It's back and getting stronger - antisemitism

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When a major mainstream media outlet reports on it, it is serious. From NBC News:

'Don't ban us for being Jewish': Jewish TikTok creators say they feel silenced by the platform
Since early May, every Friday evening, Julia Massey said she gets the same notification from TikTok: She’s been banned from posting for a week.

Massey, 19, of California, a Jewish creator on the app, said she could be posting a video of herself baking a loaf of challah or a clip of her cat, but the outcome is always the same.

“It just repeats and repeats until I’m basically entirely incapable of interacting whatsoever on the app,” she said. Massey consistently uploads videos to her account, but she said it's been a fight to get those videos to stay up.

And not just her - not by a long shot:

Comment sections on the content of Jewish TikTokers are often filled with antisemitic remarks, stereotypes and slurs. Some Jewish creators say they have to think about whether they want to disclose their Judaism on the app, knowing the harassment they’re likely to be subjected to.

And TikTok itself:

But recently some Jewish creators said they feel the app is subjecting them to a type of censorship by regularly flagging and removing their content. Nearly a half-dozen Jewish creators told NBC News that their videos are being banned and removed for allegedly violating TikTok’s community guidelines for things like hateful behavior, hamstringing their ability to use the app. Most of those creators said when they appeal their bans or video removals, the app says the punishment was made in error.

More stories at the site - the article closes with this:

"Jews don’t feel safe on TikTok," he said. "We feel it’s very toxic to us just for the same basic, fun TikToks we’re posting like everybody else."

And if this is what one mainstream media outlet is covering, you can only imagine how much more is going on.  Talking tip of the iceberg here.

The people teaching our children have been failing in their jobs.  If these kids were taught history, they would understand what evil this is and they would not go there.  It is like they are worshiping the devil - turning away from the light.  They may assume a position of power that way but it is very transitory and the repercussions are something I would not want to wish on anyone.  Actions have consequences whether you like it or not.

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