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TikTok is confronting Holocaust misinformation but antisemitism persists

TechCrunch: “In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, TikTok launched a portal on its Discover page this morning, intended to educate users about the historic catastrophe, as well as the ongoing threat of antisemitism. The platform also hosted a similar portal last year. When users navigate to the Discover page on the TikTok mobile app, they will see a clickable banner acknowledging International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This directs them to a page with three educational TikToks from Jewish creators, including a 98-year-old Holocaust survivor who makes TikToks with the help of her great-grandson. Plus, from now on, when users search terms like “Holocaust” or “Holocaust survivor” on TikTok, they will see a banner prompting them to “consult trusted sources to prevent the spread of hate and misinformation,” directing them to visit a multilingual website about the Holocaust. In the coming months, TikTok will add a similar notice as a permanent banner on videos about the Holocaust. TikTok made these changes in collaboration with UNESCO and the World Jewish Congress, an organization that has been working with the platform since 2020. This initiative directly addresses Holocaust denial, a false conspiracy theory that the Holocaust didn’t happen. But some Jewish TikTokers think that antisemitism on the platform is a larger, more complex issue that can’t be solved through a few pop-ups on Holocaust content…”

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