‘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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Opinion Young Americans are turning against Israel — and you can thank TikTok
New analyses show that pro-Palestinian content dwarfs all others on the app, and China is likely making it worse
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My TikTok and Instagram algorithms are making me rethink everything I believed about my own values
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Fast Forward How an Israeli TikToker’s little-known song became the soundtrack to emotional wartime reunions
In hundreds of videos, a Hebrew song with the lyrics “Good days will come…” builds to its crescendo as the soldier’s family falls upon him
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Fast Forward Sacha Baron Cohen, Debra Messing, Amy Schumer and other Jewish celebrities call out ‘the biggest antisemitic movement since the Nazis’ in meeting with TikTok execs
“I understand that you are in a very, very difficult and complicated place, but you also are the main platform for the dissemination of Jew hate,” Debra Messing said
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Opinion It shouldn’t take bin Laden to wake you up to rampant antisemitism on TikTok
Conspiracy theories, misinformation and extremism have been rampant on the app for years
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Culture Why has Osama bin Laden’s antisemitic ‘Letter to America’ gone viral on TikTok?
TikTokers are posting about the 'mind-opening letter' that justifies terrorism through US support for Israel
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Fast Forward Debra Messing, Amy Schumer, Isaac Mizrahi say TikTok ‘not safe for Jewish users’
The letter claims antisemitic harassment on the app has led to offline violence
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