澳大利亚皇家委员会调查反犹太主义和社会凝聚力期间，作证的证人正在网络上遭受广泛的仇恨骚扰。[1]研究人员记录了超过1300条针对证人的反犹太主义辱骂帖子，这些帖子来自1137个不同账户，内容包含纳粹宣传、死亡威胁和阴谋论等极端内容。[1]其中一条帖子因包含明确的杀害威胁，但被某社交媒体平台评估两次后仍认为符合社区标准，至今未被删除。[1]
平台的删除行动极其有限，成为一个突出问题。[1]在150条实时发布的帖子中，仅有5条被删除。[1]面对这一情况，研究人员已将超过1100条帖子提交给了澳大利亚联邦警察。[1]皇家委员会专员Virginia Bell在5月的听证会上报告称，证人作证后网络仇恨信息出现了急剧增加。[1]根据《皇家委员会法》第6M条规定，因作证而对证人施加暴力或损害的最高处罚为一年监禁。[1]如何在数字时代对这类分散的网络骚扰执法仍然是一个未解决的难题。[1]
Witnesses providing testimony to Australia's royal commission investigating antisemitism and social cohesion have become targets of coordinated online harassment, with more than 1,300 posts containing antisemitic abuse documented across social media platforms [1]. These posts originated from 1,137 different accounts and included Nazi propaganda, death threats, and conspiracy theories [1]. Commissioner Virginia Bell reported a sharp increase in hateful messages directed at witnesses following their testimony at hearings that commenced on May 4, 2026 [1].
The scale of abuse has far outpaced platform responses to reported content. Of 150 real-time posts tracked, only 5 were removed by social media platforms [1]. One post containing the text "JEW KISS ASS KILL ALL JEWS" was assessed twice by one platform as complying with community standards and remained online [1]. Researchers have submitted over 1,100 posts to the Australian Federal Police for investigation [1], yet enforcement of distributed online harassment remains an unresolved challenge in the digital age [1].
Legal protections for witnesses remain limited. The Royal Commissions Act specifies a maximum penalty of one year imprisonment for inflicting violence or harm on witnesses due to their testimony [1]. This statutory framework underscores ongoing questions about the adequacy of legal deterrents against organized online abuse targeting individuals engaged in formal proceedings [1].
