The US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, Deborah Lipstadt, stressed that social media networks are required to get rid of hate speech.
She revealed in an interview with Al-Hurra TV that the American strategy related to Islamophobia “is now in the process of being prepared, and will be largely designed along the lines of the anti-Semitism plan.”
“It has to be addressed in a cross-governmental way across different agencies,” Lipstadt said. “I think the anti-Semitism commission had more than two dozen federal agencies involved to look at their policies, to look at their programs, to see how they can combat anti-Semitism.”
“I think the important thing to remember is that anti-Semitism is a prejudice, just like racism, misogyny, and hatred of Muslims, which is sometimes called Islamophobia and prejudice,” she added.
Lipstadt: Social media platforms are required to get rid of hate speech#Alhurra #TruthFirst #Watch_Alhurra pic.twitter.com/0GhX5V3i1q
– Al Hurra Channel (@alhurranews) January 4, 2024
“In the English word, prejudice means prejudgment,” Lipstadt explained. “Don’t confuse me with the facts. I’ve made my decision. I see someone wearing a head covering, or I see a woman with a veil. I know immediately who they are and what they are. And what they think is bias. It’s wrong.” “It’s ridiculous, but it’s also dangerous.”
She indicated that work is being done “against all forms of bias… We do not tolerate any form of bias. In my speeches, in my statements, in my meetings, in my writings, I always make this point that you cannot be selective against bias. “You cannot say I am against racism, but I am for anti-Semitism, or I am against anti-Semitism, but I am for hatred of Muslims.”
“It doesn’t work that way,” Lipstadt explained. “You have to be against all forms of prejudice, because what starts with one group does not end with that group. Of course, anything that violates the rights of people in certain countries to demonstrate, to carry flags, etc., is “Anything that violates the law may be illegal depending on the country. So, of course, that’s something we object to and we certainly want it to not happen.”
She said, “What can be done about social media depends, of course, on each country. In the United States we have what is called the First Amendment: freedom of expression, and as annoying as it is and allows for hateful and terrible things to be said, it is part of the Constitution, and we strongly support it.”
“What we believe in the United States is that social media networks should simply adhere to their stated regulations and guidelines and their goals of eliminating hate from their sites,” Lipstadt added. “Often, I would ask why the massive rise in anti-Semitism we have seen around the world in recent years.” What is different today than in the past? The same can be said about other forms of prejudice, including Islamophobia. And that is, of course, because there is a delivery system, a delivery system that gets it immediately and instantaneously to people so that platforms can scale up. New from the networks, especially since many of them have guidelines that do not allow this kind of thing.”
She called on individuals and users to stop “reposting and stopping Israel from hate-filled and toxic posts that lead people to harmful thoughts. So while we wait for social media networks to respond, individuals can start doing so.”
She pointed out that these issues may be considered “one of the most difficult and challenging files, especially in the United States, and there are other countries that have different laws and different systems, but in America this requires sending messages to the public.”
She stated that sometimes it is not possible to “ban” everything, unless there is “a call for certain violence against someone or it is defined as hate speech, and it has its own consequences… It is something that the leaders of all countries believe in, whether in the world, or In public or private sectors.
She added, “Someone may sit at home or just stay in their office or something in front of their computer, or on their phone and write a message and press publish without thinking about the consequences. One must think about the consequences because we know that in many cases… Sometimes, she says, when I was asked: “Is this the kind of post that leads to violence and provokes atrocities?”
In early November, the administration of US President Joe Biden announced that it would develop a strategy to combat Islamophobia.
“There is no place for hatred.” An American strategy to combat “Islamophobia”
The administration of US President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that it will develop a strategy to combat Islamophobia, in a decision that comes at a time when tension is escalating across the country due to the war between Israel and Hamas.
The White House said in a statement that the strategy, a joint effort led by the Domestic Policy Council and the National Security Council, will seek to develop a plan with stakeholders to protect Muslims, as well as those who believe they are Muslim because of their race, country of birth, and lineage, from discrimination or exposure to hatred and intolerance. And violence.
The White House explained that this strategy will be developed in coordination with the relevant communities.
#imam #dies #shot #mosque #Jersey
2024-01-04 01:58:45
