Most Jewish students face antisemitism; over 25% of Jewish students said they had observed anti-Jewish activity from faculty. Rates of self-censorship of Jewish identity and views of Israel remain high.

This report provides a snapshot of antisemitism and extremism in Oregon and Washington, highlighting key trends tracked by the ADL Center on Extremism.

by Dr. Kat Schrier, Professor and Director of Games & Emerging Media at Marist University  29 min read Executive Summary This report shows there was hate and harassment in about half of the online multiplayer game sessions that ADL asked a group of participants to play using a range of religious, ethnic, and national identities.  Previous research by ADL and others has repeatedly suggested that online games are spaces where hate and harassment are rampant; we set out to…

An ADL study shows that Jewish and Israeli Americans are subject to discrimination in the US labor market because of their identity, not their qualifications.

In a new study, the ADL Center on Extremism found 1.8+ million unique pieces of extremist or hateful content on Steam.

Executive summaryFalse and misleading election narratives are surging on social media platforms in the lead up to the US presidential election. Since 2022, at least three major platforms have weakened their rules against disseminating election misinformation. Of these, X/Twitter also appears to have rolled back enforcement against hateful election misinformation.    Ahead of this election, a flood of narratives has surged rehashing antisemitic tropes and pushing anti-immigrant…

The ADL Center on Extremism (COE) conducted a comprehensive analysis of violent antisemitism and anti-Israel content on Telegram following the 10/7 attacks.

A look at the 10 most prevalent trends in antisemitic messaging, tactics, and patterns post-Oct. 7

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…

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.

12 min read Executive Summary          Most tech companies have rules against hate and harassment. But until a new law in California was enacted in 2022, they had not been accountable to the American public for enforcing them. The law that could change all this, California AB 587, requires social media companies over a certain size to publish their terms of service, including key definitions of terms, and report regularly on how they are adhering to their policies…

18 min read Executive SummaryA group of moderators, who were struggling to cope with antisemitism in their communities on the social media platform Reddit, reached out to the ADL Center for Technology and Society (CTS) for support. Following engagement with Reddit—based on research into these moderators’ experiences—the platform took several important steps to support these moderators and stem instances of antisemitism on the site.  Some of these steps include:  …

The CAR Interventions to Counter Antisemitism: Quarterly Insights series includes insights from the most promising interventions studied by CAR and the team’s partners.

Sponsored by CAR, Dr. Jeffrey Kopstein, Ana Schugurensky and Dr. Rachel Shenhav-Goldberg investigated anti-Jewish and anti-Israel attitudes on four UC campuses.

ADL interviews content creators about their experiences with harassment in their comment sections and frustrations with the moderation tools available to them

ADL's 2024 survey shows online hate and harassment statistics for adults and teens, with data, analysis, and policy recommendations for tech companies and government.

Read Time: 54 mins Executive SummarySome Facebook groups in local communities have become toxic sites of harassment, particularly identity-based harassment against Jews, women, LGBTQ+ advocates, immigrants, and people of color.  ADL has investigated online hate and harassment occurring on Facebook groups or pages in three local regions through interviews with community members, targets, and regional directors, combined with online observation, content review, and quantitative data…