Holocaust

FACEBOOK HAS ANNOUNCED that it will ban content that denies or distorts the Holocaust, describing the move as its latest effort to free the platform of hate. The social media giant, which has long been criticised for not doing enough to disempower Holocaust deniers and other hate groups, said it…

After years of allowing Holocaust denial to spread on its platform, Facebook today announced it will finally remove "any content that denies or distorts the Holocaust.""Today’s announcement marks another step in our effort to fight hate on our services," Monika Bickert, VP of Content Policy at Facebook, said in a…

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the site is banning posts that deny or distort the Holocaust and will start directing people to authoritative sources if they search for information about the Nazi genocide.Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote that his social networking platform has long taken down posts that 'praise hate…

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Monday that the tech giant would be expanding its hate speech policies to ban any content that "denies or distorts the Holocaust." Why it matters: Zuckerberg was caught flat-footed in a 2018 interview with Kara Swisher, then host of the Recode Decode podcast, when he…

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.: A Florida high school principal who was fired last year after telling a students mother not everyone believes the Holocaust happened was rehired after a recommendation by an administrative law judge.The Palm Beach County school board voted 4-3 on Wednesday to reinstate former Spanish River High…

UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed visited the Holocaust memorial in Berlin on Tuesday with his German and Israeli counterparts, a significant public gesture that comes two weeks after the signing of a normalization deal with Israel.Why it matters: Bin Zayed is one of the first senior Arab officials to…

Google says it’s looking into the search results and wants to improve them. But according to researchers, the results may not be an accident. By BEN SALES/JTA  SEPTEMBER 26, 2020 20:46 A Google search page is seen through a magnifying glass in this photo illustration taken in Berlin, August 11,…

“And what is the difference between Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump?” Deutsch said. “I’m not saying there’s a Holocaust, but when you look at the tactics, that is where we are right now.” By BEN SALES/JTA  SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 11:48 US President Donald Trump rallies with supporters at a campaign…

Some of the biggest songwriters in music came together with Holocaust survivor and educator Ben Lesser for a new global music campaign based on stories and experiences from some of history's most extraordinary people.  The meet-up is part of online and educational campaign The Global Classroom, a collaboration with the United Nations…