Overview
- A student who applied for a summer internship through the Handshake job board replied to VryfID with the message “Not interested in working for a Jew. Thanks,” a screenshot of which the company’s co‑founder posted online.
- VryfID co‑founder Gabe Einhorn first shared the screenshot on X and later publicly named the student after pressure from figures in the tech community.
- Cornell has referred the exchange to its Office of Civil Rights for investigation under university policy to determine whether the student violated campus rules or Handshake’s terms of service.
- Reporting identifies the student as Austin Franco, who has defended his decision in public remarks, and a small crowdfunding effort supporting him was reported to have raised more than $13,000.
- The episode has raised wider questions about rising antisemitism on U.S. campuses, how employer and university platforms handle hate speech, and the ethics and consequences of doxxing as a form of online accountability.