CyberWell Exposes Surge of Antisemitic Conspiracies on Platform X
CyberWell uncovered a surge of contradictory antisemitic conspiracy theories on X amid protests in France and Albania. Posts blamed Jews for orchestrating French riots and suppressing Albanian demonstrators, featuring explicit hate speech and monetization concerns.
The digital watchdog organization CyberWell, a recognized partner of major tech platforms such as Meta, TikTok, and YouTube, has uncovered a significant surge of antisemitic posts on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. The hate speech emerged against the backdrop of violent riots and protests in France, alongside anti-government demonstrations in Albania.
According to the organization's findings, the online content featured contradictory conspiracy theories. On one hand, posts accused Jewish people of orchestrating and instigating the unrest in France. On the other hand, claims circulated that Jews control the Albanian government and are responsible for suppressing protesters there. The content included explicit calls to target Jewish-owned businesses and explicit incitement echoing Holocaust imagery.
In France, protests that began with high school student strikes on September 21 and escalated into nationwide riots were accompanied by severe incitement. Posts in French and English accused Jews of directing the civil unrest. Some instances utilized the code term "celestial dragons," borrowed from the Japanese manga series "One Piece," to depict Jewish people as a powerful, privileged elite. Additional conspiracy theories claimed that Jews staged events to portray demonstrators as antisemitic.
Alongside reports of vandalism and attacks against synagogues and Jewish businesses, other posts encouraged the looting of Jewish-owned shops under the pretext that they are "robbing France," and justified assaults by blaming Jews for the European migration crisis.
In Albania, the narrative presented a stark contrast. Posts linked to anti-government protests claimed that Jews control the state and are suppressing demonstrators. This content featured the notorious antisemitic "Happy Merchant" caricature and horrific statements suggesting that "the problems of 2026 require the solutions of 1939," a direct allusion to Nazi extermination policies.
Furthermore, CyberWell identified antisemitic posts appearing alongside advertisements from X Business, raising serious concerns regarding the monetization of hate speech on the platform. Tal-Or Cohen Montemayor, founder and CEO of CyberWell, emphasized that the rapid spread and monetization of antisemitic scapegoating from France to Albania underscores the escalating global threat of antisemitism, fueled by engagement-driven algorithms and a lack of scalable compliance mechanisms.
