Tag: Hate Speech
AJC chief becomes French Legion of Honor Officer
France honored American Jewish Committee CEO David Harris on Monday with the rank of Officer within the order of the Legion of Honor, one of the country’s most prestigious awards, in recognition of his...
Jewish group applauds arrest of Canadian Nationalist Party leader advocating hate
Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) applauded the arrest of Canadian Nationalist Party leader Travis Patron, who has been charged with the willful promotion of hate in connection to an anti-Semitic video he created...
Knesset presses social-media companies to combat online anti-Semitism
Representatives from top social medial companies participated in a special Knesset hearing on Wednesday to address the growing problem of online anti-Semitic hate speech.
The hearing, in which representatives from Twitter, Facebook, Google and TikTok...
Deciphering and dealing with anti-Jewish hate in America
As the repercussions of the deadly Jan. 6 mob invasion of the U.S. Capitol continue to reverberate across the country and beyond, like most Americans, many in the Jewish community looked on with shock...
European Union makes move to combat anti-Semitism
A key body of the European Union adopted a declaration on Wednesday to combat anti-Semitism.
The Council of the European Union is comprised of government ministers from the 27 E.U. member-states, who meet to make...
Wiesenthal Center warns about Parler opening ‘the door wide’ to anti-Semitism
Parler, a social-media website founded in 2018 that prides itself on allowing virtually unfiltered viewpoint, has allowed anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry to flourish on its site, according to a report released on Thursday by...
Federal law-enforcement charges Staten Island man for threatening Schumer, ‘blow up‘ FBI building
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a man from Staten Island, N.Y., for threatening to kill protesters, politicians and others because of the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.
Brian Maiorana, 54, was arrested...
US State Department conference tackles mounting hate and anti-Semitism online
Hate online, particularly anti-Semitism, is continuing to grow at alarming rates, and stopping it will require education, collaboration and a cohesive definition were the findings from the first-of-its-kind, two-day symposium sponsored by the U.S....
YouTube removes Nation of Islam channel over hate-speech violations
YouTube has taken down the Nation of Islam (NOI) channel from its platform.
According to YouTube, the NOI channel was removed on Oct. 2 for violating YouTube’s policies against hate speech.
“We have strict policies prohibiting...
Wiesenthal Centre Demands YouTube CEO for Europe and Middle East to Remove Rap Hatemonger...
In a letter to YouTube CEO for Europe and Middle East, Cécile Frot-Coutaz, Simon Wiesenthal Centre Director for International Relations, Dr. Shimon Samuels, expressed “consternation at the YouTube posts by Freeze Corleone (a.k.a. Issa...