Tag: Hate Speech

The introduction of Twitter Blue, a paid verification program on the platform, has raised concerns about the potential increase in antisemitism and hate speech.
Under Elon Musk's leadership, Twitter has reinstated numerous accounts that were previously banned for violating Twitter's rules, including accounts of white supremacists and far-right figures promoting hate speech and disinformation.
The city council members in Jacksonville, Florida, are considering a new law that would make it illegal to project images or messages onto buildings without permission, in response to several antisemitic incidents across the state.
Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, engaged in banter with Kanye West and trolled the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) over the weekend, indicating his desire for a no-limits platform.
In a recent interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart discussed recent instances of antisemitism in celebrity culture, including Kanye West, Kyrie Irving, and Dave Chappelle.
Kanye West has rejected an invitation to the Holocaust Museum in Los Angeles and has continued to double down on his recent antisemitic rhetoric.
The article discusses the importance of free speech and the challenges it presents, particularly within the context of antisemitic and anti-Israel speech.
At a recent Trump rally in Ohio, supporters raised their index fingers in the air, leading to speculation about whether this gesture was a form of hate speech.
The article discusses the role of the social media account "Libs of TikTok" in fueling a potential pogrom against trans youth and their allies.
A recent study from the University of Haifa claimed that there has been a 912% increase in antisemitism on TikTok since 2020.
TikTok's #MyJewishHeritage campaign for Jewish Heritage Month backfired when non-Jewish creators' videos were featured at the top of the hashtag, resulting in an influx of antisemitic comments on those videos.
Jewish creators on TikTok are trying to reclaim the song "If I Were a Rich Man" from the musical Fiddler on the Roof, which has been used in an antisemitic trend on the platform.
The author discusses their frustration in not being able to find Bob Dylan's song "Neighborhood Bully" on YouTube due to it being labeled as hate speech.
Jewish creators on TikTok have been facing a significant amount of anti-Semitism on the platform, alongside hate for other minority groups.
The article discusses the opposition of civil rights icon John Lewis to the Million Man March organized by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan in 1995.
The author reflects on the need to combat Islamophobia within the Jewish community, underscored by the tragedies like the Tree of Life shooting and the Christchurch mosque attack.
In 1993, Henry Louis Gates Jr. critiqued the rising movement to ban hate speech, pointing out a contradiction in its premise that hate speech was structurally embedded in American culture while also assuming an anti-racist consensus.