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Report: Meta plans cloud business to sell excess AI compute capacity

The planned service would let developers access Meta-hosted AI models and raw computing capacity, part of a push to recoup massive data center and chip spending, Bloomberg reports

ynet | 07.01.26

Kids beat Australia’s social media ban by simply lying about their age

Six months after the under-16 ban took effect, most minors are still using TikTok, Instagram and other blocked platforms, exposing the limits of old-style regulation in the digital age

Raphael Kahan | 06.30.26

Users report global outage on Facebook and Instagram

Users worldwide, including in Israel, report disruptions on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger; Meta says it is working to fix the issue

ynet | 06.12.26

Hazel Brief and her son, Yona Bezalel Brief, who was injured on October 7 defending Kibbut Kfar Aza and died 417 days later in Sheba Hospital

Who has the rights to a soldier's soul: bereaved mother's open letter to Betzalel Smotrich

Opinion: Before you use a fallen soldier’s picture, ask the family; Ask if they can bear it. Ask if the timing won’t crush them. Ask if their child’s face is yours to share

Hazel Brief | 06.11.26

Guy Rosen has served as Meta’s CISO since 2022

Meta’s top Israeli executive Guy Rosen leaves after 13 years

Guy Rosen, Meta’s most senior Israeli executive and CISO since 2022, is leaving after 13 years; The Onavo co-founder, whose startup was acquired in 2013, will stay for a transition period before focusing on advising Israel’s tech ecosystem

Meir Orbach | 06.03.26

Meta launches premium subscriptions for WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook

Meta’s paid tiers add extra features to WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook, while new Meta One plans will test AI tools for users, businesses and creators in Singapore, Guatemala and Bolivia

Calcalist | 05.28.26

Meta layoffs begin in Israel as tech giant cuts 8,000 jobs in global AI shake-up

Meta is shifting 7,000 employees into AI roles while pouring up to $135 billion into infrastructure, but workers warn the push is fueling anxiety, distrust and fears their own jobs could become obsolete

Omer Kabir, Calcalist | 05.20.26

US lawsuit against Meta could reshape Facebook and Instagram

New Mexico’s attorney general is pressing Meta to overhaul Facebook and Instagram over child safety, seeking strict age checks, usage caps and limits on addictive features—moves that could reshape social media globally

Raphael Kahan | 05.04.26

Meta to pay millions in Israel over Cambridge Analytica data scandal settlement

A multimillion-shekel settlement will fund academic research and democracy education after a class action filed in Israel in 2018 over the Cambridge Analytica affair was approved, citing Meta’s policy changes and difficulty proving direct harm to Israelis

Lital Dubrovitsky | 04.26.26

‘Like a casino for kids’: Zuckerberg faces jury in test case alleging Meta harms children

Meta CEO is set to answer before a jury to claims that Instagram and Facebook used addictive techniques that harm children, as a 20-year-old plaintiff alleges the apps worsened her depression and suicidal thoughts

Israel Wullman | 02.18.26

Meta plans paid features on Instagram and Facebook, including hidden story views

Meta said it will test new paid subscription options on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp in coming months, alongside free use, offering features such as anonymous story viewing, advanced audience management tools and new AI capabilities

Daniela Ginzburg | 01.28.26

'Like a cigarette pack’: New York to require health warnings on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law requiring social media platforms to display mandatory mental health warnings every time users log in, citing data showing heightened addiction, anxiety and depression risks among children and teens

Daniel Edelson, New York | 12.27.25

Foreign-run social media ‘sleeper cells’ trying to sway upcoming elections, watchdog warns

FakeReporter warns that AI-powered influence networks run by hostile states are infiltrating Israeli politics through seemingly authentic accounts, after Iranian-run fan group for lawmaker stayed online despite repeated alerts to Meta, cyber officials

Raphael Kahan | 12.04.25

'Facebook and Instagram violated the privacy of the victims': Meta sued for October 7 footage

Victims of the October 7 Hamas massacre and their families are suing Meta for over $1 billion, alleging the tech giant enabled livestreamed terror, exposed users to graphic violence, and continues to profit from footage of murder, trauma and captivity

Lior El-Hai, Roy Rubinstein | 08.04.25

עלי חמינאי מנהיג איראן, ראש הממשלה ממשלה ביבי בנימין נתניהו

Without firing a single shot: Iran's propaganda war to destroy Israel from within

New report uncovers sophisticated propaganda networks targeting Israelis in Hebrew at the height of the Iran war through deepfakes, fake profiles and disinformation—part of a broader digital assault on national morale and public trust

Raphael Kahan | 07.08.25

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