Keeping the Lights On: How Cloudflare Sustains Violent Extremism, Graphic Violence and Terrorism Online
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This report details the real human impact of some of the sites Cloudflare sustains and evaluates the systemic policy and enforcement gaps that allow them to remain operational.
Separating the Message from the Messenger: How to Value Books Yet Disagree with the Authors' Positions
To what degree do an author’s objectionable comments, unrelated to their books, matter when being a consumer of those books? J.K. Rowling’s bestselling seven-volume Harry Potter books are cherished by children and adults alike. Rowling has sold more than 500 million copies and the books have inspired movies, theme parks, toys, collectibles, merch and more. According to a U.S. survey, 31% of people have read at least one of Rowling’s books, 18% of people have read all of…
How Meta's Content Moderation Practices Risk Turning Instagram into a Hub for Hate
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted a video to Facebook in January 2025 announcing dramatic changes to the company’s content moderation policies. In the clip, the 40-year-old executive shared his commitment to restoring free expression and to making sure that “people can share their beliefs and experiences” on Meta platforms. In reality, our research has shown that these policy changes have resulted in a dramatic increase of antisemitism and extremism on Meta’s…
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Embassy Accounts Post Hitler Comparisons, Antisemitic Conspiracy Tropes on X
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Following the April 8, 2026 ceasefire, which halted the 40-day-long U.S. and Israeli military operation against the Islamic Republic of Iran, official Iranian regime diplomatic accounts on X have posted a stream of antisemitic content to audiences of millions. In a campaign the New York Times referred to as “information warfare,” spanning at least four embassies across three continents, Iranian missions in Indonesia, South Africa, Tajikistan, and Zimbabwe have published…
Pro-Iran Terrorist Attacks Against Jewish Communities
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Since March 9, 2026, a previously unknown group calling itself Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI) has claimed responsibility for a rapidly increasing series of attacks on Jewish and Israel-linked institutions across Europe, including in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, and the United Kingdom. In the past few weeks, synagogues were bombed or firebombed in Liege, Rotterdam, Skopje, Kenton, Finchley and Hendon; explosive devices were detonated near a Jewish…
ADL and Akerman File Federal Civil Rights Complaint Alleging Vast Pattern of Antisemitic Harassment in Bay County, Florida School
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Antisemitic tropes and swastikas in class, Sieg Heil salutes -- and no meaningful response from administrators New York, NY, April 23, 2026 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and the Akerman law firm have filed a joint complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights alleging a Jewish student was subjected to a sustained and continual pattern of antisemitic harassment while enrolled in the Bay County, Florida School District. The Title VI complaint alleges…
ADL, Brandeis Center, Mayer Brown, and StandWithUs Welcome Concord-Carlisle Regional School District’s Settlement to Address Antisemitism
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New York, NY, April 20, 2026 — ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and a pro bono team at the law firm Mayer Brown welcome the April 15 resolution agreement between the Concord-Carlisle Regional School District and the U.S. Department of Justice requiring the district to take steps to address antisemitism and protect Jewish students. The agreement follows a federal civil rights filing by attorneys from ADL, Brandeis Center, and…
The Andinia Plan is an antisemitic conspiracy theory that claims Jews want to establish a second Jewish and Zionist state in the Patagonia region, located across Argentina and Chile. This hoax is presented as a "secret plan" and, like many antisemitic conspiracy theories, is based on the myth that Jews accumulate power, money and influence in order to dominate strategic territories. The theory was first outlined by the small nationalist party Frente Nacional Socialista Argentino …
Alarming Proliferation in Antisemitism and Extremism on Instagram, New ADL Report Reveals
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New York, NY, April 15, 2026, … Meta's lack of content moderation policies risks turning Instagram into a breeding ground for antisemitism, white supremacy and terrorist propaganda, according to a new report released today by the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center on Extremism, in partnership with ADL affiliate, JLens. Ahead of an upcoming Meta shareholder vote, the report –“How Meta's Content Moderation Changes Risk Turning Instagram into a Hub for Hate”&ndash…
The Safety Divide: Open-Source AI Models Fall Short on Guardrails for Antisemitic, Dangerous Content
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ADL study finds popular open-source LLMs can easily be manipulated by malicious actors to produce antisemitic, extremist, and dangerous content amid weak safety guardrails.
Short Dialogues with AI Reduce Belief in Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories
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A groundbreaking study supported by ADL found that fact-based dialogues with a trained AI chatbot durably reduced antisemitic conspiracy beliefs and increased favorability toward Jews.
Norway’s Double Standards: How the World’s Largest Sovereign Wealth Fund Targets Israel
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This white paper examines the double standard in Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, revealing that Israeli companies face the highest exclusion rate of any country.
False Flag Narratives Emerge on Reddit After D.C., Boulder Attacks
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Research by the ADL Center for Tech & Society (CTS) found that the term ‘false flag’ ranked as the second most popular term on Reddit in a sample of conversations about the antisemitic Boulder attack and the fifth most popular following the D.C. Capitol Jewish Museum attack.
On social media and gaming platforms, hate and harassment thrive in closed online spaces, which lack the visibility and accountability of more open or public ones.
The Islamic Republic of Iran: Exporting Antisemitic Hate and Terror since 1979
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At a moment when the Islamic Republic of Iran is at the center of a regional war, it is important to remember that the Iranian regime's decades-long promotion of antisemitism is not merely ideological, it is operational. Since 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, antisemitism and Holocaust denial. The regime has embedded anti-Jewish hatred into its core identity and translated it into policy, propaganda and violence. Persecution…
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how people consume and trust information—including what books they read. Amazon, the world’s largest bookseller, uses Large Language Models (LLMs) to generate short, snappy summaries of customer reviews. While this may be useful when applied to bedsheets or kitchen appliances, applying AI to book reviews—without human oversight—is proving to be deeply problematic. We found that AI-generated reviews are promoting books that…