Online Antisemitism: How Tech Platforms Handle User Reporting Post 10/7
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Executive Summary Platforms are still failing to take action on antisemitic hate reported through regular channels available to users. Researchers at the ADL Center for Technology and Society (CTS) tested how well five major platforms enforced their policies against hateful content in two areas: antisemitic conspiracy theories and the term “Zionist” used as a slur. Most platforms only took action when ADL escalated the reports through direct channels, and even…
Largest 100 University Endowments Could Lose $33 Billion over 10 Years if Divested from Israel
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A new report from JLens quantifies the financial impact of Israel divestment for universities, finding the 100 largest endowments could lose $33B over 10 years.
Antisemitism in Arab Cartoons during the Israel-Hamas War: A Chronology of Dehumanization of Jews and Demonization of Zionism and Israel
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ADL report on the hateful antisemitic conspiracy theories and tropes in political cartoons in the Arab press in the aftermath of Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attacks
Antisemitism and Radical Anti-Israel Bias on the Political Left in Europe
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Read this report by ADL and four contributing European partners, which documents rising antisemitism on the political left and its implications for the U.S.
The Antisemitic Environment: How Social and Media Exposures Predict Antisemitic Beliefs
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An analysis of how friends, family, religious institutions, talk radio, pop culture, politicians and social media predict anti-Jewish and anti-Israel attitudes.
Sweden’s leading right-wing extremist group: Violence, Antisemitism and International Connections. Acknowledgements: Contributing authors to this report were Jonathan Leman and Morgan Finnsiö of Expo Foundation, Stockholm, a valued ADL partner in the fight against extremism.
The fanatically antisemitic Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) is the Nordic region’s leading and most dangerous right-wing extremist group.
Over the quarter-century of its existence, the NRM has…
Top 10 Heartbreaking Moments of Hate in 2021, and How ADL Responded
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The year 2021 was marked by a series of heart-wrenching setbacks in the fight against hate around the world. From the Capitol insurrection on January 6 to brazen attacks on Jews, Asian Americans, and other marginalized groups in the streets of New York and Los Angeles, these events drew back the curtain on the prevalence of antisemitism and racism, fueled hatred in our communities and fostered division across society.
Fortunately, they did not come without repercussions or a response…
As the year draws to a close, ADL looks back on the moments from 2021 that gave us hope and encouragement that our hundred-plus-year fight against antisemitism and hate is making progress.
And there were plenty of big, inspirational moments to choose from in 2021: A $26 million verdict against the white supremacists responsible for Charlottesville; the launch of a $1.1 billion foundation to help prevent Anti-Asian hate crimes; and meaningful legal victories against racially motivated…
“Holocuento y otras mentiras”: El antisemitismo en español en Facebook
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Una de las muchas revelaciones condenatorias de la denunciante de Facebook Frances Haugen durante su testimonio en el Congreso el 5 de octubre fue que la plataforma dedica el 87% de sus investigaciones y recursos a combatir la desinformación en contenidos en inglés, cuando sólo el 9% de sus usuarios son angloparlantes. La falta de control de los contenidos de odio en idiomas distintos al inglés ha contribuido a alimentar conflictos mundiales tales como la guerra…
The Anti-Israel Movement on U.S. Campuses, 2020-2021
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During the 2020-2021 academic year, much of the anti-Israel activist movement on campus continued to vilify Israel and Zionism and ostracize pro-Israel and Zionist students. This action disproportionately impacts large percentages of Jewish students, for whom a connection with Israel is an integral component of their religious, social, or cultural lives and identities. Many Jewish students reported feeling compelled to hide aspects of their identities.
The campus anti-Israel movement…
How Platforms Rate on Hate: Measuring Antisemitism and Adequacy of Enforcement Across Reddit and Twitter
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How much hate exists online, and how large is its reach? Is it possible to independently evaluate the claims tech companies make about the amount of hate on their platforms and how effectively they are addressing it? To answer these questions, ADL Center for Technology and Society (CTS) is building the Online Hate Index (OHI), a machine learning system that detects hate targeting marginalized groups on online platforms. This report presents the inaugural findings of the OHI’s…
“Holostory and Other Lies”: Spanish-Language Antisemitism on Facebook
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One of the many damning revelations from Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen during her Congressional testimony on October 5 was that the platform devotes 87% of its research and resources on fighting misinformation to English-language content when only 9% of its users are English speakers. The lack of content moderation over hateful content in languages other than English has helped fuel global conflicts such as the civil war in Ethiopia.
And it appears Facebook’s efforts in…
Choosing Antisemitism: Instrumentalization and Tolerance of Antisemitism in Contemporary European Politics.
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Read Full ReportOvert state-sponsored antisemitism ended in Europe with the fall of the Soviet Union. Antisemitic attitudes, however, remain prevalent in Europe, and some European political actors have instrumentalized antisemitism for political gain. This report examines both the conscious use of antisemitism in European politics and the calculated tolerance of antisemitism, demonstrating that the oldest hatred remains a modern political tool.
Unlike antisemitic incidents of…
Incitación: Antisemitismo y Violencia en los Libros de Texto Estatales de Irán
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David Andrew Weinberg es el Director de Asuntos Internacionales de la ADL en Washington. También es el experto principal de la organización en materia de incitación antisemita estatal en el Medio Oriente; es autor de monografías anteriores en las que evalúa los libros de texto escolares impresos por el Reino de Arabia Saudita, así como por escuelas privadas del Líbano alineadas con Hezbolá.
Antes de incorporarse a la ADL, Dr…
Incitement: Antisemitism and Violence in Iran’s Current State Textbooks
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David Andrew Weinberg is ADL’s Washington Director for International Affairs. He also serves as the organization’s lead analyst on state-enabled antisemitic incitement in the Middle East, for instance authoring previous monographs assessing school textbooks printed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as well as by private schools in Lebanon aligned with Hezbollah.
Prior to joining ADL, Dr. Weinberg served as a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of…
Online Holocaust Denial Report Card: An Investigation of Online Platforms' Policies and Enforcement
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ADL Center for Technology and Society has published an updated Holocaust denial report card as of April 2023. Click HERE to view the new data.
The Holocaust, the systematic murder of approximately six million Jews and several million others by the Nazis, is one of history's most painstakingly examined and well-documented genocides.
Nevertheless, in the decades since World War II, a small group of antisemites has repeatedly attempted to cast doubt on the facts of the Holocaust…