![]() ![]() ![]() “Indeed, many of these small platforms exist purely to spew such hate, but at present, despite the many measures in the Bill that I support, these sites will be sifted by Ofcom into two major categories based on their size and functionality.” Percy, who co-chairs the All Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism, added:” That is the sort of stuff that is on these small platforms, and it is not rare we see it all over. The Brigg and Goole MP – who is himself Jewish – gave the example of “a post from the so-called anti-Jewish meme repository on the platform Gab which showed a picture of goblins, in this instance the usual grotesque representation of those age-old Jewish physical stereotypes, alongside the phrase, ‘Are you ready to die in another Jewish war, Goyim?'” ![]() Smaller platforms such as BitChute and 8kun, would escape this demand as they are currently not classed as Category 1 due to their smaller size. Get The Jewish News Daily Edition by email and never miss our top storiesĪt present, the proposals force so-called ‘Category 1’ companies – the largest online platforms with the widest reach including the most popular social media platforms – to address content harmful to adults that falls below the threshold of a criminal offence. ![]() Arguing that platforms such as BitChute are where antisemites “gather, converse and share and spew their hate”, the MP called for a “small amendment to enable Ofcom to have powers to draw the small but high-harm platforms, based on its assessments-the so-called super-complaints that we have heard about or other means- into the category 1 status. ” ![]()
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