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Culture How Gaza became an online clapback to anything (and I mean anything) you disagree with
Posts about invasive plants, sunburns and eating disorders are all plagued by commenters comparing their trials to war
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Culture Meta is weighing whether ‘from the river to the sea’ is hate speech. But will it matter?
Social media companies have long struggled to effectively apply their moderation standards
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Culture Viral meme urges ‘all eyes on Rafah’ — yet it fails to show Rafah at all
The irony of bringing attention to the death toll in Gaza with a sanitized, AI-generated image
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Fast Forward Meta asks for content moderation help with posts that say ‘all Israelis are criminals’
Sometimes, when users call a group of people criminals, they are referring to the government officials
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Fast Forward Should ‘From the river to the sea’ be allowed on Facebook and Instagram? Meta’s Oversight Board is considering the question.
The review comes after the House of Representatives issued a resolution calling the pro-Palestinian phrase antisemitic
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Opinion Rampant hate, no transparency, antisemitism behind the scenes: Why Jews should support a TikTok sale
A sale won't immediately fix the problems plaguing the beleaguered social media app. But it's an essential first step
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News Jewish content creators say the campaign against TikTok is misguided
Despite antisemitism on the platform, some feel it’s a great way to educate Jews and non-Jews
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Culture Is every red carpet look sort of Jewish? This meme queen says yes
Shoshana Gottlieb's Jewish red carpet reviews have a devoted — and demanding — audience
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Fast Forward Why neo-Nazis marched in Ohio this weekend, and almost every weekend in the US
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Opinion The group behind Project 2025 has a plan to protect Jews. It will do the opposite.
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Opinion Just about every interpretation of Trump’s narrow election victory is wrong
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News Texas schools want to add Queen Esther to the curriculum. Here’s why Jews (and many Christians) are opposed.
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Fast Forward Ursula Haverbeck, infamous German Holocaust denier known as ‘Nazi grandma,’ dies at 96
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Fast Forward A Jewish museum in Tulsa held a funeral for remains of Holocaust victims it kept for years
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Sports Texas A&M’s Sam Salz cherishes his first taste of DI college football — and the opportunity to inspire fellow Orthodox Jews
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