World Jewish Congress welcomes Meta Oversight Board decision on Holocaust denial content
Meta’s Oversight Board is to address Holocaust denial content more seriously on its platforms, Facebook and Instagram. Read more
Meta tightens control of content after Hamas attack
Facebook’s parent company, Meta, says it is taking additional measures against the spread of illegal and misleading content online following the attack by Islamist Hamas on Israel. Read more
Facebook bans posts denying and distorting the Holocaust
October 13, 2020 by
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Facebook announced on Monday that it is banning posts that deny or distort the Holocaust. Read more
New initiative helps tackle antisemitic content on entertainment platforms
October 9, 2020 by
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In this time of social distancing and sheltering in place, people all over the world are spending more time on streaming sites than ever before. Read more
After Zoom de-platforms Leila Khaled event, Facebook and YouTube follow suit
September 24, 2020 by Jackson Richman - JNS
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After being de-platformed by the video-conferencing platform Zoom, Facebook and YouTube appeared to follow suit and remove an event on Wednesday being promoted and live-streamed, respectively, on their platform. Read more
Survivors launch online campaign to ban Holocaust denial from Facebook
A group of Holocaust survivors has launched a campaign calling on Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg to take immediate action to remove Holocaust denial from the social media site. Read more
$30 worth of hate: “Hitler should have gassed you Jewish scum”
July 29, 2020 by J-Wire Staff
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A Sydney rabbi received a torrent of antisemitic messages attempting to conclude a deal on Facebook marketplace. Read more
Facebook removes Trump campaign ads, including one with Nazi prisoner symbol
Facebook removed Trump campaign ads on Thursday that targeted the far-left Antifa movement, including one with a downward-pointing red triangle that apparently resembled a Nazi designation symbol for political prisoners in concentration camps. Read more
Facebook names ex-member of Muslim Brotherhood-linked party to new board
Among the first 20 members Facebook announced last week to its new and independent oversight board is Peace Prize Nobel laureate Tawakkol Karman, a former member of the Muslim Brotherhood-linked Al Islah Party in Yemen. Read more
Facebook plans external board to decide on questionable spots on its site
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry’s co-CEO Peter Wertheim travelled to Singapore to participate in a two-day consultation on the establishment of an independent External Oversight Board proposed to empower to make final decisions about contested content appearing on Facebook. Read more
Is Facebook kosher?…ask the rabbi
July 30, 2018 by J-Wire
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Rabbi Raymond Apple answers this and other questions… Read more
International legal group works to remove Holocaust-denial content on Facebook
The Lawfare Project filed take-down notices this week against Facebook posts denying the Holocaust and containing antisemitic material, successfully leading to several posts being removed or blocked by Facebook in a number of countries. Read more
Ponim Book
Facebook has established its first research and development unit outside of the United States…in Israel, personally welcomed by President and Facebook user Shimon Peres. Read more
Facebook faces online hate protest
The Melbourne-based Online Hate Prevention Institute has played an integral role in a protest by more than 75 people at Facebook HQ in Menlo Park Calfornia over the issue of antisemitism and Holocaust denial on the social media platform. Read more
