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“Not the real Jews”: Denying Jews their Jewishness
Joshua Sampson explores narratives on social media that seek to undermine the right of Jews to self-determination.
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Denial and justification of the October 7 attacks
This briefing by Ella Mishan looks at some of the denial and justification we have found on social media of the October 7 attacks.
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The line between Academic Freedom and Antisemitism
This article looks at some of the antisemitism found on X / Twitter being disseminated by accounts belonging to academics from New Zealand.
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Racism on X, Gab & TikTok
While the most widely regulated form of hate speech, thanks to the UN’s International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), online racism continues
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Generative Hate
Generative Artificial Intelligence is increasingly being used to promote online hate. It has been particularly visible in online antisemitism content in recent months. This is an additional problem
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Antisemitism in New Zealand pro-Palestinian Facebook groups
This briefing outlines some of the antisemitism that is present in Facebook groups and pages dedicated to solidarity for Palestine in New Zealand.
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Online Denial of Antisemitism
Denial is a common theme in antisemitic discourse – from the ever present Holocaust denial to the current case of October 7 denial. This briefing explores online denial of antisemitism itself – both in terms of denying the concept as a whole and denying specific instances of antisemitism.
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Antisemitic Google Reviews
In late 2023 we responded to a number of fake reviews being left on Jewish businesses. We documented these cases and met with YouTube to discuss them. The reviews were removed by Google as hate speech.
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Denial of Jewish people’s right to self determination
Claims that Israel’s very existence is racist, colonialist, apartheid, and/or ‘malicious’ are often made in order to advocate for the destruction or disestablishment of Israel. These claims deny the Jewish people’s right to self determination, a right guaranteed to all peoples under the founding charter of the United Nations.
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Right wing extremism in 2024
The Online Hate Prevention Institute collected over 4,000 items of hate across ten social media platforms. This articles looks at right-wing extremism in this data.