To think that antisemitism now needs to be tackled in the strongest possible way?

It was much more so in the immediate aftermath of 7/10 and for about a year after. Many of my posts were deleted for pointing out (as politely as I could) that they were simply making up wild and easily disproved inflammatory nonsense. Whole threads gloated over Israeli suffering and were left to stand. Many threads were started and continued with simple cut-and-paste from X/Insta bollocks with no commentary, which surely broke all the rules about spamming, yet they remained for months, attracting more spite and vitriol. Before deleting my account I wrote to MN about this, because I was extremely worried about Hamas infiltration. I get the feeling that at some point much later they might have agreed, or been forced to review this (the offending threads no longer exist, so presumably were retrospectively deleted), but the damage was done. Of course, MN was not the only target. It was this avalanche of malicious disinformation that initially made me so wary of the so-called "pro-Palestinian" marches that were arranged on 7/10 and have continued ever since. Something else is going on here, a war fought by different methods than we are used to seeing. I think the Gaza conflict will go down in history as a watershed in recognising the potential dangers of social media.

Agree with both @Beachtastic And @Twiglets. That is a dreadful board with some sinister posters and I mean sinister.

It doesn't sound ridiculous. Some of the more aggressive posters on the CITME board are actually scary with the level of vitriol that gets directed at anyone that disagrees with them about Gaza. None of the more reasonable pro Palestinian supporters ever challenges them on the way they talk to people, which is disappointing as some seem decent people in other ways.

There was one person I had to report because I actually felt bullied, the constant comments directed at me were so nasty. Even though many comments got deleted, they would pop up again the next day to start again. I'm not someone that easily feels intimidated but there is a feeling that they don't just disagree with people that support Israel, they hate them. It's a little taste of how it must feel to be openly Jewish in the UK today so I can totally understand why some people choose to hide the fact they are Jewish.

I was hounded around MN generally by such scary characters from the CITME forum that I deleted my long-standing MN account. This might sound ridiculous, but the content they were posting was so twisted that I honestly didn't know if I might be targeted one day by extremists, even though rationally I know IP addresses aren't easy to locate. I just decided I wasn't taking any chances.

The pay’s lower when I’m doing the apprenticeship I’m getting an NVQ 😊

Oooh What's the pay difference the days you are acting as an apprentice compared to when you're a full-blown pay-per-poster?

I'm still waiting for my cheques from almost two years ago when I dared mention that women were sexually assaulted by Hamas and other Gazans-turned-terrorists on October 7th. It was on a thread specifically about sexual abuse of women on October 7th 🙃 But apparently I was outrageous and therefore obviously Hasbara or possibly a bot for mentioning it.

I have a Christian friend who I met at the very first hostage vigil in November 23. Her mother told her the same.

My dad was in the parachute regiment in WW2. He was taken prisoner by the Germans and spent time in a couple of prison camps. He told me they used to see truck loads of dead bodies going past the camps frequently. He said to me "don't ever let anyone tell you that the Holocaust never happened". I will never forget that.

And the ridiculous stuff she says about a Brigitte Macron.

I mean she also thinks the moon landings were fake.

https://x.com/RealCandaceO/status/1487107786609676289

I'm never sure if she just talks bollocks as clickbait or is just unhinged. Probably a bit of both.

I don't think anyone on this thread genuinely thought you were saying these things as your own opinion. You are upset which was probably the intention in reporting you.

Don't worry about it, just try to move on.

Was providing Susan with an answer to her 'never seen/heard' poor Candace saying anything antisemitic.... naturally I don't agree with comments she made, they are abhorrent.

Thanks.

Some if the things Candace has said are despicable. If someone read those comments and thought I was making them, they would report since abhorrent. I was quoted to assist Susan with her lack of knowledge. Strange, Susan hasn't heard of Candace Owens appalling comments.......

Seems like the mods take down anti Semitic comments when not posted by actual MNetters. Strange indeed.

I've listed numerous of her antisemitic comments for you, since you appear 'unaware' and strangely letting you know what she has said/claimed has resulted in a deleted post. Odd.

MN mods sometimes make mistakes because someone reports a post, they read that one post and delete it without understanding the context. I would email them and explain (if you can be bothered).

Strange.

I've listed examples of where Candace Owens has made antisemitic comments.

My examples have been deleted!

Susan asked for examples and so I provided lots of antisemitic comments that Candace has said.

"Candace Owens has made numerous controversial and widely condemned statements about Jews, which critics, including the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the organization StopAntisemitism, have described as antisemitic. Her comments led to her departure from the conservative media outlet The Daily Wire in March 2024."

"Her statements and actions have included:
Holocaust minimization and denial: She has questioned the number of Jews who died in the Holocaust and referred to Nazi medical experiments as "bizarre propaganda". In 2018, she said, "If Hitler just wanted to make Germany great and have things run well, OK, fine. The problem is that he wanted, he had dreams outside of Germany," a comment for which she faced significant backlash.
Promotion of antisemitic conspiracy theories: Owens has repeatedly pushed various conspiracy theories, including claims that "secret Jewish gangs" control Hollywood, that a "cabal" of Jews were behind the assassinations of historical figures like the Russian Czar, and that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) was involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy."

"Bizarre propaganda" just wow.....how disgusting.

You might find the narrative of this thread (!!!) unpalatable, but life is too short to waste on explaining why someone like Candace Owens is quite obviously stark raving bonkers. I mean, it's not even disputed in the normal world. If you enjoy her content, "you do you" as they say on MN, but I'm not sure why you're posting here of all places.

If you email Mumsnet they will explain to you why they deleted your post.

"Susan" is trying that approach where someone oh so reasonably asks us why a blatant antisemite is antisemitic, or why their posts complaining about Jews taking offence at antisemitism are antisemitic.

It's disingenuous filibustering time wasting that pushes the pertinent responses further off the page so Susan can more easily ignore them.

Admittedly I think the part about a Rabbi being drunk on Christian blood is from a post she liked. But the rest are things she has said.

She really has said all of those things and so much more, I don't know how you can have missed it.

This.