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Elon Musk apologizes for supporting antisemitic post on X

Musk insists in interview his visit to Israel was not related to his support of post; 'It wasn’t an apology tour'

Yuval Mann | 11.30.23

ראש הממשלה נתניהו הציג לאילון מאסק את זוועות טבח ה-7 באוקטובר מקיבוץ כפר עזה

Elon Musk's Israel visit was a charade

Commentary: World's richest man, who spread antisemitic conspiracy theories and whose social network is rife with anti-Israel lies, hopes his brief Gaza border and Jerusalem visit would revive his platform's ad revenue; Netanyahu's silent cooperation on antisemitism is baffling, but Herzog filled this gap

Yuval Mann | 11.28.23

Hey Elon Musk! Nasrallah is still calling for Israel's destruction on X

Musk's social network recently deleted Hezbollah's account, but the leader of the terrorist group still advocates for the destruction of Israel via an official, blue checkmark account; An Israeli who reached out to the network asking for the profile's removal has yet to receive a response

Daniel Edelson, New York | 11.27.23

Listen: Elon Musk, Benjamin Netanyahu hold public discussion on X

Musk arrived in Israel on Monday morning and saw first hand the devastation wreaked by Hamas terrorists on October 7

Ynetnews | 11.27.23

Before he lands in Israel, Elon Musk's most scandalous claims on Gaza war

Offering to connect Gaza to the Internet, sharing a meme depicting Iran as a victim of US aggression, and supporting a post that accused Jews of 'pushing hatred against whites'; Just before he arrives in Israel, we recall the problematic statements of the world's richest man

Yuval Mann | 11.27.23

IBM pulls ads from X over antisemitism

Tech giant says has zero tolerance for hate speech and discrimination after British Financial Times reports IBM ads appear next to posts supporting Nazis and Hitler; X CEO says platform attempts to combat antisemitism

Calcalist | 11.17.23

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

Elon Musk likes antisemitic post saying 'Jews push dialectical hatred against whites'

Amid surge of antisemitic attacks brought about by Gaza war, X user posts: 'Jewish communities have been pushing the exact kind of dialectical hatred against whites that they want them to stop using against them now,' to which Musk replied 'You have said the actual truth'

ynet correspondents | 11.16.23

'Squad' blame Israel for Gaza hospital strike, get instant fact-checked

Outspoken Israel critics, US Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, point fingers at Israel without evidence but online users and Israeli diplomats were having none of it

Itamar Eichner | 10.19.23

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

Starbucks distanced itself from the union's support of Hamas

Starbucks workers' union posts support for Hamas, sparking boycott calls

A union founder says it must be free to express solidarity with the Palestinians; Starbucks distances itself from the posts

Daniel Edelson, New York | 10.13.23

Fake news and bots: Elon Musk shares pro-Hamas pages on X

X CEO shares a post advising his millions of followers to share and follow pages which create and spread fake pro-Hamas content from his platform; one in five social media accounts posting about Hamas’ attack was fake

Tzippy Shmilovitz, New York | 10.11.23

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

Ynet | 10.09.23

Elon Musk: Eccentric genius or alien among us?

His grandfather blamed Jews for all the world's problems, he endured bullying as a child due to his Asperger's syndrome, seized control of Twitter and dismissed anyone who didn't align with his thinking, and dreams of settling on Mars; Walter Isaacson's biography of Elon Musk is a feast of eccentricities

Eli Shaltiel | 10.01.23

Sex, confessions and followers: The turbulent world of X's night feed

Far, far away from their heavily polished personas on Facebook and Instagram, these users thrive on X, sharing their most intimate secrets; Why the urge? Why do women reveal more than men? Dive into social media's boldest niche

Ofir Hauzman | 09.29.23