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Former commissioner questions decision not to name antisemitic abusers

Former Federal Court judge Ronald Sackville has questioned whether the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion risks leaving...

‘Really serious’: YouTube slammed over Bondi video

YouTube has been criticised at the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion after allowing a video questioning whether...

Big tech grilled over vile slurs unchecked on platforms

Social media giants have faced intense questioning today at the Royal Commission over whether they are doing enough to...

How online hate speech slips through the cracks at Meta

Meta has revealed it shifted its platforms to "reactive" moderation of posts containing hate speech, including antisemitism, to allow...

Commission told online hate response remains too slow

Delays in online safety reform and gaps in the law came under renewed scrutiny at the Royal Commission on...

Antisemitism surged on X after Musk takeover, inquiry told

Elon Musk’s takeover of X weakened the platform’s response to antisemitism and allowed previously banned users to return, an...

ABC and SBS called before Antisemitism Royal Commission over Middle East reporting

Senior representatives of the ABC and SBS are expected to appear before the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social...

Jewish girl feels safer in Israeli bomb shelter than in Australia

Australian Jewish families have described their experiences of online and antisemitic hatred to a royal commission, including attacks directed...

Viral video excluded from trial of former Bankstown Hospital nurses

A judge has excluded the viral video at the centre of the prosecution of two former Bankstown Hospital nurses...

Instagram algorithm pushes users toward antisemitic content within days, watchdog warns

Instagram’s recommendation algorithm can rapidly funnel ordinary users from mainstream self-improvement content toward antisemitic conspiracy theories and extremist propaganda...

Israel to expand mobile phone ban to middle schools nationwide

By Pesach Benson Israel’s Ministry of Education announced on Sunday that it will extend its ban on mobile phone use...

Social media posts expose ugly rise in antisemitic abuse

Antisemitic comments have flooded the online “public square”, the Royal Commission has been told, affecting the experience of many...

Perth teenager’s online abuse among harrowing accounts at antisemitism commission

Jewish children have delivered some of the most powerful and distressing testimony to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and...

AFP launches online counter-terrorism centre in shadow of Bondi Terror attack

The Australian Federal Police has today announced a new Counter Terrorism Online Centre aimed at detecting and disrupting extremist...

Trump administration targets green card applicants over anti-Israel speech

The Trump administration is moving to tighten immigration screening rules, with new guidance allowing authorities to deny green cards...

Jewish women share stories of leadership and resilience

Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue combined with WIZO to mark International Women’s Day yesterday, with a panel of Jewish women from...

Library loses literary awards after ‘martyr’ blowback

A library has lost its role managing a state's literary awards after an Indigenous writer was criticised for her...

Think tank warns social media outrage fuelling distrust and division

Online outrage and disinformation spreading across social media are emerging as a serious threat to Australia’s social cohesion, according...

MP’s populism threat warning as cops crack down on hate

A Labor MP has warned Australia's social cohesion is under threat from extreme right and left-wing ideologies, arguing for...

Bondi Beach massacre sparks online hate storm, report warns of normalised antisemitism

In the aftermath of the terrorist shooting at Bondi Beach, online platforms erupted in antisemitism and Islamophobia, according to...