Research & Analysis

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…

With recent ADL research showing that 15% of adults and 9% of young people have been exposed to white supremacist ideology while playing online games, ADL has examined three leading game companies’ policies to see how they prohibit content that promotes extremism and terrorism in their online multiplayer games. Despite widespread exposure to such content, game companies have generally been slower than social media companies to address this issue. ADL recommends that…

In 2023, ADL tabulated 8,873 antisemitic incidents across the United States -- a 140% increase from 2022 and the highest number on record.

In 2023, ADL recorded its highest ever number of white supremacist propaganda incidents, with a total of 7,567 cases, a 12% increase from 2022.

ADL Center for Antisemitism Research's new study - fielded in Jan. 2024 - reveals 24% of Americans harbor extensive antisemitic prejudice, up from 20% in 2022.

This ADL Center on Extremism report details and analyzes the domestic extremist-related murders in the United States in 2023.

ADL Center for Tech and Society's 2023 Online Games Survey shows millions of gamers continue to experience harassment and hate while they play.