ADL RESPONDS TO COVID FED BIAS AND BIGOTRY ADL has been actively responding
interrupting public online meetings
to stay informed and make an
to bias and bigotry related to the
with offensive images and messages,
impact even in these difficult times.
current health crisis. Our experts
and conversations between our
We have also been highlighting
on extremism and online hate are
national staff and Zoom about this
the disproportionately negative
monitoring and reporting on trends
problem has resulted in new security
impact of the crisis on marginalized,
in virus-related anti-Semitism and
measures rolled out by the company.
under-resourced, and immigrant
xenophobia, and ADL has spoken out
ADL has also provided a series of
communities. We remain in touch
against harassment and blaming
webinars, dialogues, and interactive
with schools, law enforcement,
of particular ethnic groups for the
conversations titled “Fighting Hate
community organizations, and civil
spread of COVID-19. We have been
from Home,” on a wide range of
rights groups to enable them to
tracking efforts of extremists and
issues related to the current health
continue experiencing much of our
others to exploit the moment by
crisis to help the general public
programming via online platforms.
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