Posts Tagged: Online Antisemitism
Former Baseball Star Denies Being Antisemitic After Sharing Post About ‘Jewish Question’
Retired Major League Baseball (MLB) player Curt Schilling rejected claims that he is antisemitic after sharing a post on X/Twitter that addressed the "Jewish Question"...
Twitter Hosted Over 90 Percent of Online Antisemitism About Eurovision, Israeli Singer Noa Kirel
Among the five major social media platforms, Twitter was a "clear leader" in hosting the most antisemitic content surrounding the Eurovision Song Contest and Israeli...
Israel to Train Social Media Influencers on Combatting Online Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism
JNS.org - Israel’s Foreign Ministry launched a new campaign to train a group of Israeli social media influencers on how to respond to anti-Zionism and...
‘We Are at War:’ Jewish Activists Noa Tishby, Bari Weiss, and Eve Barlow Discuss How Social Media Emboldens Antisemitism
Israeli author Noa Tishby and Jewish journalists Bari Weiss and Eve Barlow discussed the fraught relationship between social media and the rise of antisemitism, and...
Pandemic and Online Media Drove ‘Historically High’ and ‘Innovative’ Antisemitism in 2020: Annual Report by UK Jewish Group
The coronavirus pandemic and online media are playing a larger role in spreading antisemitism, according to a new report by a leading Jewish organization in...
US State Department Conference Tackles Mounting Hate and Antisemitism Online
JNS.org - Hate online, particularly antisemitism, is continuing to grow at alarming rates, and stopping it will require education, collaboration and a cohesive definition were...
#Holohoax: Researchers Say Facebook and Twitter Have a ‘Conceptual Blindspot’ Around Holocaust Denial
CTech - While antisemitism has been prevalent on social media for many years, a new study by the Institute of Strategic Dialogue (ISD) has found...
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...
UK Rapper Wiley Claims ‘I’m Not Racist,’ After Twitter Account Suspended for Antisemitic Posts
British rap artist Wiley apologized on Wednesday and said he was not racist after posting a string of antisemitic comments on his social media accounts. The rapper’s Twitter...
Connecticut Rabbi Recalls Swastika ‘Zoom-Bombing’ of Shabbat Service During Mourners’ Prayer
Worshipers who attended an online Shabbat service held by a synagogue in Connecticut last Friday night were briefly subjected to a "Zoom-bombing" by antisemitic hackers...
Report: TikTok Removes Group of Videos That Mocked Holocaust Victims
The TikTok social media network has deleted a group of videos using an antisemitic song that garnered more than 6.5 million views, the BBC reported. The...
Jewish Actor Josh Malina Asks Why ‘Cancel Culture’ Ignores Antisemitism
Jewish actor and "West Wing" star Josh Malina advocated on Tuesday for the withdrawal of support for public figures who exhibited antisemitic behavior. "Why’s it so...
New Report Shows Far-Right Antisemitism ‘Urgent and Ongoing Terror Threat’ to Jewish Communities
A new report by a top Jewish group in the UK explores the extent of antisemitic hate speech and incitement on the radical right, calling...
Czech Jewish Community Highlights Major Increase in Online Antisemitism in New Report
Antisemitic incidents doubled in the Czech Republic in 2019, a new report by the country's Federation of Jewish Communities (FZO) disclosed on Wednesday. None of the...
