Responded the Simon Wiesenthal Centre: “At a time when the Internet is awash with fake news and technological tools that enable governments and virtually anyone to manipulate information, we welcome Facebook’s change of policy to stand with historic fact and the 6 million Jews murdered by Nazi Germany during World War II.”
Ari Ingel: Digital services like TikTok, Spotify, SoundCloud and YouTube must continue to work to safeguard their sites, given the role they play in shaping young minds and influencing public opinion.
Jackson Richman: In response, San Francisco State University Professor Rabab Abdulhadi posted on social media: “We are not accepting Zoom’s caving in to Zionist and racist pressures. SFSU has an obligation to protect our classes.”
“We cannot be removed by Facebook,” they penned in a “New York Times” opinion piece. “Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, has also personally committed to this arrangement.”
The actions by the Lawfare Project came following controversial comments by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, saying he does not believe that Holocaust-denial content should be removed.
Facebook has established its first research and development unit outside of the United States...in Israel, personally welcomed by President and Facebook user Shimon Peres.
