COMPLAINTS
The campaign’s complaints about and reporting of anti-religious hate speech in traditional and new media are detailed here.
Complaint to the Economist - Articles Promoting Islamophobic Stereotypes
The following complaint letter was sent to the Economist about articles they have published which reinforce harmful, Islamophobic stereotypes that Arab men are violent and aggressive, Arab women are oppressed, and portray Arab societies as a monolith.
Complaint to the Times About Article Titled ‘Choosing who to welcome here is not racist.’
The following complaint letter was sent to the Times about an article published on 29th May, titled ‘Choosing who to welcome here is not racist.’, which promotes racist narratives about refugees. Since writing our complaint the article has been retitled ‘ Claims That Irish Policy Towards Refugees Is Racist Are Mistaken’.
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.
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.
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.
LICRA denounces Spotify for giving platform to antisemites Dieudonné and Soral
LICRA, Get The Trolls Out! partner organisation in France, has denounced on Twitter the audio streaming provider Spotify for giving a platform to Dieudonné M’Bala M’Bala and Alain Soral, two well known figures who have been sentenced on the grounds of antisemitism and Holocaust denial.
LICRA condemned French retailer for selling books by far-right conspiracist
LICRA has denounced on Twitter that FNAC, one of the biggest retailers in France, is selling books by Youssef Hindi, a French essayist and public speaker linked to the antisemitic conspiracy movement.
ENORB Complains To La Derniére Heure For An Article Normalising The Criminalisation Of Muslims
GTTO partner ENORB sent a complaint to the daily, Belgian, French-language newspaper, La Derniére Heure, expressing concerns about an article promoting negative stereotypes about mosques in France.
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.
Karpos complains to Greek journalist for spreading the Great Replacement narrative and Islamophobia
GTTO (Get the Trolls Out!) partner Karpos sent a complaint letter to journalist Andreas Andrianopoulos who wrote two Islamophobic articles for two different Greek news sites, spreading hateful tropes and conspiracy narratives against the Muslim community.
SVF gets antisemitic comments removed from an article on Hungarian magazine
Hungarian magazine Mandiner has removed violent antisemitic comments from their website after the Subjective Values Foundation (SVF) sent a complaint requesting urgent moderation. This was done as part of Get the Trolls Out! campaign.
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.
NAA Adds Blogger Monika Jaruzelska to Brown Book for Spreading Antisemitism…for the Second Time
GTTO! Partner in Poland, NAA added Monika Jaruzelska to their Brown Book for platforming anti-Semitism and far-right hate on her regular online talk-show "Towarzyszka Panienka" [Comrade Lady].
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.
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.