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January 12, 2022, 10:07 am

Board of Deputies senior VP asked to ‘step down’ over far-right social media posts

EXCLUSIVE: Investigation launched into posts by Gary Mond, deputy for JNF UK, who is accused of showing support for anti-Islam activist Pamela Geller, who is banned from the UK.

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

December 10, 2021, 12:12 pm

More than half-a-million antisemitic tweets sent per year, shocking new report says

Woolf Institute study with Community Security Trust and Antisemitism Policy Trust shows up to 1,350 anti-Jewish posts on Twitter a day, representing two per British Jew annually

By Jewish News Reporter

December 2, 2021, 11:35 am

Twitter suspends Wiley AGAIN for claiming ‘Satanic Jews’ control music

Disgraced rapper also shared an image of him dressed as an Orthodox Jew and impersonating a senior figure from Campaign Against Antisemitism.

By Jack Mendel

A tweet from Fadah Jassem announcing her new position with emoji flags of 17 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, including the Palestinian flag but not the Israeli flag. (Screenshot)

November 11, 2021, 8:26 am

Twitter’s new curator for Middle East news apologises for anti-Israel tweets

Fadah Jassem, who left Israel out of a message announcing her new role, tweeted in 2010, that the Jewish state was “not born” but “dropped like a bomb in the middle of Palestine.”

By JTA

From left: Soly Malinovsky (Eddie Marsan) with Vivien Epstein (Agnes O'Casey) and Ronnie Malinovsky (Danny Sykes. Credit: Ben Blackall

October 18, 2021, 12:28 pm

Ridley Road actor Eddie Marsan abused for playing Jewish character

Actor who is not Jewish speaks out after being abused for playing Jewish character on new BBC series.

By Jewish News Reporter

Social media apps (Kon Karampelas/Unsplash)

October 13, 2021, 10:53 am

Young people exposed to ‘widespread’ antisemitism on social media, report says

Jew-hate is 'rife' online according to Hope Not Hate, which said conspiracy theories hit a major spike during the pandemic

By Jewish News Reporter

August 26, 2021, 3:45 pm

Jewish News special report, part two: Divided on division

In the final instalment of our deep dive into polarisation across British Jewry, we ask: are we really more divided than ever?

By Stephen Oryszczuk

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July 28, 2021, 12:30 pm

Campaigners say Twitter ignored antisemitic tweets, including calls to ‘gas Jews’

Social media giant accused of not taking action over hateful posts and failing to hold promised meetings to discuss the issue, according to Campaign Against Antisemitism

By Jewish News Reporter

June 8, 2021, 9:46 pm

Sky News presenter blames ‘Jew hate’ in the UK on Israel

Middle East correspondent Mark Stone apologises after his tweet citing the actions of the Israeli government sparks fury

By Lee Harpin

April 29, 2021, 2:24 pm

‘London is a sleeping giant about to be woken up’

The co-founders of a newly-launched property advice business tell Candice Krieger that the death of the office is a myth and people want to get back to the workplace

By Candice Krieger

Dame Margaret Hodge, Parliamentary Chair of the Jewish Labour Movement, during a press conference by the JLM at the offices of Mishcon de Reya in London, following the publication of damming anti-Semitism report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

March 24, 2021, 4:48 pm

Margaret Hodge: End social media anonymity by requiring all users to be verified

Veteran Jewish MP cites abusive, racist and misogynistic messages when challenging Jew hate, as she calls on ministers to work with social media companies to take action

By Jewish News Reporter

February 25, 2021, 12:59 pm

Bristol ‘end Zionism’ professor ‘seeking court order against Twitter’

According to court filings, Professor David Miller is legally pursuing the social media giant.

By Josh Salisbury

January 5, 2021, 7:43 pm

Antisemitism Cow quits Twitter, telling its CEO: ‘Blood is on your hands’

Anonymous account which highlights Jew-hate on the social media platform tagged in its CEO Jack Dorsey, saying there is 'no excuse for your allowing Nazis to run rampant'

By JTA

Actress Tracy-Ann Oberman called for a 48-hour boycott of Twitter to protest antiSemitism on the platform, many politicians joined, including Jess Phillips. (Twitter)

October 17, 2020, 4:39 pm

Following Facebook, Twitter will now ban Holocaust denial

Second major social media network makes the move after Mark Zuckerberg's announcement last week.

By Ben Sales (JTA)

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