Sliding Through: Spreading Antisemitism on TikTok by Exploiting Moderation Gaps
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ADL Center for Tech and Society found that users may avoid TikTok’s content moderation by posting images and that slurs can be accessed and posted as hashtags.
Tis the Season for Difficult Conversations: A Guide to Online and Offline Discourse
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ADL Center for Tech and Society offers a social media explainer to help guide online and offline dialogue around the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
Hamas’ Terror Campaign Reveals the True Face of the Iranian Regime – Yet Again
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By Meir Javedanfar
Following Hamas’ deadly terror campaign targeting Israel on October 7, it didn’t take long for officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran and its media platforms to glorify Hamas’ violence and join its antisemitic vitriol. This is not surprising given the financial and military assistance the Iranian regime has provided terror organizations Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) since the early 1990s. It is also not surprising that some figures,…
Most Americans Exposed to Hateful Online Misinformation About Israel/Hamas War
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An ADL survey found 70% of Americans had viewed misinformation about the war or hateful content directed towards Jews, Israelis, Muslims, Palestinians, or Arabs.
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI): Increasing the Fog of War between Israel and Hamas
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Generative AI is used to share misleading information and as a reason to cast doubt on content, polluting the information environment around the war in Israel.
Platforms Struggling to Curb Online Hate Amidst War in Israel and Gaza
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ADL’s Center for Tech & Society finds social media companies are struggling to moderate online hate against Jews, Israelis, Palestinians, Arabs, and Muslims.
As Hamas terrorists threaten to livestream executions of Israeli hostages, ADL examines platforms' policies and recommends how they should moderate livestreaming of violent extremism.
As War Rages, X Must Curb the Spread of Misinformation and Hate
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An article about how misinformation spreads on a platform during a time of war and safeguards that the platform X should make to better address these issues,
This parent/family discussion guide helps families engage in a discussion about the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, its aftermath and how families can help.
Profiting from Hate: Platforms’ Ad Placement Problem
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ADL and TTP examines whether four major social media platforms are potentially profiting from ad placements alongside searches for hate groups and extremists.
Comment to the Meta Oversight Board Regarding Holocaust Denial and Distortion Content
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ADL strongly encourages the Oversight Board to affirm Meta's decision to remove Holocaust denial and distortion content, rightly classified as hate speech.
Despite game companies having policies prohibiting hate, researchers easily found usernames in 5 categories of hate across 5 popular online multiplayer games.
Six Things ADL is Watching Following Meta's Threads Launch
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Threads raises concerns similar to other Meta platforms on user safety, policies on hate, harassment, and extremism, transparency, and election integrity.
ADL Survey Finds Harmful Antisemitic Stereotypes Remain Deeply Entrenched Across Europe
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One in four residents of European countries harbor extensive anti-Jewish attitudes; Antisemitic beliefs decline among Ukrainians
New York, NY, May 31, 2023 … A new survey measuring antisemitic attitudes across Europe from ADL (Anti-Defamation League) found that some of the most stubborn anti-Jewish tropes remain deeply entrenched in 10 European countries, with roughly one in four people harboring extensive classic antisemitic beliefs.
The survey found that one out of three…
Quds Day Vitriol Offers No Cover for Iran’s Bankrupt Regime
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By Meir Javedanfar
Last month, the Islamic Republic of Iran again marked Quds Day, which has been commemorated on the last Friday of the month of Ramadan by the clerical regime since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, with its usual chants of “Death to Israel” and “Death to America.” Over the decades, Tehran has repeatedly used Quds Day as an opportunity to spread anti-Israel hatred, incite violence against Israelis, and call for the destruction of the Jewish state…