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Fast Forward TikTok’s pro-Israel investors face conundrum as platform is blamed for fueling antisemitism
If Arthur Dantchik and Jeff Yass have pushed for a greater effort to rein in antisemitic content, it’s not known. But it’s clear that they have both the potential to force a conversation about Jewish concerns within the Chinese company — and incentives not to
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Fast Forward Top Israeli TikTok employee resigns after accusing company of antisemitism
Barak Herscowitz announced his resignation on X, saying "Am Yisrael Chai."
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Culture How fast does TikTok send users down the antisemitic rabbit hole?
TikTok feeds its users videos with little input. What makes it feed them antisemitism?
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Fast Forward Could social media really have stopped the Holocaust? Scholars say Elon Musk’s ‘fantasy scenario’ is far-fetched
One scholar suggested that Musk “take an intro course on the Holocaust"
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Fast Forward Meta is failing to catch memes and innuendo promoting Holocaust denial, oversight panel concludes
An Instagram post using a SpongeBob SquarePants meme to promote Holocaust denial stayed up despite six complaints from users that generated four automated reviews and two human assessments
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Opinion Is Musk’s visit to Auschwitz the kind of Holocaust remembrance we really want?
Musk made a highly publicized visit to the concentration camp with his son and right-wing pundit Ben Shapiro
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Culture ‘Pretty girls support Palestine’ and ‘Zionism is sexy’ — is sex appeal key to online war discourse?
Can being hot online really contribute to #freepalestine or #releasethehostages?
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Fast Forward Meta inappropriately removed content related to Israel-Hamas war, oversight board concludes
Automated moderation tools removed posts that should have been allowed, according to the ruling
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Fast Forward Trump to ‘defend the rights of Christians,’ announces new faith initiative led by controversial televangelist
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Music Critics say Kendrick Lamar was too loud and hard to understand — they said the same thing about Bob Dylan in Newport
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Music In lawsuit, Drake accuses Kendrick Lamar of picking on ‘Jewish heritage’
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Opinion Why does Trump’s Gaza plan sound so familiar? Because the Nazis tried it first
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