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Revision as of 23:57, 6 August 2008 by Michael Safyan (talk | contribs) (Removed deletion tag.)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Jewish Internet Defense Force (JIDF) is an online organization which seeks to remove hateful anti-Semitic and anti-Israel content which "clearly promotes violence and Islamic terrorism" from the web. The group has paid particular attention to this type of content on Facebook, YouTube, Google Earth, and Misplaced Pages. The organization started as the Facebook group "FACEBOOK: Why Do You Aid And Abet Terrorist Organizations?", which succeeded in removing over 100 Facebook groups with incendiary content by mobilizing its members to report the groups to Facebook for violating its terms of use. When, according to the JIDF, Facebook refused to remove additional such groups "despite thousands of user complaints over the course of eighteen months", the JIDF " matters in own hands" by seizing control over the Facebook group "Israel is not a country! Delist it from Facebook as a country", described by the JIDF as "one of the most vile, antisemitic, pro-terrorist sites on the internet. Moreover, it was the most active hate group of all----promoting hatred, violence, murder, and genocide...." In a response to an earlier version of this Misplaced Pages article, the JIDF emphasized that its focus "is NOT legitimate anti-Israel content, but rather, clearly antisemitic content and content which clearly promotes violence and Islamic terrorism"
See also
- Arab-Israeli conflict
- Arab-Israeli conflict and the Internet
- Internet activism
- Honest Reporting
- Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America
- Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
References
- ^ "JIDF Response to Misplaced Pages". Aug 5, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "Jewish Activist Battles For Israel on Facebook". Arutz 7. April 3, 2008.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "Jewish Internet Defense Force 'seizes control' of anti-Israel Facebook group". JPost. July 29, 2008.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "Facebook: 'Anti-Semitic' group hijacked by Jewish force". The Telegraph. July 31, 2008.
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External links
- The Jewish Internet Defense Force (Official website)
- The Jewish Internet Defense Force (Facebook group)
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