The Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect tweeted Wednesday that Facebook had removed its post advocating for Holocaust education because it “violated community standards.” The center said it tweeted out the same post, which linked to a Daily Kos article that found only 10 states require Holocaust and genocide education. “You haven’t given us a…
We’re only just past the halfway point of 2018, but the Jewish year 5778 is drawing to a close. And man, oh Manischewitz, it has truly been a whirlwind. As Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, rapidly approaches, we feel compelled to share some of our favorite moments from the past year. Biblically, Rosh Hashanah…
Twenty-five of the world’s leading Holocaust educators co-signed a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday, urging him to stop Holocaust denial on the platform, Haaretz [reported] (https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/gal-gadot-to-star-as-hedy-lamarr-in-new-american-tv-series-1.6359278). “Facebook must not allow complete and utter falsehoods about the Holocaust, and about the Jewish people, to go systematically unchecked,” they said. “Freedom of speech laws…
Like a Holocaust-denier plunging confusedly through a thicket of historical evidence, Mark Zuckerberg’s worth has plunged precariously. Zuckerberg, who has been in hot water since purporting in an interview that most Holocaust deniers are just confused and since the news leaked that Facebook’s profit from the Trump Campaign’s social media advertising is much greater than…
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared in a post Wednesday that the social media giant continues to invest heavily in safety and security, and that that significantly impacts profitability. The social media giant lost more than $125 billion in value after the markets closed, with shares plummeting more than 20%, following an earnings report that missed…
The parents of Noah Pozner, one of the 20 children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting, penned an open letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in the Guardian on Wednesday, urging him to find solutions to the abuse they, and other victims’ parents, have been subjected to, particularly on the social media…
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg prefers to manage the fake news problem through rational, careful experiments and modest changes, Axios reported. Experts say that the social media platform could do a number of things to reduce fake news. But almost every option would challenge Zuckerberg’s long-term vision for the company. He sees fake news as a…
Mark Zuckerberg insisted Facebook is burying Holocaust denial at the bottom of search results, but actual search results say otherwise, according to the Daily Beast. Facebook still puts groups devoted to denying the idea that six million died in the Holocaust among the top results for searches on the site, as well as in searches…
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