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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 429

online anti-Semitism

Screen capture of the Chess.com website, November 4, 2024. (Times of Israel)
November 4, 2024, 9:32 am
Users claim rampant antisemitism on popular Chess.com application
Dozens of reported intances of players using pictures of swastikas or Hitler, or openly antisemitic usernames, with no action taken by company
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of Twitter on a smart phone. (Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images/JTA))
February 3, 2022, 8:29 am
Senate GOP Twitter account found to be following virulently antisemitic user
After inquiry by reporter, Senate GOP immediately unfollows now-dormant user who linked to postings on antisemitic and racist websites; says will review matter
By Ron Kampeas
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators assault Jews at a sushi restaurant in Los Angeles, on May 19, 2021. (Screen capture: Twitter)
January 24, 2022, 12:58 am
Ministry report highlights backlash against world Jewry over 2021 Gaza conflict
Annual review of global antisemitism finds 31% increase in hate posts about Jews on Twitter in 2021 compared to 2020; during May fighting, content spiked six-fold
By Stuart Winer
The streaming video platform Twitch logo seen on a tablet screen in July 2019. (Martin Bureau/AFP via Getty Images/JTA)
August 29, 2021, 11:14 am
Twitch gamers protest ‘hate raids’ suffered by LGBTQ, Black, Jewish streamers
Online campaign accuses video gaming giant of failing to take adequate action against torrent of antisemitic, sexist and homophobic abuse
By Julie JAMMOT and Katy Lee
A view of the Associacao Religiosa Israelita synagogue in Rio de Janeiro. (Courtesy of Associacao Religiosa Israelita)
August 26, 2021, 1:21 pm
Online shiva in Brazil gets threats: ‘I’ll enter synagogues, kill everyone’
Mourning ceremony for beloved former Jewish school principal in Rio de Janeiro disrupted by scenes of Adolf Hitler, pornography and loud music
By Marcus M. Gilban
A Facebook App logo displayed on a smartphone in Los Angeles, March 1, 2021. (Chris Delmas/AFP/File)
August 2, 2021, 4:12 pm
Top social media platforms fail to act on reported antisemitism, study finds
Hate watchdog says 84% of content it flagged as anti-Jewish hatred was not dealt with by Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok; tech giants say more work to be done
By Stuart Winer
A Twitter sign is shown outside of the social media giant's headquarters in San Francisco, October 26, 2016. (Jeff Chiu/AP)
July 28, 2021, 10:07 am
UK watchdog accuses Twitter of turning blind eye to antisemitic posts
Campaign Against Antisemitism says social media giant allowed posts on platform that said ‘Hitler was right,’ ‘Holohoax,’ called vaccines a Jewish conspiracy
By Luke Tress
Exterior view of eBay/PayPal offices in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
July 27, 2021, 4:29 am
ADL partners with PayPal to research how extremists share money online
Parties will cooperate on ‘uncovering and disrupting financial pipelines that support extremist and hate movements’
By JTA
Mark Zuckerberg's dog Beast seen in a photo sporting a yarmulke and tallit (Facebook photo)
July 16, 2021, 9:33 pm
Mark Zuckerberg’s kippa-wearing dog gets hit with antisemitic comments
Post also inundated with many pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel comments and photos
By JTA
A cohort of young Jews is trying to combat antisemitism and anti-Zionism on social media. Clockwise from top left: Julia Jassey, Blake Flayton, Isaac de Castro, Eve Barlow and Ben Freeman. (Photo illustration by Grace Yagel/ via JTA)
June 12, 2021, 3:00 am
Young US Zionists say they’re fighting antisemitism online, but is it effective?
A group of pro-Israel Jews in their 20s and 30s assertively defend Zionism and Jews on social media, but critics across the political spectrum question the campaign’s efficacy
By Ben Sales
The Clubhouse app on an iPhone. (Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
April 20, 2021, 5:35 pm
Clubhouse shuts down chatrooms after anti-Semitism complaints
Audio-based social network says it closed a number of groups due to ‘direct violation’ of community rules on racism and hate speech
By Ben Sales
A municipal worker cleans swastikas spray painted on columns of the Rivoli Street in central Paris, on October 11, 2020. (Stephane De Sakutin/AFP)
April 7, 2021, 2:57 pm
Pandemic fueled anti-Semitism, with vaccine firm heads likened to Nazis – study
On Holocaust Remembrance Day eve, TAU researchers say that while lockdowns led to drop in physical attacks, conspiracies flourished online about outbreak being Israeli, Jewish plot
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Silhouettes are seen in front of the logo of US social media Facebook in Brussels, February 14, 2020. (Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)
February 10, 2021, 7:02 pm
Israel urges social media giants to label anti-Semitic content
Ministers say companies should flag anti-Jewish posts in the same way they police misinformation about pandemic and elections
By ToI Staff
Antisemitism Cow, an anonymous account that made mooing at anti-Semitic tweets its mission, returned to lash out at Twitter. (Screenshots from Twitter via JTA)
January 6, 2021, 10:31 am
‘Antisemitism Cow’ returns final time to slam Twitter: ‘Blood is on your hands’
Anonymous account that flagged content promoting Jew-hatred says it’s quitting for good since social media platform is ‘cesspool of pain and misery’ that causes actual deaths
By Shira Hanau
Black and white: The Benckiser factory owned by the JAB Holding Company in which 175 forced laborers worked. (Courtesy: Alfred Landecker Foundation); Examples of online anti-Semitism. (Google and Twitter via JTA; public domain and screenshots)
December 26, 2020, 9:24 am
Family firm with Nazi past funds effort to use AI to detect online anti-Semitism
According to creators of ‘Decoding anti-Semitism,’ a collaborative approach is required to combat anti-Semitism on the Internet. But experts wonder: Is the technology there yet?
By Matt Lebovic
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