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There is a lot of antisemitic hate speech on social media – and algorithms are partly to blame

  • Written by Sabine von Mering, Director, Center for German and European Studies, Brandeis University
There is a lot of antisemitic hate speech on social media – and algorithms are partly to blameSocial media is being used all over the world to express hatred of Jews.Urupong/ iStock / Getty Images Plus

Antisemitic incidents have shown a sharp rise in the United States. The Anti-Defamation League, a New York-based Jewish civil rights group that has been tracking cases since 1979, found that there were 2,717 incidents in 2021. This represents...

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