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Celebrities press TikTok over antisemitic content |
Jewish celebrities and content creators urged TikTok executives to take more action to address antisemitic content during a Wednesday night call. |
The call was reported by The New York Times on Thursday, citing a recording of the meeting, and confirmed to The Hill by TikTok. The meeting reportedly included more than 30 people, including Sacha Baron Cohen, Debra Messing and Amy Schumer. It followed a letter sent by Hollywood stars and influencers to the platform about similar concerns over a rise in antisemitism since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel and subsequent war. The call was led by TikTok head of operations Adam Presser and global head of user operations Seth Melnick, the Times reported. During the meeting, the TikTok executives appeared to agree with the sentiment that more should be done, but they stressed there is not a simple or fast solution, according to the report. Asked about the call, a TikTok spokesperson told The Hill in a statement, "We recognize this is an incredibly difficult and fearful time for millions of people around the world and in our TikTok community." "Our leadership has been meeting with creators, civil society, human rights experts and stakeholders to listen to their experiences and feedback on how TikTok can remain a place for community, discovery, and sharing authentically," the spokesperson added. Read more in a full report at TheHill.com. |
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The White House on Friday criticized tech billionaire Elon Musk for engaging with an antisemitic social media post this week and calling it the "absolute truth." "It is unacceptable to repeat the hideous lie behind the most fatal act of Antisemitism in American history at any time, let alone one month after the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust," White House spokesman Andrew Bates said in a statement. … |
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| Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union have ratified a contract with Stellantis and appear to be on track to approve a similar deal with Ford, the union's vote tracker showed Friday. With workers narrowly approving an agreement with General Motors (GM) on Thursday, the months-long battle between the union and the three major automakers appears to be drawing to a close. Unionized workers at Stellantis facilities voted … |
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A 9/11 families group called out TikTok on Friday over a letter by Osama bin Laden that has recently gone viral. "No American should ever not know Osama bin Laden was a terrorist who helped mastermind the murder of nearly 3,000 innocent Americans on September 11, 2001," Terry Strada, National Chair of 9/11 Families United, said in a statement. "These Americans were our husbands, wives, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, sons, … |
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Twitter rival Bluesky celebrates 2M users |
Bluesky, a decentralized social media platform created by Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey, now has more than 2 million users, Mashable reported. |
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SpaceX prepares for second launch attempt |
SpaceX is scheduled to launch its Starship rocket Saturday, a day after its initial scheduled lift-off, for a second attempt following an April explosion, CNN reported. |
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IBM and EU pull ads from Elon Musk's X as concerns about antisemitism fuel backlash |
Advertisers are fleeing social media platform X over concerns about their ads showing up next to pro-Nazi content and hate speech on the site in general, with billionaire owner Elon Musk inflaming tensions with his own tweets endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory. IBM said this week that it … |
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