Call to stop rogue algorithms ‘pushing’ antisemitism online

The Antisemitism Policy Trust has highlighted how ‘unfit for purpose’ systems can spread harmful content and disinformation through search engines.

The Government has been urged by the Antisemitism Policy Trust to stop rogue algorithms “pushing” online hate (Dominic Lipinski/PA) (PA Wire)

The Government has been urged to stop rogue algorithms “pushing” online hate, including Holocaust denial and antisemitic conspiracy theories.

The Antisemitism Policy Trust has highlighted how “unfit for purpose” systems can spread harmful content and disinformation through search engines.

In an interview with the PA news agency, the Trust’s chief executive Danny Stone welcomed the Online Safety Bill as a first step.