Anti-Defamation League Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === 2020s === In 2020, ADL joined with the [[NAACP]], [[Color of Change]], [[League of United Latin American Citizens|LULAC]], [[Free Press (organization)|Free Press]], the [[National Hispanic Media Coalition]] and other organizations in the [[Stop Hate For Profit]] campaign.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|date=September 18, 2020|title=Stop Hate for Profit|url=https://www.stophateforprofit.org/|access-date=October 10, 2020|website=StopHateForProfit.org|archive-date=June 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617204533/https://www.stophateforprofit.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> The campaign targeted online hate on Facebook, with over 1000 businesses pausing their ad buys on Facebook for a month. Subsequently, in September 2020, the campaign organized celebrity supporters including [[Sacha Baron Cohen]], [[Kim Kardashian]], and [[Mark Ruffalo]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Oster|first=Marcy|date=September 16, 2020|title=Sacha Baron Cohen freezes Instagram to protest hate speech on Facebook|url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/sacha-baron-cohen-freezes-instagram-to-protest-hate-speech-on-facebook-642436|website=The Jerusalem Post|access-date=October 10, 2020|archive-date=October 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011033416/https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/sacha-baron-cohen-freezes-instagram-to-protest-hate-speech-on-facebook-642436|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Byers |first=Dylan |date=2020-09-15 |title=Kim Kardashian West, other celebrities to freeze Facebook and Instagram accounts in protest |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/kim-kardashian-west-other-celebrities-freeze-facebook-instagram-accounts-protest-n1240156 |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> In 2020, the ADL trained staff to edit Wikipedia pages, but after the project caused Wikipedia editors to criticize this as a [[Conflict-of-interest editing on Wikipedia|conflict of interest]], the ADL said it suspended the project in April 2021. The ADL is considered a [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable source]] on Wikipedia, and the ADL said its staff complied with Wikipedia policies by disclosing their affiliations, but some Wikipedia editors objected that the project cited ADL sources disproportionately and did not reflect the volunteer spirit of the website, especially in heavily editing its own Wikipedia article.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rosenfeld |first1=Arno |title=ADL may have violated Wikipedia rules — editing its own entries |url=https://forward.com/news/467423/adl-may-have-violated-wikipedia-rules-editing-its-own-entries/ |website=Forward |date=April 9, 2021 |access-date=30 January 2023}}</ref> In early January 2021, the ADL called for the removal of Donald Trump as president in response to the [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol|storming of the United States Capitol]] and described the relationship of the storming of the Capitol to the far-right and antisemitic groups.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kampeas|first=Ron|date=January 9, 2021|title=Anti-Defamation League calls for Trump's removal from the presidency|url=https://www.jpost.com/international/anti-defamation-league-calls-for-trumps-removal-from-the-presidency-654799|access-date=January 16, 2021|website=Jerusalem Post|archive-date=January 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119072305/https://www.jpost.com/international/anti-defamation-league-calls-for-trumps-removal-from-the-presidency-654799|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2021, Jonathan Greenblatt released a letter calling on the right-wing American network [[Fox News]] to drop commentator [[Tucker Carlson]] from its lineup, saying that Carlson had espoused the [[white genocide conspiracy theory]] on his show.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Benveniste |first1=Alexis |title=Anti-Defamation League CEO: Fox needs to rethink its entire primetime lineup |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/11/media/adl-ceo-fox-news-lineup/index.html |access-date=April 25, 2021 |work=CNN |date=April 11, 2021 |archive-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425154248/https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/11/media/adl-ceo-fox-news-lineup/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Tucker">{{cite news |last1=Cameron |first1=Chris |title=The Anti-Defamation League calls for Tucker Carlson to be fired over 'replacement theory' remarks. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/us/tucker-carlson-adl-replacement-theory.html |work=The New York Times |date=April 9, 2021 |access-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423193219/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/us/tucker-carlson-adl-replacement-theory.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This call appeared shortly after research indicating that many who participated in the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol had been influenced by this conspiracy theory.<ref name=Tucker /> The ADL again called for Carlson to be fired in September 2021 following Carlson expressing support for the great replacement theory.<ref name=":10">{{cite news |last1=Pengelly |first1=Martin |title=Fresh calls for Fox News to fire Tucker Carlson over 'replacement theory' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/sep/25/tucker-carlson-fox-news-anti-defamation-league |access-date=22 October 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=September 25, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Carlson responded, saying "Fuck them" regarding the ADL, describing the ADL's call as politically motivated and defending his statements.<ref name=":10" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Schwartz |first1=Ian |title=Tucker Carlson Responds To Condemnation From Anti-Defamation League: "F*ck Them" |url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/09/24/tucker_carlson_responds_to_condemnation_from_anti-defamation_league_fuck_them.html |access-date=22 October 2021 |work=RealClearPolitics |date=September 24, 2021}}</ref> In 2023, Fox dropped Carlson, a move welcomed by ADL leadership.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lapin |first1=Andrew |title=ADL cheers Tucker Carlson's ouster at Fox News, where he had long embraced white nationalist rhetoric |url=https://www.jta.org/2023/04/24/united-states/adl-cheers-tucker-carlsons-ouster-at-fox-news-where-he-had-long-embraced-white-nationalist-rhetoric |work=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |date=April 24, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bidgood |first1=Jess |title=Tucker Carlson's hold on the GOP and role in the disinformation business isn't going anywhere |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/tucker-carlson-s-hold-on-the-gop-and-role-in-the-disinformation-business-isn-t-going-anywhere/ar-AA1ahVmM |work=Boston Globe |date=April 24, 2023 |via=MSN}}</ref> In November 2022, ADL acquired JLens, a pro-Israel advocacy group started in 2012 which campaigns against incentives for economic disengagement with Israel in [[environmental, social, and corporate governance]] (ESG) investing guidelines. JLens publishes company rankings based on participation in boycotts of Israel and publishes guidelines on investing used by around 30 Jewish companies with portfolios totaling around $200 million. JLens launched a campaign criticizing [[Morningstar, Inc.]]), a campaign the ADL collaborated on prior to the 2020 acquisition. The ADL said it would contribute funding to JLens.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Elia-Shalev |first1=Asaf |title=Anti-Defamation League acquires Jewish investment watchdog to fight threats to Israel on Wall Street |url=https://www.jta.org/2022/11/10/united-states/anti-defamation-league-muscles-up-to-fight-threats-to-israel-on-wall-street |website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=10 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Shalev |first1=Asaf |title=A new BDS battlefront emerges in investing world, with spotlight on Morningstar |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-new-bds-battlefront-emerges-in-investing-world-with-spotlight-on-morningstar/ |website=Times of Israel |agency=JTA |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=9 February 2022}}</ref> The ADL tracked rapid growth in hate speech and harassment on [[Twitter]] after [[Elon Musk]] bought the social network in 2022.<ref name=":19" /><ref name=":20" /> In early September 2023, Musk liked and replied to a tweet by the Irish white nationalist Keith Woods that called for banning the ADL from X, which was Twitter's new name under Musk.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Dwoskin |first1=Elizabeth |last2=Oremus |first2=Will |date=2023-09-14 |title=Musk expected to meet with Netanyahu as antisemitism controversy rages |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/09/14/musk-antisemitism-x-twitter-adl-netanyahu/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Jason |date=2023-11-21 |title=Rightwing personalities use X to bring antisemitic theories to light in US |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/21/great-replacement-theory-antisemitism-racism-rightwing-mainstream |access-date=2024-01-27 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name=":19">{{Cite web|last=Kampeas|first=Ron|date=September 4, 2023|title=Elon Musk is amplifying a self-declared antisemite's call to ban the ADL from X|url=https://www.jta.org/2023/09/03/politics/elon-musk-is-amplifying-a-self-declared-antisemites-call-to-ban-the-adl-from-x|access-date=September 4, 2023|website=Jewish Telegraph Agence}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Novak |first=Matt |title=Elon Musk Promotes Campaign To Ban ADL While Agreeing With 'Raging Anti-Semite' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/09/04/elon-musk-promotes-campaign-to-ban-adl-while-agreeing-with-raging-anti-semite/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Algemeiner |first=The |date=2023-09-04 |title=Musk Fuels White Supremacist 'Ban the ADL' Campaign on Social Media - Algemeiner.com |url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/09/04/musk-fuels-white-supremacist-ban-adl-campaign-social-media/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=www.algemeiner.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Musk also accused the ADL of defamation and threatened to sue it, writing that advertising revenue was "still down 60%, primarily due to pressure on advertisers by @ADL (that’s what advertisers tell us), so they almost succeeded in killing X/Twitter!" The ADL said as matter of policy it did not comment on legal threats, but that it had recently met with X leadership including CEO [[Linda Yaccarino]], who had thanked the ADL's CEO on the platform.<ref name=":20">{{Cite web |last=Valinsky |first=Jordan |date=2023-09-05 |title=Elon Musk blames the ADL for 60% ad sales decline at X, threatens to sue {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/05/tech/elon-musk-adl-lawsuit/index.html |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> Greenblatt later praised Musk after he announced policy banning phrases such as "[[decolonization]]" and "[[from the river to the sea]]" on Twitter.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lanard |first=Noah |title=Days after he endorsed an antisemitic tweet, the ADL praises Elon Musk's clampdown on Palestinian speech. |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/11/elon-musk-river-sea-antidefamation-league/ |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Heer |first=Jeet |date=2023-11-20 |title=Why the Anti-Defamation League Loves Certain Bigots |language=en-US |work=[[The Nation]] |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/society/anti-defamation-league-musk-israel/ |access-date=2023-11-20 |issn=0027-8378}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Musk: Terms Such as 'Decolonization' and 'From the River to the Sea' Will Result in Suspension From X |language=en |work=Haaretz |url=https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2023-11-18/ty-article/musk-decolonization-and-from-the-river-to-the-sea-will-result-in-suspension-from-x/0000018b-e2ce-dffa-adef-e6ce41b40000 |access-date=2023-11-20}}</ref> The head of the ADL's Center for Technology and Society (CTS), Yael Eisenstat, reportedly quit in protest of the praise of Musk.<ref name="JC11">{{cite web |date=4 January 2024 |title=Top Executive Leaves ADL Over CEO's Praise of Elon Musk |url=https://jewishcurrents.org/top-executive-leaves-adl-over-ceos-praise-of-elon-musk |accessdate=5 January 2024 |work=Jewish Currents}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=21 December 2023 |title=At Leading Anti-Hate Group, Boss's Embrace of Elon Musk Raises Tensions |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxjkzm/adl-elon-musk-controversy |accessdate=5 January 2024 |work=Vice}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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