Posts Tagged: Online Antisemitism
#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...
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...
Top US Antisemitism Official Urges ‘Aggressive’ Response to Rise of Online Hate Speech During Coronavirus Crisis
A top US State Department official said on Monday he was “deeply concerned” by a sharp rise in online antisemitism during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “What...
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...
Report: Far-Right, White Supremacists Use Virus to Foster Antisemitism Online
JNS.org - Far-right activists and white supremacists have used the coronavirus pandemic to spread antisemitic rhetoric and conspiracy theories, according to a report released this...
The Return of Populist Antisemitism
JNS.org - To the lexicon of new terminology introduced by the coronavirus pandemic, we can add the latest entry: “Zoombombing,” or the practice of hijacking...
Jewish Groups Condemn Surge of Coronavirus-Related Antisemitic Social Media Posts in New York’s Rockland County
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Jewish Federation and Foundation of Rockland County expressed concern about a sharp increase in antisemitic social media posts regarding...
