"On Tuesday, the ADL deleted its entire Glossary of Extremism, a flagship project which contained more than 1,000 entries on groups and movements with connections to hateful ideologies. The move failed to quell the backlash. The fury against the ADL this week has placed the 112-year-old organization in a difficult position. It has faced years of internal turmoil as well as accusations it has attempted to appease the Trump administration and Musk at the expense of its core values."
"Over the weekend, several influential rightwing accounts began posting screenshots of the ADL's page on Turning Point USA (TPUSA), attacking the organization for including Kirk's group in its Glossary of Extremism. One of the first posts, from a self-described Twitter troll, accused the ADL of having blood on their hands. The ADL did not actually list TPUSA as an extremist organization, but instead documented incidents where its leadership and affiliated activists had either aligned with extremists or made racist or bigoted comments."
The Anti-Defamation League faced an intense rightwing pressure campaign after rightwing influencers and Elon Musk attacked its online database on extremism. FBI director Kash Patel denounced the ADL and announced the agency would cut ties. The ADL deleted its Glossary of Extremism, which contained over 1,000 entries, but that action did not stop the backlash. The controversy began with screenshots highlighting the ADL's page on Turning Point USA and links between TPUSA leadership and extremist or bigoted incidents. The organization has endured internal turmoil and accusations of appeasing political figures, and now faces criticism from conservative powers it once praised.
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