Antisemitism watchdog adds (((echo))) symbol to hate list after Jews targeted
by Alex Hern from Technology | The Guardian on (#1GCRZ)
Symbol is 'online equivalent of taunting someone verbally', says US watchdog the Anti-Defamation League chief, days after Google removes antisemitic Chrome extension
US antisemitism watchdog, the Anti-Defamation League, has added the "(((echo)))" symbol, used online by white supremacists to single out Jews, to its online database of hate symbols.
The group's decision comes days after Google removed a Chrome extension that was being used by antisemites to add triple parentheses around the names of prominent Jewish public figures including Michael Bloomberg and New York Times journalist Jonathan Weisman.
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