A newly-launched social media platform, UpScrolled, surged this past week to the top of Apple’s App Store rankings as some internet users searched for alternatives following a U.S.-backed deal involving TikTok’s American operations.
Within days, the app became a space where extreme antisemitism, Holocaust denial, and open praise for terrorist organizations appeared with little resistance.
UpScrolled was created by Issam Hijazi, a Palestinian tech entrepreneur born in Jordan and now living in Australia. Hijazi has framed the platform as a response to what he claims is censorship of pro-Palestinian content on mainstream social media. “I was posting about what’s happening in the genocide,” Hijazi said. “I’ve got friends all over Europe and the U.S. asking, do you see this content? They say, what content?”
Antisemitic Hate Floods the Platform
As users joined UpScrolled, antisemitic content spread rapidly and openly. On an official post celebrating the platform’s growth, one user wrote: “Thanks for this app. It is terrifying how much control zionists have over all of our media.”
On the app’s “discover” page, another post declared: “This is a safe space to openly say, I stand with Khamenei, Hezbollah, Houthis, & Hamas #ResistanceIsNotTerrorism.”
Another read: “All kikes please face the wall. #fuckthejews.”
Additional content promoted Holocaust denial and antisemitic conspiracy theories, including claims that Israel orchestrated the September 11 attacks. One account using a photo of Adolf Hitler thanked the platform for allowing “free speech without censorship.”
Conspiracy Narratives Drive User Migration
UpScrolled’s growth was fueled by viral claims that TikTok had fallen under “Zionist control.” The investor group behind the U.S. deal is led by Larry Ellison, a technology executive known for his support of Israel.
Influencer Guy Christensen encouraged followers to switch to UpScrolled, describing it as a platform with “no censorship, no ownership by billionaires who put their interests and biases onto you to control you.”
For many users, the lack of oversight was the appeal.
A new user commented: “I can write and speak freely without using symbols or wordplay to bypass Zionist algorithms.”
This episode reflects a familiar and dangerous pattern: when antisemitic conspiracy theories are framed as “free speech,” platforms that reject basic safeguards quickly become hubs for hate, incitement, and terrorist glorification — with real-world consequences for Jewish communities worldwide.
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