The Auschwitz Memorial has criticized a trend on TikTok in which young people portray themselves as victims of the Holocaust, saying the videos can be 'hurtful and offensive.'
in which young people portray themselves as victims of the Holocaust, saying the videos can be "hurtful and offensive."
"But we should discuss this not to shame & attack young people whose motivation seem very diverse. It's an educational challenge," added the organization. "We have to be very careful in this discussion because the language used — also very often in social media — seems to carry lots of emotions, sometimes very strong," reads the statement, which again warns against "vilifying" those involved in the trend.
The museum also highlighted that there are bigger issues with social media, including algorithms allegedly "promoting" anti-Semitism, and platforms that allow Holocaust denial content.said in a blog post Since the beginning of the year, TikTok has removed at least 380,000 videos in the United States that violate its hate speech policy, said the post. It has also banned more than 1,300 accounts.
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