Over 90 national, state and local Jewish organizations representing the Jewish community relations network are appealing to Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook to take action to stem the growth of antisemitism, racism, violent hatred and disinformation online. “You preside over one of the most powerful communications systems in human history. You have the ability and the means to reduce the hate and disinformation that tears us apart.”
The letter was released on the third anniversary of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville Virginia. As the country marks this moment, white supremacists are flourishing on platforms like Facebook, and Jewish communities have remained a target of white nationalist and antisemitic violence.
The groups, from across the country, across the political spectrum and across every denomination of Judaism pointed to four “common sense changes” that would stem the spread of hate and extremism online. They wrote: “Every day you delay, Jews, our partners in other communities and our society pay the price, while you reap the profits. It needs to stop now.”
During the pandemic there has been an increase in hate, antisemitism, racism, and disinformation online, including a proliferation of white nationalist rhetoric such as:
The letter urges Facebook to make the following changes to its platform:
Click here for the full text of the letter and signatories list.
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