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Posted - November 30, 2023 at 4:00 PM
Saved - December 3, 2023 at 1:18 PM
reSee.it AI Summary
A recent survey reveals TikTok's role in fueling a surge in antisemitism. Spending 30+ minutes daily on TikTok increases the likelihood of holding antisemitic or anti-Israel views by 17%. TikTok users are more likely to believe in negative stereotypes about Jewish people and oppose Israel's right to self-defense. The platform's popularity for pro-Palestinian content surpasses pro-Israel content, influencing views and creating a dangerous environment for Jews. TikTok's extensive reach contributes to a tenfold increase in antisemitic incidents on college campuses. Certain hashtags, like FreePalestine, pose a threat and should be addressed.

@antgoldbloom - Anthony Goldbloom

A new survey suggests TikTok is a meaningful driver of a surge in antisemitism. #TikToxic Spending at least 30 minutes a day on TikTok increases the chances a respondent holds antisemitic or anti-Israel views by 17% (compared with 6% for Instagram and 2% for X).

@antgoldbloom - Anthony Goldbloom

TikTok users are more likely to believe Jewish people are dishonest in business, are disloyal to America, and have too much power in the media. They are also more likely to disagree that Israel has a right to defend itself against those who want to destroy it.

@antgoldbloom - Anthony Goldbloom

This is not surprising when you consider that for every view of a TikTok video with a pro-Israel hashtag in the US, there are 54 views of videos with pro-Palestinian hashtags. In fact, FreePalestine is currently one of the top-performing hashtags across all of TikTok.

@antgoldbloom - Anthony Goldbloom

This ratio differs from opinion polls, which show sentiment among Americans aged 18-24 split roughly equally between Israel and the Palestinians. TikTok does not merely reflect pre-existing sentiment—it is shaping views, creating a dangerous environment for Jews.

@antgoldbloom - Anthony Goldbloom

All of this matters, TikTok has tremendous reach. This chart benchmarks views of pro-Palestinian videos in the US against visits to the 10 mainstream news sites. It's no wonder there's been a 10x increase in antisemitic incidents on college campuses compared with a year ago.

@antgoldbloom - Anthony Goldbloom

In the past, TikTok has taken action on WhiteLivesMatter, AllLivesMatter, LetterToAmerica. There are a series of hashtags (starting with FreePalestine) that, like WhiteLivesMatter, sound innocuous but are endangering young Jews. Those hashtags should go.

@antgoldbloom - Anthony Goldbloom

All the charts, code and data from this Tweet are available on Github: https://github.com/antgoldbloom/tiktok_israel_hamas/blob/main/README.md

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@antgoldbloom - Anthony Goldbloom

I should have mentioned earlier, that the work behind the survey and analysis was a team effort and included @Yaffit_S, @GontownikA and @roybahat

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