Social media 'largest problem' in the rise of anti-semitism

Oliver Sears, founder of Holocaust Awareness Ireland, said social media was the “largest single problem” around ignorance of the Holocaust as it was where many people got their information. File picture: Yui Mok/PA

Social media is the “number one factor” in the rise of anti-semitism and Irish children are not immune to the impact it is having on young people, a Holocaust awareness campaigner has said.

Oliver Sears, founder of Holocaust Awareness Ireland, said the growth of anti-refugee and far-right activity in Ireland was something that must be “closely monitored”.