COMPLAINTS

The campaign’s complaints about and reporting of anti-religious hate speech in traditional and new media are detailed here.

Complaint - British Cartoonist, Bob Moran
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Complaint - British Cartoonist, Bob Moran

The following complaint letter was sent to British cartoonist, Bob Moran in response to an antisemitic artwork which has been sold on his website. This artwork displays the very common antisemitic trope of an octopus controlling the world. This trope, illustrating the New World Order conspiracy narrative, represents the antisemitic theory that wealthy, Jewish men are controlling the world.

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Complaint Letter to Adobe - Antisemitic Cartoon Listed on Adobe Stock
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Complaint Letter to Adobe - Antisemitic Cartoon Listed on Adobe Stock

While some might be unaware of this, the image of the Jew as malevolent octopus controlling key aspects of the world’s political economy, is a recurring antisemitic trope. Representing the antisemitic canard of Jewish control, the octopus was used in anti-Jewish propaganda in Nazi Germany. In Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler compares “bloodthirsty and avaricious Jewish tyrants” to an octopus.

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Art Platform Removes Listing of Antisemitic Artist's Exhibition
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Art Platform Removes Listing of Antisemitic Artist's Exhibition

Art Rabbit removed a listing of an antisemitic artist’s exhibition from its events listings after the Media Diversity wrote a letter of complaint to the arts platform. MDI also wrote letters of complaint to the artist and art gallery hosting the exhibition but received no response.

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Karpos complains to Kathimerini for repeatedly publishing Islamophobic and sensationalistic articles
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Karpos complains to Kathimerini for repeatedly publishing Islamophobic and sensationalistic articles

Get the Trolls Out! partner in Greece, Karpos sent a complaint to the Greek newspaper Kathimerini expressing their concerns about an Islamophobic article published in November 2021 and titled "The vocabulary of political correctness".  Written by journalist Takis Theodoropoulou, the journalist highlights cultural differences as ‘problematic’ and categorise Muslims as villains threatening the Greek society.  

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NAA complains about Polish Radio 24 promoting Antisemitism
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NAA complains about Polish Radio 24 promoting Antisemitism

GTTO partner NAA (Never Again Association) sent a complaint about Polish Radio 24 to the Council for Media Ethics and to the Ombudsman's Office. The complaint was about a radio show discussion that promoted antisemitic views. Though it aired on the 80th anniversary of the infamous Jedwabne pogrom, part of the Holocaust, where many Polish Jews were massacred, this topic was not discussed.

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SVF Complains to Local Hungarian Newspaper about Positive Publicity for a Neo-Nazi
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SVF Complains to Local Hungarian Newspaper about Positive Publicity for a Neo-Nazi

As part of Get the Trolls Out (GTTO) work in Hungary, Subjective Values Foundation (SVF) submitted a complaint to a local newspaper Békési for providing positive publicity to a Neo-nazi. The bi-weekly Békési is a free public-service publication for five settlements in Hungary’s Békés region, with a combined population of 24,000. On 6th April this year, as part of its regular column about notable locals, Békési interviewed a confectionary chef, Attila Petrovszki about his professional motivation and family life.

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The Daily Mail Promotes UK 'No-Go-Areas’ Myth
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The Daily Mail Promotes UK 'No-Go-Areas’ Myth

On June 4th, the Daily Mail published an article with the headline: ‘British towns that are no-go areas for white people: Muslim author's study of mosques reveals children “attacked for being white”, parents making families live under Taliban-like rules and women who can't leave home without permission’. The piece was based on a book called Among The Mosques: A Journey Across Muslim Britain, written by author and political advisor Ed Husain.

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