(Jewish Group) The ADL launches a Twitter account to track antisemitism.

The ADL launches a Twitter account to track antisemitism. Now it’s looking for followers

A new Twitter account launched by the Anti-Defamation League aims to become a “one-stop shop for understanding modern antisemitism,” according to the vice president of the organization’s Center on Extremism.

The ADL Tracker will be “a resource that enables people to see the different ways that antisemitism manifests itself,” said Oren Segal.

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So far the new account has been limited to tweeting out news articles describing various antisemitic crimes and incidents from across the United States, which makes it similar in concept to the already operative HEAT map curated by the ADL. Segal said the plan is to include context, analysis and research that will allow followers to have “a sense, or a snapshot of antisemitism at any given moment.”

The tracker will also include incidents that would not be included on the map, such as antisemitic comments made by online influencers or government officials. Twitter itself, particularly since it was acquired by billionaire Elon Musk in October, has been slammed for failing to police antisemitism and other bigotry on the platform.

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