Chief rabbi accuses Facebook and Twitter of complicity in antisemitism
Ephraim Mirvis joins 48-hour boycott after grime musician Wiley’s tirade
The UK’s chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, has accused Facebook and Twitter of complicity in antisemitism through inaction as he urged both platforms do more to tackle hate speech after last week’s antisemitic tirade from the grime musician Wiley.
In a letter to the technology companies’ chief executives, Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey, Mirvis said “the woeful lack of responsible leadership from companies including Twitter and Facebook … cannot be allowed to stand.
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