Posts involving propaganda and hate, including claims that the Holocaust was a hoax, were not acted upon by Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok. The Centre for Countering Digital Hate, a US-UK group, reported 714 posts across leading social media firms over the space of six weeks. The centre’s Imran Ahmed said ‘social media companies allow bigots to keep their accounts open and their hate to remain online’. He added: ‘Social media has become a safe space for racists... without fear of consequences. 'This is why social media is increasingly unsafe for Jewish people, just as it is becoming for women, black people, Muslims, LGBT people and many others.’

Source: The Nation August 02, 2021 00:45 UTC