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Fast Forward How long before new TikTokers see Nazi content? 75 minutes, according to a Jan. 6 committee test
An account called Alice did not interact with the TikTok app in any way, and it still showed her Nazis
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Culture Jew vs. ‘jew:’ Google’s offensive definition causes a (brief) online stir
The search engine defaulted to showing a derogatory use of 'jew' as a verb
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Culture Could Elon Musk’s replacement CEO make Twitter good for the Jews?
It's been pretty bad for the Jews under Musk
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Fast Forward Bari Weiss, author of antisemitism book, takes role in Musk’s push to reinstate conservatives and extremists
The ADL, which has partnered with Weiss in the past and has called out Musk for allowing antisemites back on Twitter, refused to comment
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Culture How could anyone ever hate Anne Frank — why a fringe group declared war on the Holocaust’s most famous victim
Anne Frank trending on Twitter is rarely a good thing.
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Fast Forward On Reddit, Kanye superfans finally reach their breaking point
The r/Kanye subreddit is no longer analyzing lyrics — it's educating about the dangers of Nazism
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Fast Forward Kanye West suspended again from Twitter after posting swastika following pro-Hitler ‘Infowars’ appearance
Ye’s effort to acquire Parler, a rival social media platform, is also dead
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Fast Forward A calmer, less antisemitic Twitter alternative? An Israeli entrepreneur may have the solution
The former CEO of the Waze navigation app says his new social media platform won’t tolerate the bigotry now flourishing on Twitter
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