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October 22, 2020
THE WEEK'S BIG 3
An ADL analysis of hate speech on Facebook and Telegram in 2020 identified a series of concerning trends, including a generally high prevalence of hate speech towards Black and Jewish people on both platforms. An alleged neo-Nazi and white supremacist pleaded guilty to a hate crime for plotting to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue last year. Social media giant TikTok is toughening its stance against the QAnon conspiracy theory, expanding its ban to all content or accounts that promote videos advancing baseless ideas from the far-right online movement.
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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Racism Flourished on Facebook and Telegram Amid George Floyd Protests, ADL Finds
“The study—conducted in collaboration with researchers from the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Media Engagement and the Global Disinformation Index—surveyed thousands of posts from Facebook, as well as over 52 Telegram channels, for mention of select terms used to discuss Black and Jewish people in the U.S.” Forbes:
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READ: Computational Propaganda and the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election -- Antisemitic and Anti-Black Content on Facebook and Telegram
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Alleged Neo-Nazi Pleads Guilty in Synagogue Plot
“Richard Holzer, 28, pleaded guilty to attempting to stop people from exercising their religion with an explosive or fire and attempting to destroy a building used in interstate commerce in a plea deal with prosecutors.” Associated Press:
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READL Welcomes Hate Crime Plea in Plot to Blow Up Pueblo Synagogue
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ADL Report from 2019: Colorado White Supremacist Arrested for Plotting to Blow Up Synagogue
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TikTok Tightens Crackdown on QAnon, Will Ban Accounts That Promote Disinformation
“TikTok's sweeping action against QAnon comes just as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other technology giants have announced bans on content from the Trump-supporting conspiracy theory. QAnon started in October 2017 and has amassed an enormous following online thanks largely to social media companies.” NPR:
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READ MORE: TikTok details how it’s taking further action against hateful ideologies -- TechCrunch
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ADL Report from August: Extremists are Using a Range of Techniques to Exploit TikTok
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KEY ADL SOCIAL STATEMENTS
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Excited to be working with my friend @MARCMORIAL as @ADL & @NatUrbanLeague expand its partnership around the “Our Time, Our Vote” voting rights project…
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Important analysis from our colleagues at @MuslimAdvocates and @globalextremism on the role Facebook has played in the proliferation of Anti-Muslim hate and violence globally…
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Three years in, 545 children remain apart from their parents amidst a pandemic because of the administration’s cruel “zero tolerance” immigration policy and family separation. The damage is incalculable and was entirely preventable…
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IN THE COMMUNITY
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ADL says election-related hate on the rise: ’antisemitism, racism, xenophobia & all forms of bigotry.’ (Boston Globe)
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Hate Groups Active In Ohio Long Before Plot To Kidnap Michigan Governor (WOSU Radio, Columbus, OH)
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Police investigating series of threats, hateful messages against Seattle mayor (ABC Seattle -- Miri Cypers interviewed)
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ADL IN THE NEWS
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Joe Biden Urged To Grant 2.2 Million Deferred Enforced Departure On ‘Day One Of His Presidency’ (Forbes)
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What Is a Militia? And Why Is the Word So Controversial These Days? (The New York Times)
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A New York Times op-ed tried to elevate Black women, but it failed to address Louis Farrakhan’s bigotry (JTA -- Jonathan Greenblatt op-ed)
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