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October 15, 2020
THE WEEK'S BIG 3
After years of urging from ADL and other civil rights organizations, Facebook will ban posts that deny the Holocaust. A video has gone viral on social media of a man shouting at a Hasidic Jewish man for not wearing a mask on an empty New York City street. YouTube on Thursday became the latest social media giant to take steps to stop QAnon, the sprawling right-wing conspiracy theory community whose online fantasies about a cabal of satanic pedophiles running the world have spilled over into offline violence.
Read on for more on these headlines, news you can use to fight hate and the latest info about ADL from around the country.
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Facebook Bans Holocaust Denial, Distortion Posts
“Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the new policy Monday, the latest attempt by the company to take action against conspiracy theories and misinformation ahead of the U.S. presidential election three weeks away.” Associated Press:
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After Long Fight, ADL is Relieved at Facebook Announcement That It Will Remove Holocaust Denial Content
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ADL Resource: Facebook Has a Holocaust Denial Problem
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NYC Jewish Man Berated for Not Wearing Mask on Empty Street
“The video, which appeared to be taken from someone driving a car, features a man shouting at the Hasidic Jewish man, ‘Put your f—ing mask on! Put your mask on! There’s COVID cases! Hurry up! Put it on!’ The Jewish man, who was talking on the phone, puts his mask on. Nobody was around him.” Jewish Journal:
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Jonathan Greenblatt tweet: This is #antisemitism, plain & simple. This man had no one near him & had a mask at the ready. The only reason he is being harassed is because he is an Orthodox Jew…
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READ: Jonathan Greenblatt and Devorah Halberstam op-ed in the New York Daily News
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YouTube Cracks Down on QAnon Conspiracy Theory, Citing Offline Violence
“The company announced in a blog post that it was updating its hate speech and harassment policies to prohibit ‘content that targets an individual or group with conspiracy theories that have been used to justify real-world violence.’ The new policy will prohibit content promoting QAnon, as well as related conspiracy theories such as Pizzagate, which falsely claims that top Democrats and Hollywood elites are running an underground sex-trafficking ring from the basement of a Washington pizza restaurant.” The New York Times:
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Jonathan Greenblatt tweet: Good to see @YouTube taking additional action to tackle #antisemitism, conspiracy theories, QAnon and other hateful activity on the platform…
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ADL Resource: QAnon Conspiracies on Facebook Could Prompt Real-World Violence
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KEY ADL SOCIAL STATEMENTS
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Encouraged @Twitter is confirming that #Holocaustdenialism = #antisemitsm and they will push it off the platform…
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No matter what it could be, we can all find our own ways to speak out against hate during ADL’s #WalkAgainstHate…
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FYI, @MarshaBlackburn, conspiracy theories about #GeorgeSoros are an entry point into antisemitic beliefs about Jewish power and malevolence…
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IN THE COMMUNITY
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US Rep. Jahana Hayes called derogatory terms during Newtown meeting (News 12 Connecticut)
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San Diego Rabbi Assaulted by Teenager (Jewish Journal)
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Swastika stickers found on Bellingham businesses in hate crime incident, police say (ABC Seattle -- Miri Cypers interviewed)
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ADL IN THE NEWS
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Militias targeting Michigan and Virginia governors show rise of 'boogaloo' violence (Yahoo News)
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Registration, lawyers and patience: How Jewish groups are protecting voting access in 2020 (JTA)
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The Ad-Hoc Group of Activists and Academics Convening a “Real Facebook Oversight Board” (The New Yorker)
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