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Fast Forward DOJ: Russia targeted Jews in a campaign to influence elections
The Forward was one of several news outlets attacked as part of illegal propaganda war, Department of Justice charges
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Fast Forward ‘From the river to the sea’ is not hate speech says Meta’s Oversight Board
The ruling also criticizes Meta's tools for data oversight as inadequate
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Culture Why are Jews calling anyone who disagrees with them a kapo?
The term is one of the harshest insults between Jews, yet somehow it has become just another political epithet
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Culture It’s impossible to moderate artificial intelligence. Maybe we should stop trying
Instagram and X recently launched AI's that regularly break the platforms' own moderation rules.
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Politics Is Doug Emhoff hot? It may matter more than you think
Attractiveness, for better or for worse, can help win elections, particularly in a meme-driven election cycle
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Politics Is ‘Momala’ Kamala Harris’ new viral meme moment?’
The 'Brat' memes are already growing old, but another Yiddish-sounding viral moment may be on the campaign's horizon
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Opinion Antisemitism is constantly evolving — social media companies need to as well
Meta, who owns Facebook and Instagram, is the only social media company that is preventing 'Zionist' from being used as hate speech
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Culture In groundbreaking new policy, Facebook says calling someone a ‘Zionist pig’ is antisemitic
Previously, Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, had only prohibited comparisons between Zionists and rats
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