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Walmart Canada retire une affiche offensante suite à un plaidoyer de B’nai Brith

Click Here for English Le 5 décembre 2022 TORONTO — B’nai Brith Canada est heureux que Walmart Canada ait réagi positivement aux préoccupations de notre organisation concernant la représentation frivole d’un article sacré dans la religion juive comme une serviette de plage pour les femmes. L’article en question était un tallit (un châle de prière …

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Walmart Canada Removes Offensive Posting Following B’nai Brith Advocacy

Cliquez ici pour le français Dec. 5, 2022 TORONTO — B’nai Brith Canada is pleased that Walmart Canada has responded positively to our organization’s concerns that an item sacred in the Jewish religion was depicted frivolously as a beach towel for women. The item was a tallit (a Jewish prayer shawl). It was depicted in …

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B’nai Brith se joint à l’appel massif pour que Twitter adopte la définition de l’antisémitisme de l’AIMH

    Click Here for English B’nai Brith Canada s’est joint à 180 groupes de droits civils du monde entier pour demander à Twitter d’adopter la définition de l’antisémitisme largement acceptée par l’Alliance internationale pour la mémoire de l’Holocauste (AIMH) et d’agir contre la haine des Juifs. Dans une lettre conjointe a envoyée hier, il …

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B’nai Brith Joins Mass Call for Twitter to Adopt IHRA Antisemitism Definition

Cliquez ici pour le français Nov. 16, 2022 B’nai Brith Canada has joined 180 civil-rights groups worldwide in a call on Twitter to adopt the widely accepted International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism and act against Jew hatred. In a joint letter sent yesterday, new Twitter owner Elon Musk was asked to implement technological solutions …

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Dangerous Algorithms

It is no secret that social media platforms provide easy access to hate and other harmful content. However, their mode of operation, algorithms, reacts to people’s searches and so fuels users with suggested sites according to their interests. These algorithms promote alarming glorification of violence and misinformation in Canada. According to the report, social media …

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Survey on Antisemitism Shows that Social Media Platforms Must Do More to Stop Hatred

Earlier this week, a study was released examining the number of antisemitic incidents that take place on social media worldwide. It found that in 2016 alone, more than 382,000 antisemitic posts were made onto platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. That’s one antisemitic post every 83 seconds. The survey further detailed that an overwhelming 63 …

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