On Wednesday, March 13th, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act passed the House of Representatives with broad bipartisan support, in a resounding 352-65 vote. The Jewish Federations of North America are supporting the full passage this bill to help address the proliferation of blatantly antisemitic content on social media, specifically on TikTok. It is time to urge our Senators to build upon this momentum and pass this bill.

The historic rise in antisemitism has been documented both by the federal government, which showed FBI Hate Crime data reaching “historic levels” last year, and the ADL, which tracks a 336% rise since the Hamas terror attacks on Israel of October 7^th.  

We are particularly sickened and outraged by the impact that antisemitism is having on our children on college campuses and increasingly in primary and secondary education as well.  Each of you, together with many members of Congress, have spoken out against this development. 

We also know that social media is a major driver of the rise in antisemitism and that TikTok is the worst offender by far.  Recently, TikTok’s governmental affairs advisor in Israel resigned from the company in protest of the app's overt bias and sympathy to terror with regard to the events of October 7^th. 

In just one year, antisemitic comments on TikTok rose 912%. This rhetoric, flooding onto the phones of Americans, is a major driver of the rise in antisemitism. Now is the time for action. Now is the time for leadership.

It is vital that you reach out to your elected officials in the Senate and urge them to support this bill. We need you to reach out and express how important this issue is for the Jewish community, and to highlight the urgency behind addressing this issue. There is no one answer to the rise in antisemitism, but Congress must act when it can – and this bill is a very important step that Congress can take today. A vote for the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act is a vote against antisemitism. 

Please share this call to action with your friends and family and have them reach out to their Senators. We are counting on you to help build broad bipartisan support and to help pass this bill.