcement of a ban on Holocaust denial, content pushing the false claim that the Nazi genocide was a hoax...
ADL Exposes Dozens of Arabic Facebook Pages Dedicated to Antisemitic ‘Protocols of the Elders of Zion’
Arabic-language pages promoting a notorious antisemitic text fabricated in the early 20th Century have become rife on Facebook, a new report from the Anti-Defamation League...
They Attack Jews Online Like They Do in the Streets
JNS.org - The recent conflict between Israel and Hamas, in which the terrorist organization fired more than 4,000 indiscriminate rockets at innocent Israeli civilians, caused...
Watchdog Group Discovers Facebook Algorithms Directing Users to Holocaust Denial Content
Facebook’s search algorithms routinely send people to content denying the Holocaust, a new investigation by a UK-based watchdog organization has found. The Institute for Strategic Dialogue,...
Facebook Urged to Adopt International Antisemitism Definition
A coalition of 128 organizations has sent an open letter to Facebook's board of directors calling on the social media giant to officially adopt the...
Facebook Removes Option to Target ‘Jew Haters’ With Advertisements
JNS.org - Facebook has disabled the ability for advertisers to target antisemitic interests on its platform following media inquiries that created controversy over the feature. Before the...
Netanyahu’s Son Sparks Controversy Over ‘Antisemitic’ Facebook Post
From an argument over dog poo to an alleged antisemitic caricature he posted on Facebook, Yair Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister’s 26-year-old son, is courting...
Following Major Outcry in Germany, Facebook Finally Removes Page of Far-Right Group That Posted Map Targeting Jewish Businesses
Social media giant Facebook has finally deleted the page of a far-right group responsible for posting a map of Berlin that identified Jewish-owned institutions and businesses...
Antisemitic Student Becomes First Expelled From Major French University Since 1872
A student who posted rabidly antisemitic remarks on Facebook became the first to be expelled from the prestigious Science Po university in Paris since the institution was founded...
Facebook Is Safe for Muslims, But Not Jews
Facebook is brimming with pages that spew hatred of Israel and Jews. One of those countless pages was created in 2012 and even though it...
Facebook Finally Caves on Anti-Israel Hate Pages
In an email sent Wednesday afternoon to the Haym Salomon Center, Facebook rescinded its initial decision that a page that incited hatred and violence against...
No Penalty for UCLA Student/Employee Posting Blatantly Antisemitic Comments on Facebook
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) slammed an antisemitic comment posted on social media by a student, but has decided not to punish its author, according to a nonprofit organization...
Jewish Student in Melbourne Faces Online Antisemitic Onslaught From Peers on Facebook
A Jewish student in Melbourne was harassed with an onslaught of antisemitic social media abuse after she asked a closed group of students on Facebook to be less offensive, the UK Daily Mail...
