New story in Technology from Time: Twitter Users Sent 4.2 Million Anti-Semitic Tweets Last Year, Anti-Defamation League Says

New story in Technology from Time: Twitter Users Sent 4.2 Million Anti-Semitic Tweets Last Year, Anti-Defamation League Says

Millions of anti-Semitic messages on Twitter have spread negative stereotypes and conspiracy theories about Jews across the social media platform, according to a report Monday by the Anti-Defamation League. ADL national director and CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said the data showed many used Twitter as a “megaphone to harass and intimidate Jews.” An earlier report from …