Posts Tagged: Social media antisemitism
TikTok-Inspired ‘Attack-a-Jew’ Posts Are a Continuation of Everything That’s Come Before
JNS.org - In recent weeks, there has been an alarming number of violent attacks on visibly religious Israelis. While not original, these seemingly random incidents...
Hit Social Media App Clubhouse Under Fire for Antisemitic Content
The social media app Clubhouse, which allows large numbers of people to interact by live voice chat in “rooms” on specific topics, faced a new...
Knesset Hearing Calls Social Media Companies to Answer for Antisemitism ‘Running Rampant’ as New Plan Released
The Israeli Ministries of Strategic Affairs and Diaspora Affairs on Wednesday presented a Knesset committee with an outline for a national response to hate speech...
Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Ministry Predicts Uptick in Antisemitism in 2021 Due to Coronavirus
i24 News - Israel's Diaspora Affairs Ministry released a stark warning Sunday that Jews around the world will likely face a pronounced spike in antisemitic...
Social Media Enables Bigots to ‘Reinforce Each Other,’ Algemeiner Editor-in-Chief Warns
Social media enables bigots to “reinforce each other,” the editor-in-chief of The Algemeiner said during a Wednesday appearance on i24 News focused on rising antisemitism...
Social Media Partly to Blame for Rise in Anti-Jewish Hate Crimes, Algemeiner Editor-in-Chief Says
The surge in recent years of hate crimes targeting Jews around the world can be at least partly attributed to the pervasiveness of social media,...
Still a ‘Long Haul’ Ahead in Fight Against Online Hate After Facebook Ban on Holocaust Denial, Top Israeli Lawyer Says
A prominent Israeli attorney who files lawsuits on behalf of terror victims and their families says that Facebook’s new ban on Holocaust denial marks a...
Antisemitism Is ‘Front and Center’ in Reactions to Coronavirus Pandemic, Expert Says
The global Jewish community is facing rising antisemitism due to the coronavirus pandemic, a senior Anti-Defamation League (ADL) says. During a recent webinar titled “Anti-Semitism: Combatting...
New Tel Aviv University Study Shows Massive Wave of Coronavirus-Related Antisemitism Sweeping Globe
A new study published on Tuesday showed a wave of antisemitism has swept the world during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The study by Tel Aviv University's...
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...
Google: Antisemitic YouTube Video Narrated by Ex-KKK Leader David Duke Is Not Hate Speech, We Won’t Remove It
An antisemitic YouTube video titled “Jews admit organizing White Genocide” does not constitute hate speech, a top Google executive told British lawmakers on Tuesday, according...
