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The “Arbeit Macht Frei” gate at Auschwitz with the bitter irony of the German words: “Work Will Set You Free.” Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Auschwitz museum points out ‘hurtful and offensive’ Holocaust trend on TikTok

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The museum at the former Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz called a trend on the video-sharing social-networking service TikTok in which young people portray themselves as victims of the Holocaust as “hurtful and offensive.” “The ‘victims’...
Graffiti on a Los Angeles synagogue. Source: Screenshot.

Greater efforts needed to battle ‘perfect storm’ of anti-Semitism, insist Jewish leaders

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The pandemic, coupled with the rise of anti-Semitism and the ease of social media to delegitimize Jewish pride and Israel, is creating a perfect storm that the Jewish community must battle, say leaders. “We are...
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Facebook announces new policy to crack down on anti-Semitism

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Facebook has updated its community standards policy to include combatting anti-Semitism on its platform, announced the social-media giant on Tuesday. “We’ve made progress combating hate on our apps, but we know we have more to...
The headquarters of Twitter in San Francisco, Calif. Source: Google Maps screenshot.

After Knesset fiasco, Twitter still refuses to remove Iran leader’s account

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Twitter is refusing to take down the account of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s account on the social-media platform, even though he posts tweets calling for the genocide of Israel and the Jewish...
British rapper Wiley, Nov. 25, 2011. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

YouTube deletes British rapper Wiley’s channel for ‘repeated violations’

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YouTube has removed the official channel of the British rapper Wiley after he posted anti-Semitic remarks recently on social media. A spokesperson told The Jerusalem Post that “following repeated violations, YouTube has terminated Wiley’s channels from our platform.” Last week, YouTube...
Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Former NFL running back blames ‘Jewish cabal’ for abuses in world

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Former NFL star running back Larry Johnson has posted a series of anti-Semitic tweets, one of which blamed “the Jewish cabal” for human trafficking, sex trafficking, pedophilia, ritualistic child torture, perversion human sacrifice/murder.” One...
Singer Rita Ora. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Hundreds of musicians speak out after rapper’s anti-Semitic social-media posts

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Hundreds of musicians in the United Kingdom made a stand against “all forms of racism” following anti-Semitic social-media posts by British rapper Wiley. Popular names like Rita Ora, Niall Horan, Lewis Capaldi, Lily Allen and...
Ylwa Pettersson, Twitter’s head of policy for the Nordic countries and Israel. Source: Twitter.

Twitter to Knesset Committee: Khamenei’s calls to destroy Israel don’t violate our guidelines

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A Twitter official said on Wednesday that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s calls for the genocide of the Jews do not violate the social-media platform’s rules. Speaking with Israel’s Knesset Committee for Immigration, Absorption and...
British rapper Wiley, Nov. 25, 2011. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram remove British rapper Wiley after anti-Semitic posts

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Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have deactivated the accounts belonging to the British rap star Wiley after he posted anti-Semitic remarks. “There is no place for hate speech on Facebook and Instagram,” a company spokesperson told The Guardian....
Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom, Ephraim Mirvis. Credit: Office of the Chief Rabbi.

Jewish entities worldwide institute 48-hour freeze on Twitter over hate speech

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International Jewish groups are joining in a 48-hour abstention from Twitter in solidarity with Jews in the United Kingdom after British rap star Wiley, who has hundreds of thousands of followers, went on an...