August 12, 2026 — The World Jewish Congress called on major social media companies to improve their response to antisemitic content after publishing a study that found 81 percent of posts reported by Jewish community members remained publicly accessible when researchers checked them.
The study examined 754 reports submitted by Jewish community members across Europe between February 2025 and April 2026. The organization said 613 posts remained online at the time of its May review. Among the examples were explicit calls to harm Jewish people and threats against Jewish institutions.
These findings raise a serious question about the gap between platform policies and their enforcement. Social networks cannot eliminate antisemitism alone, but they can apply their own rules consistently, respond to credible threats and make reporting systems more effective.
Christian communities have a role as well. Churches and campus ministries can challenge antisemitic conspiracy theories, teach the history of anti-Jewish prejudice and make clear that hostility toward Jews is incompatible with genuine interfaith friendship.
Digital antisemitism is not merely an online problem when it normalizes threats against real people. Platforms, governments and civil society must treat it with the seriousness it deserves.