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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
Michael Gove (House of Commons)
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
Ruth Smeeth f
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
Dame Margaret Hodge
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 raised concerns about Kayne West's antisemitic comments
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
Examples of far-right online antisemitism from the CST report in 2018
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
Jewish News and Jewish Chronicle.
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
Rio Ferdinand giving evidence to joint committee seeking views on how to improve the draft Online Safety Bill designed to tackle social media abuse.
December 14, 2021, 12:04 am
Online Safety Bill is a moment in history – it must be strong and well-crafted
Danny Stone, Chief Executive of the Antisemitism Policy Trust, analyses the important but imperfect Online Safety Bill, a draft of which is published by the Government today.
By Danny Stone
Marcus Fysh MP
December 13, 2021, 4:43 pm
Tory MP condemned for ‘unacceptable’ vaccine passport ‘Nazi’ slur
Marcus Fysh, the MP for Yeovil, made the claim that the UK is not 'Nazi Germany' after discussing proposals for vaccine passports in a radio interview
By Lee Harpin
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