Twitter Facing Lawsuit Brought by Jewish Students in Europe Over Antisemitic Tweets

A German court has ruled that a lawsuit accusing Twitter of allowing hateful content to proliferate on its platform can go ahead, adding yet another challenge for the embattled social media giant.The European Union of Jewish Students and German digital advocacy group HateAid first petitioned the courts against the microblogging service this January, alleging that its “insufficient moderation of content” violated German criminal law and that the San Francisco-based company had declined to remove six racist and violent tweets which violated its terms of use.Why Israel is shielding Elon Musk from accusations of antisemitismSmelling a rat in the rantings of Tucker Carlson and Roger WatersGermany averaged almost 7 antisemitic incidents per day in 2022“Twitter has betrayed our trust. By allowing hateful content to spread, the company fails to protect users, and Jews in particular,” EUJS president Avital Grinberg said earlier this year when her organization first petitioned the court to accept the suit. “What starts online does not end there. Twitter cultivates real hate and violence, and as such, disregards our democratic values.”Since being informed that the suit will go forward, Twitter has removed several of the offending tweets and both parties are awaiting an announcement regarding venue, EUJS told
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