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Israeli TikTok official resigns, citing pro-Palestinian bias

After informing TikTok management he believes it belittles Hamas atrocities, Barak Herscowitz decided to leave the company; 'In a time when our identity as Jews and Israelis is being threatened, it is crucial to focus on our priorities,' he said

Daniel Edelson, New York | 01.31.24

'Stopt arayen di bomba': Reservist becomes Yiddish TikTok star

Master sergeant (res.) Yonatan Alman becomes a TikTok star with his videos where he sings, tells jokes and teaches military Yiddish to his viewers; he has been serving in the reserves since October 8 and takes joy in teaching his soldiers the ancient Jewish language

Nir (Shoko) Cohen, Sharon Kidon | 01.30.24

Israeli woman partially loses sight after following TikTok advice

Rachel, who lost her central field of view, says she stared into the sun for 30 minutes after a TikTok clip explained that doing so would improve her health

Ariela Ayalon | 01.29.24

אירוע שוד רכב היוקרה של אושיית טיקטוק, יוני כהן, על ידי שודדים הלבושים במדי וולט

Israeli TikToker who flaunts his affluence on social media gets robbed

TikTok businessman Yoni Cohen, who often shares his lavish lifestyle on the network, recounts the robbery by four fake Wolt couriers who stole his luxury car 'I was tied up and thrown into the bomb shelter,' he recalls, 'They also tied up my wife, the baby was left alone in the crib'

Liran Tamari | 01.24.24

New TikTok color food party trend sweeps Israelis amid war

Although trend started abroad, it was quickly adapted by Israelis during war with blue for Israel, green for IDF and yellow for release of hostages

Noa Shweky | 01.10.24

נועה קירל במפגש עם ילדים שפונו מעוטף עזה

Noa Kirel sues TikTok for publishing wrong ranking

Noa Kirel filed a lawsuit after Israeli singer Anna Zak allegedly surpassed her in views, claiming she has data that says otherwise; 'We regret that Noa Kirel chose to take this path' TikTok says in response

Lital Dubrovitsky | 01.09.24

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin

China could one day shut down Israeli infrastructure, cyber expert warns

Dr. Harel Menashri, a former member of Shin Bet warns Israel fails to address risks although China appears to shift interests amid growing ties with Iran; warns even Chinese made cars, used by security agencies could pose danger to security

Sophie Shulman, Calcalist | 01.04.24

Military Rabbinate goes viral on TikTok amid war

Amir Moyal, an Israeli comedian serving as a reservist in the Military Rabbinate, says his popular videos are aimed at lifting morale and helping religious soldiers

Shmuel Munitz | 01.01.24

Hamas supporters flood TikTok with anti-Israel content and Americans are buying it

TikTok holds great influence over young people all over the world, including U.S; No wonder more than half of young Americans think that Hamas' October 7 attack is justified; The solution is not to boycott the platform, rather take advantage of it

Nathalie Zohar | 12.27.23

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 accused of pro-Palestinian bias following refusal to run hostage release ads

When families of Israeli hostages trapped by Hamas approached TikTok to run ads calling for their release, the company refused, citing 'overly graphic and political content', yet had no issues running ads displaying Palestinian children suffering in Gaza

ynet correspondents | 12.24.23

Israel-Hamas war exacerbates TikTok's mounting woes

Company facing outrage for supposedly disseminating antisemitic and pro-Palestinian content; despite calls for severing ties with China, platform might find support from US courts upholding free speech protections

Israel Wullman | 12.05.23

Released Alma Or dancing with her friend in a TikTok video

After release from Gaza, child hostages make waves on TikTok

Some of the released teenagers have been sharing videos on the popular social media platform in recent days, trying to maintain a sense of humor even though some of their parents are still in Hamas captivity

Yael Ciechanover | 12.04.23

After her rescue from Hamas, IDF soldier posts thank you message on TikTok

Lookout soldier Ori Magidish, 19, shares first video on social media since being rescued by IDF from Hamas captivity about a month ago; 'I'm thankful to have my life back,' she says

Ynet | 11.27.23

צעדה של נאצים ניאו-נאצים ברחובות העיר מדיסון וויסקונסין ארה"ב אנטישמיות

'Pseudo-Intellectual' justifications legitimize antisemitic incidents on a global scale

Since the beginning of the war, there has been a 500% surge in antisemitic incidents globally, and persuading social networks to remove such content is a significant challenge; Head of TikTok Israel: 'We eliminated over 925,000 videos from the conflict zone for breaching our policies'

Itamar Eichner | 11.21.23

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