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May 11, 2026, 6:26 pm

I deleted a young woman’s Jewish identity from the internet

Politely terrifying emails arriving at Jewish News reveal a dark and sinister truth about modern Britain

By Richard Ferrer

November 12, 2025, 3:57 pm

UK tech minister criticises Ofcom over online safety delays amid antisemitism concerns

EXCLUSIVE: Liz Kendall, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, writes to Ofcom chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes

By Lee Harpin

The move by Twitch, an Amazon-owned platform with more than 240 million active users, comes after increased scrutiny.

November 20, 2024, 1:19 pm

Platform Twitch bans word ‘Zionist’ as a proxy for spreading hate toward Jews

The move comes following mounting complaints of antisemitism on the platform favored by video gamers

By Asaf Elia-Shalev (JTA)

Rio Ferdinand giving evidence to joint committee seeking views on how to improve the draft Online Safety Bill designed to tackle social media abuse.

September 13, 2023, 4:49 pm

Campaigners against antisemitism welcome changes to government’s Online Harms Bill

Antisemitism Policy Trust's chief executive Danny Stone praises Baroness Morgan over support to improve scope of legislation on small, high harm platforms

By Lee Harpin

July 10, 2023, 9:38 pm

Gove defends online safety legislation over claims it is ‘weak’ on antisemitism

Michael Gove agreed with Labour MP Alex Sobel who said 'much antisemitism takes place online'

By Lee Harpin

February 2, 2023, 10:06 am

Baroness Anderson concerned about plans to delete online threats

Discussing proposals for the Online Safety Bill in the Lords, Anderson, previously Ruth Smeeth, said 'How will I know if someone is threatening to kill me if the threat has already gone?'

By Lee Harpin

January 17, 2023, 10:32 pm

Jewish community left frustrated by online safety legislation, says Margaret Hodge

The outspoken politician tells MPs:'People like me are left with a sense of bitterness that our suffering has to be tolerated because of some ideological, misplaced, flawed and ill-thought-out interpretation of freedom of speech'

By Lee Harpin

Alex Davies-Jones MP raised concerns about Kayne West's antisemitic comments in the Commons

December 5, 2022, 5:33 pm

MPs raise fears Kanye West ‘Hitler worship’ would be allowed under Online Safety Bill

Labour MPs - including Christian Wakeford and Alex Davies-Jones - express fears in the Commons that the Government's new online safety proposals would allow the antisemitic rapper's 'abhorrent' behaviour go unpunished

By Lee Harpin

Examples of far-right online antisemitism from the CST report in 2018

November 28, 2022, 10:29 pm

Government says new online safety plans give adults the power to block antisemitism

Antisemitism Policy Trust director Danny Stone welcomed amendments to long-awaited Online Safety Bill, but says the focus on 'content over systems' is 'disappointing'

By Lee Harpin

November 4, 2022, 1:18 pm

Labour warn watered-down online safety bill ‘will allow antisemitic hate to flourish’

Shadow tech minister Alex Davies-Jones and Danny Stone of the Antisemitism Policy Trust urge the government not to jeopardise legislation aimed at tackling online hate, including anti-Jewish racism

By Lee Harpin

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivering his Budget to the House of Commons. Picture date: Wednesday March 3, 2021.

November 4, 2022, 11:12 am

Spike in ‘globalist plot’ slur online attacks directed at PM Sunak

New research shows how the prime minister, a former banker, has been targeted in tweets using often dog-whistle term drawing on antisemitic conspiracy theories

By Lee Harpin

October 11, 2022, 9:35 am

OPINION: Transition to new formats will give Jewish media a new lease of life

Alex Brummer, city editor of the Daily Mail and chair of Jewish News, with an optimistic appraisal of what the future has in store for the community's media platforms.

By Alex Brummer

Baroness Morgan, Danny Stone MBE and Lord Pickles at Antisemitism Policy Trust event at Tory conference

October 4, 2022, 9:42 am

Ex-Tory minister criticises those ‘hung up on freedom of speech’ in hate debate

Baroness Morgan told the Antisemitism Policy Trust event at Tory conference 'We are not better off as a society by allowing certain content to flourish, including antisemitism, self harm and misogyny'

By Lee Harpin

Online abuse (Photo by John Schnobrich on Unsplash via Jewish News)

April 21, 2022, 9:47 am

Government giving ‘serious consideration’ to calls to act over hate on smaller sites

Tory and Labour MPs have reacted to warnings from campaigners against antisemitism regarding danger posed by small online platforms as government legislates against online hate

By Lee Harpin

Examples of online hatred, focused largely on Twitter credit CST

December 14, 2021, 8:05 am

Social media firms urged to make ‘major changes’ to stop antisemitic abuse

New report by influential parliamentary committee, chaired by Conservative MP Damian Collins, also calls for Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms to act over disposable anonymous accounts

By Lee Harpin

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