Twitter: racist messages against Jews under accusation in France

In France, there’s a lot of talk these days about Twitter’s role in inciting racial hatred: it has been learned that a new lawsuit is about to be filed, on behalf of the UEJF (Union des Étudiants Juifs de France).
The issue is not new, but further developments have emerged today: the circulation of racist messages targeting Jews on Twitter is at stake.
The proceedings, already underway for some time, had a first outcome in January: according to the ruling of the Tribunal de grande instance of Paris, Twitter staff would have been required to provide the identification data of subscribers who had disseminated the incriminating tweets.
Furthermore, the court had ordered the implementation of a system for reporting racist or abusive messages, more generally.
As far as it is known, Twitter has done none of this and certainly has not provided the useful identification data, appealing to the fact that the company is based in the United States and therefore protected by the First Amendment.

Hence the new battle undertaken by the Union des Étudiants Juifs de France, which this time also aims for millions in damages, up to 38.5 million euros, which, if actually obtained, would be allocated to the Shoah Memorial Fund.
The antisemitic messages date back to last October, when the hashtags #unbonjuif (a good Jew) and #unjuifmort (a dead Jew) began to climb the top trends rankings, spreading like wildfire.
Twitter staff did intervene, removing all antisemitic messages; however, the current accusation is that they decided not to provide the perpetrators’ identification data.
The matter will continue, as Twitter has also announced its intention to prepare an appeal.