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How Iran Illustrates the Fallacy of Social Media Censorship
JNS.org - Israeli human-rights attorney and Zionist advocate Arsen Ostrovsky hit the nail on the head during a recent Knesset committee hearing about social media....
Outrage Continues to Grow Over British Rapper’s Antisemitic Rant
The fallout from a British rapper’s recent antisemitic rant continued on Tuesday, with Jewish organizations boycotting Twitter and Instagram for a second straight day; the...
Kansas Newspaper Publisher Apologizes for Posting Cartoon Comparing Coronavirus Regulations to Holocaust
The publisher of a local Kansas newspaper who posted an antisemitic cartoon comparing coronavirus regulations to the Holocaust apologized on Sunday after being initially defiant. The...
Israeli Advertisers Are Not Quick to Jump on the Facebook Boycotting Wagon
CTech - While companies around the world are freezing their advertising campaigns on Facebook in protest of its hate speech policies, in Israel the protest...
Facebook Takes Down Trump Ads Over ‘Organized Hate’ Policy
Facebook said on Thursday it took down posts and ads run by the re-election campaign of US President Donald Trump for violating its policy against...
De-Platforming in Daily Life
Complaining about censorship ahead of the 2020 elections, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that encourages the Federal Trade Commission to probe whether Facebook, YouTube,...
Israeli Coders Lead Development, Security of Facebook’s Novi Digital Wallet
CTech - Facebook’s much anticipated digital currency project showed a sign of life on Tuesday, announcing its rebranding. The project, led by the company’s Tel...
Top UK Jewish Group Urges Facebook’s New Oversight Board to Adopt International Antisemitism Definition
A top UK Jewish organization has formally asked Facebook to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism in order to combat hate...
Top UK Jewish Group Demands Action From Facebook After Threat of Antisemitic Bombing
The Board of Deputies of British Jews called on Facebook on Wednesday to take action following a violent threat it received on the social media...
Facebook Dismantles Disinformation Network Said to Be Tied to Iran’s State Media
Iran's state broadcaster has used hundreds of fake social media accounts to covertly spread pro-Iranian messaging online since at least 2011, targeting voters in countries...
Facebook Deplatforms Antisemitic Conspiracy Theorist David Icke Over False Coronavirus Claims, Including Blame of Jews
Facebook has removed the official page of British antisemitic conspiracy theorist David Icke for publishing "health misinformation that could cause physical harm,” the BBC reported...
Top Australian Jewish Group Expresses Alarm About Online Spread of Antisemitic Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories
A top Australian Jewish group on Thursday expressed alarm at the rise of antisemitic conspiracy theories on social media surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, calling it...
Report: In Phone Call With Zuckerberg, Netanyahu Claims Facebook Biased Against Likud
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday to complain that the social media network had been biased against...
New Jersey Governor Praises Facebook for Removing Antisemitic ‘Rise Up Ocean County’ Page
The governor of New Jersey on Wednesday praised Facebook for removing an antisemitic page based in his state and pledged to continue fighting hate online. The...
