(((echo)))

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(((echo))) and triple clamps (English: triple Parentheses ) are names for the anti-Semitic symbol that consists highlight the names of people or organizations with triple brackets that supposedly would require an "Jewish identity" "anti- white “represent political positions.

The practice originated in the United States in 2014 , initiated by the alt-right blog The Right Stuff ; the editors of the blog had stated that the triple brackets were intended to symbolize that the historical deeds of the Jews had led to their names "echoing through history" ("all Jewish surnames echo through history"). The triple brackets were then used, especially on Twitter and 4chan, by anti-Semites , neo-Nazis and white nationalists as online stigmatization to target people with a Jewish background for online harassment, discrimination andIdentify hate speech , such as Jewish political journalists who criticized Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential campaign . The anti-Semitism non-governmental organization Anti-Defamation League has had the triple brackets in its database of hate symbols since 2016. Since the use became known and publicly discussed in June 2016, numerous journalists and users of social media around the world have shown solidarity with those affected and even put the three brackets around their names.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hakan Tanriverdi: US neo-Nazis incite against Jewish journalists with a bracket trick. Sueddeutsche.de, June 4, 2016, accessed on May 16, 2019 .
  2. ^ Jesse Singal: Understanding the Alt-Right's Jew Parentheses. Intelligencer (New York Magazine website), June 2, 2016, accessed May 16, 2019 .
  3. ^ Anthony Smith, Cooper Fleishman: (((Echoes))), Exposed: The Secret Symbol Neo-Nazis Use to Target Jews Online. Mic.com, June 1, 2016, accessed May 16, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Anti-Defamation League: Press Release: ADL to Add (((Echo))) Symbol, Used by Anti-Semites on Twitter, to Online Hate Symbols Database. June 6, 2016, accessed May 16, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Wave of solidarity for persecuted Jews: That is why many Twitter users put three brackets around their name. Meedia.de, June 16, 2016, accessed on May 16, 2019 .
  6. ^ Zoe Williams: (((Echoes))): beating the far-right, two triple-brackets at a time. TheGuardian.com, June 12, 2016, accessed May 16, 2019 .