05.09.2025 |
magazine issue | 09/2025
written by Agata Maria Kraj, Özen Odağ, Larisa Buhin, Jannis Niedick, Justine Kohl, Linda P. Juang & Gudrun Dobslaw
Scrolling against hate: Developing critical media competence to counter online antisemitism
keywords:
antisemitism on social media / young adults / critical media competence / digital culture of solidarity and empathy
Scrolling against hate: Developing critical media competence to counter online antisemitism
Social media connects – but also divides. This article explores how antisemitism appears online, why young adults are especially vulnerable, and what we can do about it. Based on existing research, it offers practical tools to build media competence and promote responsible, intentional communication in the fight against online hate. / more