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What we can learn from antisemitism on TikTok

JL;DR SUMMARY As TikTok emerges as a major news platform for young Americans, discussions about antisemitism on the app are marked by starkly divided opinions. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityZionismSocial MediaTiktokYoung AmericansMisinformationDisinformationJewish Advocacy

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United States
"TikTok is an increasingly popular source of news for young Americans, and discussions of antisemitism on the platform are often full of combative responses."
New York City, New York, United States
"Leading a genocide causes backlash, one user commented on my video about how both Jewish and Muslim students have experienced discrimination at Columbia University."
Italy
"After Moriel Shikvi, a visibly Orthodox Jewish college student, posted a video of her friends being harassed by a street performer in Italy with the caption antisemitism in Europe."

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