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Jewish Moderators Confront Reddit Over Rising Antisemitism

10/16/2025

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In May 2024, a group of Jewish moderators met with Reddit officials after months of reporting antisemitism on the platform.
After October 7, 2023, hate speech surged, with the slur “Zionazi” appearing over 2,000 times monthly.
Moderators noted an influx of new accounts targeting the r/Jewish and r/Israel subreddits, featuring Holocaust-themed usernames and threats.
Reddit's enforcement of its rules against such abuse remained inadequate.

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Story summary

In May 2024, a group of Jewish moderators met with Reddit officials after months of reporting antisemitism on the platform.
After October 7, 2023, hate speech surged, with the slur “Zionazi” appearing over 2,000 times monthly.
Moderators noted an influx of new accounts targeting the r/Jewish and r/Israel subreddits, featuring Holocaust-themed usernames and threats.
Reddit's enforcement of its rules against such abuse remained inadequate.