The CCOA Toolkit

The CCOA Toolkit is a comprehensive guide for combating online antisemitism, focusing on the method of 'deconstruction' to dismantle harmful stereotypes. It analyzes how social media algorithms and business models amplify hate, identifies various forms of antisemitism—including anti-Judaism, Nazi ideology, and secondary antisemitism—and provides educational activities to build critical digital literacy. The document also examines the legal landscape, specifically the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), and advocates for a public health approach to prevention and trauma-sensitive content moderation.

• The toolkit employs 'deconstruction' as its primary educational approach, which involves critically analyzing the socio-historical and cultural forces behind antisemitism to reveal the power dynamics and contradictions within dominant narratives.
• Online antisemitism is characterized by a 'mainstreaming of extremism,' where harmful ideologies move from niche forums to mainstream platforms, facilitated by social media algorithms that amplify fringe voices to larger audiences.
• Social media platforms contribute to the normalisation of antisemitism through algorithms that create filter bubbles, reinforcing existing prejudices and promoting emotionally provocative or hateful content to increase user engagement and revenue.
• The document identifies several distinct forms of antisemitism: anti-Judaism (rooted in early Christianity), modern racist antisemitism (Nazi ideology), secondary antisemitism (Holocaust denial or distortion), and Israel-related antisemitism.
• Automated content moderation systems often fail to detect implicit or coded antisemitism, as they struggle with context and are frequently outpaced by the evolution of antisemitic codewords, emojis, and GIFs.
• The EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) provides a process-oriented regulatory framework to hold platforms accountable for systemic risks, though its effectiveness is challenged by varying national legal frameworks and the profit-driven business models of tech companies.
• The toolkit advocates for a 'public health approach' to countering antisemitism, which prioritizes long-term prevention, early intervention, and addressing root causes over a purely security-focused response.
• Antisemitism frequently intersects with other forms of group-focused enmity, such as anti-Muslim racism, misogyny, and anti-LGBTQ+ hate, often sharing tactics like scapegoating and dehumanization.

APA

Schmalenberger, S., Hübscher, M., Płaczynta, K., Zielińska, A., & Rücker, N. (2025). The CCOA Toolkit. Institute for Strategic Dialogue. https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CCOA-Toolkit-Mainstreaming-Digital-Human-Rights.pdf

Chicago

Schmalenberger, Sophie, Monika Hübscher, Karolina Płaczynta, Anna Zielińska, and Nathalie Rücker. The CCOA Toolkit. Institute for Strategic Dialogue, 2025. https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CCOA-Toolkit-Mainstreaming-Digital-Human-Rights.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{schmalenberger2025ccoa, author = {Schmalenberger, Sophie and Hübscher, Monika and Płaczynta, Karolina and Zielińska, Anna and Rücker, Nathalie}, title = {{The CCOA Toolkit}}, institution = {Institute for Strategic Dialogue}, year = {2025}, url = {https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CCOA-Toolkit-Mainstreaming-Digital-Human-Rights.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }