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Twitter reinstates Canary Mission account after appeal by its supporters
24.10.2018
“After 2 weeks of being locked, and after 3 rejected appeals, we just received an email from Twitter stating: ‘After further review, we have unsuspended your account as it does not appear to be in violation of the Twitter Rules,’ ” Canary Mission told JNS.
Canary Mission Twitter page. Credit: Screenshot.
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Liel Asulin15.10.2018
Meet ‘Joe,’ bringing objectivity to Mideast reporting in 280 characters or less
Enter Joseph Truzman, known on Twitter simply as “Joe.” What began as a hobby of tracking and documenting various Palestinian militant groups in Gaza has become the “go to” source for objective coverage of ongoing clashes in the enclave.
Liel Asulin (Linkedin)
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Jonathan S. Tobin08.08.2018
Social media and the hate-speech slippery slope
Banning hatemongers and Holocaust-deniers seems like a no-brainer for Facebook. But do we really want big tech to be the arbiters of free speech?
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After anti-Semitic tirade, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan loses Twitter verification
12.06.2018
The little blue check-mark badge was removed after a video from Farrakhan’s three-hour May 27 sermon blamed Jews for advocating “Satanic” same-sex marriage, imposing undue influence on former U.S. President Barack Obama and using sex to get parts in Hollywood films.
Louis Farrakhan addressing followers. Source: screen capture.
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ADL report finds 4.2 million anti-Semitic tweets in 2017
07.05.2018
The report evaluated the tweet based on subjects ranging from Holocaust denial and anti-Semitic slurs to positive references to anti-Semitic figures, books and podcasts.
A view of the Anti-Defamation League's Twitter report. Credit: ADL.
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Twitter shares plummet after threat of lawsuit by Israel
21.03.2018
Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked has accused it of providing a channel for terror organizations to promote terror and incite violence.
Israeli Minister of Justice Ayelet Shaked speaks at the Sixth Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism conference at the Jerusalem Convention Center on March 20, 2018. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.
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