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Elon Musk (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
September 28, 2023, 5:45 pm
Elon Musk insists antisemitism isn’t a problem on X
Declaration made in live chat with right-leaning Jews
By Andrew Lapin
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt spoke about the organization’s 2020 audit of antisemitic incidents titled "Fighting Hate from Home: 2020 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents & the State of Antisemitism in the U.S." Screenshot by David Rullo.
September 7, 2023, 10:31 am
ADL CEO: Elon Musk is a ‘great innovator’ who engages with ‘users who are espousing antisemitism and hate’
Musk threatened litigation against the group.
By Ben Sales
Memorial marker for Leo Frank (Photo by Jrryjude, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
August 21, 2023, 2:46 pm
X briefly allows anti-Leo Frank ‘community note’ as antisemitism flares
The note was appended to tweets by the Anti-Defamation League and its CEO.
By Philissa Cramer
Elon Musk in 2022 (Air Force photo by Trevor cokley, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
July 26, 2023, 10:21 am
There was a mass exodus to Threads. Is Jewish Twitter staying behind?
For all its flaws, Twitter still seems superior to its rivals when it comes to building community
By Louis Keene
Bari Weiss shown in The New York Times newsroom in 2018. (Josefin Dolsten)
December 15, 2022, 11:39 am
Bari Weiss takes leading role in Elon Musk’s push to limit Twitter moderation
Weiss has been a crusader against antisemitism.
By Ron Kampeas and Gabe Friedman
Kanye West in 2009 (Photo by David Shankbone, public domain via Wikimedia Commons)
December 2, 2022, 1:19 pm
Ye suspended again from Twitter
Kanye West removed from social media platform after posting swastika following pro-Hitler Infowars appearance
By Philissa Cramer
A tweet from an account impersonating AIPAC was online for hours Thursday night, in one of many signs of Twitter's chaos since its acquisition by Elon Musk. (Screenshot)
November 11, 2022, 10:55 am
Fake AIPAC’s endorsement of apartheid goes viral
Top Jewish exec departs amidst Twitter turmoil
By Philissa Cramer
In this photo illustration, the image of Elon Musk is displayed on a computer screen and the logo of Twitter on a mobile phone in Ankara, Turkiye on Oct. 6, 2022. (Muhammed Selim Korkutata/Anadolu Agency)
October 30, 2022, 6:58 pm
Online antisemites see opening as Twitter is handed over to Musk
A 4chan user called on others to use the hashtag #TheNoticing while posting antisemitic content on Twitter.
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Inspired by lessons from Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg's book, "On Repentance and Repair," the Repentance Bot is an experiment in public education around apologies.(Carol Yepes/Getty Images)
September 7, 2022, 12:42 pm
A Twitter ‘Repentance Bot’ teaches people how to apologize for real
“Repentance Bot” allows users to tag an account when they see an apology that they believe falls short.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Hannah Lebovits. Photo courtesy of Hannah Lebovits
August 18, 2022, 7:37 pm
Hannah Lebovits left Squirrel Hill, but she won’t leave community
The Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh graduate teaches at University of Texas at Arlington. Navigating the tensions of Orthodox Jewish life could be her most difficult study.
By Adam Reinherz
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is pictured as he attends the start of the production at Tesla's "Gigafactory" in Berlin, Mar. 22, 2022. (Patrick Pleul/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
April 28, 2022, 11:35 am
What Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter could mean for Jewish users — and antisemitism
Twitter has had longstanding problems of antisemitism and hate speech — and Jewish users fear Musk's free-speech orientation could make things worse.
By Gabe Friedman and Philissa Cramer
April 27, 2022, 9:33 am
Chronicle poll results: Elon Musk and Twitter
We asked our readers if they were in favor of Elon Musk buying Twitter. Here's what they said.
April 20, 2022, 3:52 pm
Chronicle poll question
Are you in favor of Elon Musk buying Twitter?
Entrepreneur, investor and business magnate Elon Musk discusses a Neuralink device as part of a live demonstration on Aug. 28, 2020 (Steve Jurvetson/Flickr via Wikimedia Commons)
April 19, 2022, 12:21 pm
Should everyone be afraid of Elon Musk buying Twitter?
His bid to restore free speech on the Internet unnerves those who want to silence online antisemitism. Giving Big Tech that kind of power can threaten democracy even more than extremists.
By Jonathan S. Tobin
Rep. Rashida Tlaib speaks at the NAACP convention in Detroit, July 22, 2019. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images via JTA)
December 2, 2020, 3:37 pm
Rashida Tlaib removes tweet with ‘river to the sea’ phrase
The phrase “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” is associated with calls for Israel's elimination.
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