“The announcement from Facebook to ban Holocaust denial and distortion content is long overdue. It is hard to imagine what took so long for Facebook to come to this decision. Now it has been made, it must be enforced with rigour and impact. Denial and distortion of the Holocaust is an insult to all members of society and it is particularly obnoxious to survivors and those in the Jewish community.  It cannot be tolerated. This announcement from Facebook serves as an important step in the ongoing quest to defend truth and combat malevolent antisemitism and an action that must be followed by other media platforms. “

 

Stuart Foster and Ruth-Anne Lenga
UCL Centre for Holocaust Education

Other related news

National Thank-a-Teacher Day

Wednesday, 18 June is National Thank a Teacher Day – […]

Beacon Schools engaged in the #HtFMeUs project invited to mark a special anniversary

May 2025 marked the 80th anniversary of ‘The Boys’ liberation […]

Pedagogical Focus – Bringing history to life: Using film and documentaries to teach the Holocaust

In our Pedagogical Focus for this edition, we are examining […]

Get all our latest news