Ending Facebook censorship is a victory for freedom, not antisemitism ADL’s claims that Mark Zuckerberg’s decision will harm Jews show their partisanship and liberal frustration over Trump’s defeat of the censorship-industrial complex. Jonathan S. Tobin Jan. 8, 2025
Hedge-fund CEO claims ‘election interference’ in failed bids to reform Harvard board Three candidates proposed by Bill Ackman and one by Mark Zuckerberg would have pushed for greater action against antisemitism. Feb. 6, 2024
Jewish director says Facebook banning ads for his Holocaust film was shameful Joshua Newton said the tech giant’s move hurt his film’s prospects. Alan Zeitlin Sept. 28, 2022
Mark Zuckerberg and wife donate $1.3 million to 11 Jewish groups Nine of the recipients are based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The other two are national: OneTable, which helps Jews host Shabbat dinners; and PJ Library, which provides free books to Jewish families. Sept. 23, 2021
Jewish pro-Trump groups accuse Facebook of censorship ahead of US elections The platform had moved to ban several pro-Trump groups comprised of Russian American Jews, raising questions over the role social-media companies play in the current free exchange of ideas. Sean Savage Oct. 30, 2020
Can France’s courts learn from Facebook in the fight against anti-Semitism? Two days before Mark Zuckerberg declared his shift on Holocaust denial, there was a creepy reminder of the danger it poses on full display along the celebrated rue de Rivoli in Paris. Ben Cohen Oct. 16, 2020
Survivors launch online campaign to ban Holocaust denial from Facebook The #NoDenyingIt campaign spotlights Holocaust survivors urging Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg to remove Holocaust-denying groups, pages and posts July 30, 2020
Should an Islamist on Facebook’s new oversight board scare users? The problem with Mark Zuckerberg punting responsibility for his site to a committee is bigger than one troubling appointment. Jonathan S. Tobin May 14, 2020
Facebook names ex-member of Muslim Brotherhood-linked party to new board “We cannot be removed by Facebook,” they penned in a “New York Times” opinion piece. “Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, has also personally committed to this arrangement.” May 13, 2020
