Press Releases
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Most U.S. Teens Experienced Harassment When Gaming Online, ADL Survey Finds
Sixty percent of children ages 13-17 have experienced harassment while playing games online, according to a first-of-its-kind survey of online gaming experiences released today by the ADL.
Educational Reform to Tackle Extremism Making Progress in the Middle East
The report finds there is some positive content in most countries’ textbooks today, yet in many subject areas essential for tolerance, there is still vast room for improvement.
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism and ADL Form Partnership to Combat Antisemitism
This partnership will make ADL’s expertise and tools readily accessible to almost 600 USCJ-affiliated synagogues through the latter’s own vast media channels.
ADL’s Center for Technology and Society Announces Fourth Class of Belfer Fellows
The Belfer Fellowship program advances ADL’s work by promoting cyberhate awareness and digital citizenship, as well as implementing these projects for the wider social good.
Cyberhate
ADL Deeply Alarmed by 2020 FBI Hate Crimes Data; Reiterates Calls for Increased Reporting
Reported hate crimes targeting the Jewish community made up nearly 60 percent of all religion-based hate crimes.
ADL Calls on Twitter and Other Platforms to Remove Taliban and Taliban-Affiliated Accounts
It is incumbent upon Twitter and other major social media companies to not allow their platforms to be exploited by those who actively promote hate and engage in violence.
Cyberhate
Extremism, Terrorism & Bigotry
Terrorism
ADL Statement on the 30th anniversary of the Crown Heights Riots
Thirty years ago on this day, the Jews of Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood were besieged by one of the most devastating and traumatic antisemitic riots in our nation’s history.
ADL’s Task Force on Middle East Minorities Expresses Grave Concern About Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan
There is no doubt that Taliban rule will prove to be devastating for Afghanistan’s minority communities.
ADL Condemns Facebook Decision to Shut Down Independent Study of Targeted Political Ads
Facebook shut down two researchers who were studying the flow of political misinformation on the platform.
Cyberhate
ADL Applauds Appointment of Chanan Weissman as White House Liaison to the Jewish American Community
ADL worked closely with Weissman when he previously served in this role during the Obama Administration.
Longtime ADL Leader Named National Board Chair-Elect
Ben Sax helped revamp ADL’s governance structure to bolster leadership accountability and transparency to sustain the organization’s long-term future.