Tag: Twitter
Chinese Twitter accounts suspended for allegedly trying to affect Israel election
Twitter has suspended dozens of Hebrew-language accounts operated by the Church of Almighty God (CAG)—a Christian group banned in China that believes Jesus has been reincarnated as a Chinese female now residing in Queens,...
Trump, Pence upbraid Omar tweets, saying ‘anti-Semitism has no place in Congress’
Both the president and the vice president of the United States reprimanded Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) for recent anti-Semitic comments and called for her to face consequences.
“ tweets were a disgrace & her apology...
Twitter says it’s ok to compare Jews to insects, for now
Minister Louis Farrakhan tweeted a video clip of one of his recent speeches with the comment, “I’m not an anti-Semite. I’m anti-Termite.” Twitter says it's letting the comment stand because its policy on dehumanizing...
Social media and the hate-speech slippery slope
Someone I know once told me that if his elderly mother ever wound up on Facebook, it would mean one of two possible things had happened: Either the social-media giant had become passé or...
In show of support, tens of thousands of Iranians tell Twitter: #WeStandWithIsrael
Following a video message to the Iranian people by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, thousands of Iranians took to Israel to express their support and love for the Jewish state.
According to Israel’s Foreign Ministry,...
Hamas TV posts anti-Facebook video on Twitter, Telegram for ‘violations against Palestinian content’
In the framework of its campaign against Facebook, Hamas’ Al-Aqsa TV published a promo on Twitter and Telegram to protest what it said were the social-media networking company’s “violations against Palestinian content,” including the...
Lawfare Project threatens suit against Yahoo, Google and Twitter in Spain for proliferation of...
The Lawfare Project threatened legal action against Google, Yahoo and Twitter in Spain for failing to address the proliferation of Holocaust-denial websites and anti-Semitic materials on their platforms, announced Brooke Goldstein, director of the...
Trump retweets video from supporter of convicted antisemite
United States President Donald Trump retweeted two videos posted by Jayda Fransen on Thursday, purporting to show Muslims committing hate crimes.
Fransen is the deputy leader of the Britain First party and supporter of convicted...