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קריקטורה אנטישמית ב-NKR. "יהודים חזירים"

Facebook takes down Norwegian antisemitism watchdog for 'terror propaganda'

Facebook group gone after unamsking antisemitism in Norwegian media for years, taking with it the largest archive of antisemitism in Norwegian press; 'It is not pleasant to be a Jew in Norway nowadays,' says local

Itamar Eichner | 04.10.24

Facebook, Instagram down worldwide for 90 minutes

The social media networks malfunctioned in Israel and around the world - both the apps and the websites; Facebook's internal systems also collapsed

Yaron Drukman, Raphael Kahan | 03.05.24

Meta moves to reduce promotion of political content across its platforms

Meta intends to cease the promotion of political or social content across its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Threads, which means content from political creators, journalists, social activists or politicians will no longer be featured in the feeds of users who are not following these accounts

Raphael Kahan | 02.11.24

פרופילים מזויפים של חמאס שבעזרתם ניסה לפתות ישראלים

The avatars behind Hamas' plot to use Israelis for terror

A famous CEO and Israeli singles looking for love are just some of the Hamas Facebook profiles uncovered by the Shin Bet looking to make unsuspected Israelis carry out mission for them

Nina Fox, Saar Haas | 02.04.24

תקשורת שב"כ חשפה פרופילים מזויפים של ארגון הטרור חמאס המנסים לגייס ישראלים

Shin Ben uncovers Hamas plot to use Israelis for terror attacks

Unsuspecting Israelis contacted through fake Facebook pages sent on jobs for Hamas in preparation for their use in terror attacks in Israel and the West Bank

Yoav Zitun | 01.31.24

Posts claiming Jews killed Jesus rose over 1,000% on X (formerly Twitter) after the October 7 Hamas massacre

Watchdog CyberWell reports antisemitic content on X and Facebook spikes since start of war, blames platforms for allowing inciteful hate speech to spread including calls for violence

Yuval Mann | 01.01.24

Since October 7, Israelis use TikTok more than all other social media networks combined

TikTok is enjoying a 23% increase in the number of Israeli users, but anti-Israeli content is easily disseminated there; Messaging app Telegram has seen its daily usage double in Israel, but Waze, Tinder and Spotify have all dropped in popularity due to the war

Raphael Kahan | 12.25.23

TikTok says video supporting Hamas 'not against community guidelines'

Israeli organization reporting antisemitic content across social media platforms says TikTok mostly fails to remove thousands of videos supporting terrorism

Itamar Eichner | 11.16.23

For 7 days, Luba waited for Karin to return; then came the knock on the door

Luba Vernikov said her daughter Karin promised the music festival at Kibbutz Re'im 'would be her last party'; she chronicled the anguish of not knowing her daughter's fate in posts on Facebook until she was crushed by news that her body had been found

Roy Rubinstein | 10.20.23

Facebook, TikTok, show pro-Palestinian content to Israelis

Israeli users on social media platforms report they've been exposed to several pro-Palestinian posts and live broadcasts in recent days following Hamas' attack against Israel

Yuval Mann | 10.13.23

'Israeli first, Palestinian second': Viral Arab Israeli blogger shows support amid Hamas attack

Ynet | 10.09.23

פוסטים ממומנים של מפיצי פייק ניוז רוסים בפייסבוק

Old habits never die: Russia spreading fake news about Israel's judicial overhaul

Despite Facebook's commitments, fake news posts about American involvement in judicial overhaul protests remain posted in Russian and in Hebrew; similar fake news campaigns appeared in US and France in the past

Rafael Kahan | 09.21.23

תיוג מוצרים על התמונה ומעבר לתשלום דרך האינסטגרם - כבר לא קיימים ברוב החנויות

TikTok to introduce shopping in Israel, Instagram Shops folds

Chinese social media giant helps local brands take advantage of its platform ahead of launch of new feature in Israel while Meta decides to cut back on shopping options on its platforms

Meirav Crystal | 09.19.23

Meta to launch subscriptions for platforms in Israel

Tech giant reveals paying users will receive a verified blue check on their accounts and several unique tools to help boost their options for content creation

Oshrit Gan-El | 07.19.23

META launches challenge to Twitter, but holds back in Europe

New microblogging app Threads goes live internationally ramping up the rivalry between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, but release delayed in Europe over EU privacy and data sharing regulations

Reuters, AFP | 07.06.23