(TJV NEWS) A new year-long study, highlighted Monday by Algemeiner, exposes the alarming scale of antisemitic content spreading across X since Elon Musk purchased the social media platform for $44 billion in 2022.

The research, conducted by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA), found nearly 680,000 antisemitic posts between February 2024 and January 2025. Together, those posts generated close to 193 million views. As Algemeiner reported, the study paints a bleak picture of how antisemitic conspiracy theories thrive on X with minimal moderation.

According to the report, more than half of the antisemitic content fell into three categories: claims of secret Jewish control or power, Holocaust denial, and conspiracies linking Jews to satanism. These posts were not only prevalent but disproportionately successful in generating engagement. While conspiracy-related posts made up 59 percent of the total, they accounted for 73 percent of all likes.

As cited by Algemeiner, researchers warned these online conspiracies have direct real-world consequences. The FBI has long identified antisemitism as a key driver of extremist violence, and the study cautioned that young people immersed in such content are more likely to adopt antisemitic beliefs.

Enforcement on X was described as negligible. Out of 300 of the platform’s most-viewed antisemitic conspiracy posts, only four carried Community Notes, according to the study. Overall, X took some form of action against just 12 percent of these posts — and even the flagged ones still drew millions of views.

Algemeiner noted the report’s finding that a small group of so-called “antisemitism influencers” play an outsized role in spreading hate. Ten accounts alone were responsible for nearly one-third of all engagement on antisemitic posts. Many of these accounts hold paid X Premium verification, boosting their reach and, in some cases, even generating ad revenue. Researchers estimated X could profit more than $140,000 annually from ads running alongside such content.

Imran Ahmed of the CCDH and Amy Spitalnick of the JCPA condemned the platform’s trajectory, stressing in the study’s introduction — cited by Algemeiner — that X has become a space where fringe conspiracy theories flourish openly. “At a time when polarization, extremism, and violence are rising at home and abroad, the unchecked spread of antisemitism online is a direct threat to public safety,” they warned.

The new research adds to a string of controversies surrounding Musk’s leadership of X. As Algemeiner has reported, his public remarks and moderation policies have repeatedly sparked backlash from Jewish organizations, Holocaust memorial groups, and watchdogs. Incidents include Musk reinstating Holocaust deniers, threatening to sue the Anti-Defamation League, and making gestures at political rallies that many interpreted as Nazi-style salutes.

Despite criticism, Musk has defended his approach as a commitment to free speech, saying that allowing hateful speech “out in the open” is better than letting it fester unseen. He has touted Community Notes as a safeguard, but the new findings — covered extensively by Algemeiner — show the feature has had little impact in curbing antisemitic content.

The fallout has extended beyond X. In April, Tesla posted its weakest quarterly deliveries since 2022, a 13 percent drop that outlets including Algemeiner linked in part to the reputational damage surrounding Musk’s online controversies.

The report concludes that unless platforms like X overhaul their moderation policies, antisemitic conspiracy theories will continue to flourish — fueling both digital toxicity and real-world danger.