Incidents of antisemitism and hate crimes against Jews have increased in recent years across the globe, picking up speed since the start of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, reigniting conspiracy theories and serving as a focus of hate during times of uncertainty, both on and offline. [...] The following is an overview of the results: 33 The average score was a C, with Twitter and YouTube receiving the highest grade of a B- and Roblox receiving the lowest score of D- for its poor data accessibility as well as for leaving up antisemitic content, despite trusted flaggers alerting it to the presence of dangerous speech. [...] As a part of the Canadian Taskforce to Combat Online Antisemitism, MIGS hosted three townhalls in October and November of 2021 and in January of 2022, to gain a better understanding of the scope of online antisemitism as well as the best ways by which to address it. [...] As stated by Christopher Tuckwood, Executive Director of the Sentinel Project: “Hate speech loads the gun, but misinformation pulls the trigger.” Some of the civic organizations’ recommendations to address online antisemitism were as follows: • The wide adoption of the IHRA definition; • A redefinition of online antisemitism as a human rights issue not a religious freedom issue; 14 • The adoption. [...] Today and every day, let us commit never to be silent in the face of hatred, and never again allow the world to relive the horror of the Holocaust.57 Appendix 1: “The Happy Merchant” Some of the oft-shared images have been embodiments of the “greedy” and “powerful” myths in the “Happy Merchant”, a stereotypical visual representation of a Jewish man grinning, while clasping his hands.
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