Harassment and death threats of Jewish creators on TikTok have led more than a dozen high-profile creators, including Amy Schumer, to sign a joint letter calling on TikTok to be more proactive in fighting antisemitism.
“Your Jewish creators — who regularly enliven the For You page with videos of dancing, cooking, singing, and positivity of all kinds — are being bombarded with abhorrent inhumanity solely due to our ethno-religious identity,” the letter stated. “This hate and vitriol is not rare, spontaneous or unexpected. Sadly, rampant antisemitism is a common problem that TikTok has failed to address for far too long.”
The creators call on TikTok to treat the spread of false information surrounding the Israel-Hamas conflict like it treated so-called misinformation about Covid-19. For these videos, the creators hope to see warnings to viewers that they may be seeing inaccurate information.
“Fallacious headlines and ‘explainers’ cannot be walked back once they misinform millions of viewers,” the letter states.
Right now, a disparity exists on the app between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian content, according to an Axios report. On the global from Oct. 16 to the end of that month, 210,000 posts included the hashtag #standwithPalestine, and only 17,000 posts included the hashtag #standwithIsrael.
While TikTok is used worldwide and is popular among many Muslim countries, the disparity still exists when looking at content created in the United States alone. Over the span of two weeks, pro-Palestine content outpaced pro-Israel content in the U.S. by more than two times.
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