Matthew Segal, the tech and media entrepreneur known as co-founder and CEO of ATTN:, a part of Candle Media, was appointed Friday by President Joe Biden to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council’s board of trustees, TheWrap can exclusively report.
Segal’s dedication in recent years — and particularly since the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israeli civilians — to combat online misinformation and the rise of antisemitism has been a foundation of his work and the work he will continue to do with the memorial council, he said.
According to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, a recent survey found that denial and distortion rates among young people are at an all-time high.