Australian Jewish News, 7 July 2026
Royal Commission Examines YouTube Response To Bondi Attack Misinformation
By AJN staff
From Australian Jewish News
TikTok’s global head of policy, trust and safety, Zachary Hecht, on community guidelines and policies that identify antisemitism as a hateful ideology
Zachary Hecht on the structure of TikTok moderation
Zachary Hecht on whether TikTok maintains a record of why antisemitic content is removed
TikTok global head of partnerships, elections and market integrity Valiant Richey on how antisemitic content is handled when flagged by expert organisations versus ordinary users
Rachel Lord, YouTube’s Government Affairs and Public Policy, Australia and New Zealand, on the platform’s AI-driven approach to removing harmful content
Rachel Lord on YouTube’s handling of a video in which four men discussed the Bondi Chanukah attack that described Arsen Ostrovsky as a “front man” and “intelligence asset” and repeatedly labelled the incident a “false flag”