Posted on 02/21/23
| News Source: Arutz-7
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) has launched an awareness campaign aimed to convince social media platforms to address the spread of antisemitism by taking “concrete action.”
The campaign follows the publication of AJC’s State of Antisemitism in America Report 2022, which found significant numbers of Americans are experiencing antisemitic content online and on social media.
“The report underlines the need for more to be done to fight antisemitism in the digital world,” AJC CEO Ted Deutch said. “Social media companies must do more in the fight against antisemitism, first by ensuring their platforms are not used as launching pads for conspiracies and hate targeting Jews.”
The AJC report’s findings demonstrate the gravity of online antisemitism. Noting that 69 percent of Jews surveyed reported they had experienced antisemitism online, either as a target or by seeing antisemitic content, the survey also found that younger Jews (85 percent) were more likely to experience online antisemitism than those over 30 (64 percent).
The centerpiece of the AJC campaign is an online petition urging Twitter, Meta, TikTok, and YouTube to employ the policy recommendations in AJC’s Call to Action Against Antisemitism to curb anti-Jewish hate.
The Call to Action’s social media recommendations include ensuring transparency, improving moderation systems, making it easier to report antisemitism, and hiring liaisons to listen to the concerns of the Jewish community.