On November 16, 2023, the widely followed account StopAntisemitism joined other social media users in alerting Shopify Inc. to an account called TheOfficial1984 on social media network X/Twitter - according to reports by The Financial Post and Infoba

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Shopify Faces Backlash for Hosting Store Selling Antisemitic Merchandise

November 20, 2024

Shopify faces mounting criticism for hosting an online store promoting antisemitic merchandise, including Holocaust denial content, sparking debates about its updated content policies.

On November 16, 2023, the widely followed account StopAntisemitism joined other social media users in alerting Shopify Inc. to an account called TheOfficial1984 on social media network X/Twitter – according to reports by The Financial Post and Infobae.

The homophobic, antisemitic X account ‘TheOfficial1984’ is run by Texas based bigot Cyan Cruz.

How does Cruz make a living? Selling antisemitic Anne Frank merch under his line ‘Bad Goys Club’ on @Shopify

Anne Frank was a child murdered in the Holocaust – for her face to be… pic.twitter.com/kR84DUJV9L

— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) November 17, 2024

The account, which has more than 200,000 followers, is marketing a Shopify-hosted online store that sells apparel and accessories with designs that depict the Holocaust as “make-believe.” The merchandise features antisemitic propaganda from the Second World War and parodies the likeness of Anne Frank.

The online store’s promotion via TheOfficial1984 has drawn significant criticism towards Shopify Inc., Canada’s biggest tech company, and puts to the test what the e-commerce platform is willing to accept under a new, more flexible regulation.

The Jerusalem Post has tried to access the site, but was surprised to find out that people with an Israeli IP address are banned from it. It redirects the homepage to another page, with the following message: “NoJews allowed.”m

According to The Financial Post and Infobae, Shopify’s Acceptable Use Policy states that users cannot do anything illegal where they conduct business, nor promote or threaten violence. However, previous versions of Shopify’s policy banned “hateful content,” according to archives available on the Wayback Machine.

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-829912

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