i24 News – Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), took to Twitter on Tuesday to warn that the platform’s recent acquisition by Elon Musk could potentially lead to greater antisemitism on the site.
Musk, who is an avid user on the site, reached a deal to acquire Twitter for around $44 billion on Monday, and the move has since received mixed reactions from the public – including from the ADL national director.
“We know firsthand that hate and extremism in digital spaces can lead to physical violence, particularly against Jews and other marginalized communities,” Greenblatt said on Twitter.
He explained that the social media platform “has made some strides” toward countering hate on the site in recent years but expressed concern that Musk possibly would not maintain the same level of commitment.
“While we want to be cautiously optimistic about how Elon Musk will run the platform, he hasn’t demonstrated any focus on these issues to date,” Greenblatt said, adding “We worry he could take things in a very different direction.”
The ADL CEO said that because the platform will be designated as a “private company” under Musk, Twitter will additionally “lack the transparency and accountability of a public firm.”
Greenblatt warned that it is “deeply troubling and potentially dangerous that two people — Musk and Mark Zuckerberg — essentially control the public square,” referring to the CEO of Facebook.
“Seems like a sad day for democracy,” he said.
Musk’s acquisition upgrades Twitter from a biased, censored lashon hara / motzi shem ra site to a free speech lashon hara / motzi shem ra site.
We do nod. The acquisition is road of its own.
I hope Greenblat uses the internet superhighway for being and plus. There are a few stops the unorthodox jew makes that are truly a real sad day.
Greenblattis a self hating Jew
shame on them – weren’t they the outspoken defenders of the 1st amendment???
It’s funny this article follows a poll on anti semetism from ADL, why post a poll from them if they are dumb (which I am not arguing with)…
Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is a left wing, liberal, looney holdover from the obummer administration. He is a soinai Yisroel. He turned the ADL into a garbage pail that no longer protects the rights of Jews as that was what it was set up to do. Greenblatt’s ADL today protects liberal woke rights which has absolutely nothing to do with Judaism. It’s time to close them down along with other worthless, outdated organizations like the United Nations and the US Department of Education.
under the guise of “free” speech, all the haters will come out. It’s a fact that anti semitism has rise. with social media. Once upon a time, when someone was called out for saying something against us, they apologized… Today, the just post belligerence and stand behind their words. The awful comments on stories, etc are horrific.
I went to the Adl’s web site and watched Mr. Greenblatt on television today.
Up or not, the ADL care energy is its logo. Look closely. The A is a Lambda with a light blue hash to make an ‘A’. If it is the Lambda defense league, it is as it is. Using commentary of course some helping to discuss hate of Israel but as the men do, preserves Greek culture in war.
Mr. Greenblatt who shaves his face and head appears so far from healthy Jewish that xenophobia closes gravely upon his brief messages. To help us, I suggest that ever we eat kosher. That might help the whole gamut.