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A week inside the echo chamber: How Jew-hatred moved from fringe to feed

An inside look at the online ecosystem where antisemitic narratives spread at alarming speed

Public channels on the platform are among the online spaces researchers monitor for antisemitic content.Premium
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Wave of WhatsApp suspensions sweeps across Israel, raising concerns of blocked accounts

Google's Gemini Startup Forum: Cybersecurity.

One in three startups at Google’s cybersecurity forum are Israeli, organizers announce

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Israel's Attention Revolution fights child smartphone addiction, spreading nationwide


Fighting fake: Meta begins testing Community Notes tool

Meta announced it will begin testing a new Community Notes tool on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads in the U.S., allowing users to add and rank notes that provide additional context to content.

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Whistleblower alleges Meta considering to share user information with China

Meta Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg had been seen attempting to appease the Chinese government as early as 2014.

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Meta blocks Gazan influencer Saleh Al Jafarawi's Instagram account

Throughout the Israel-Hamas War, Al Jafarawi has used his social media prominence to post about the Gaza war, lauding Hamas and praising the October 7 massacre. 

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WhatsApp down, cutting off tens-of-thousands of users

Most users complained of having connectivity issues and claimed the app failed to send messages.

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Meta says it plans to build the world's longest undersea internet cable

The project dubbed Project Waterworth is supposed to span more than 50,000 kilometers.

Meta will compensate half a million users in Germany €100

Israelis report the internet has become more violent since war began

Israel Internet Association finds that 73% of Israelis believe the war has increased online violence, with three-quarters now avoiding expressing opinions on social media.

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Facebook is changing – here’s what it will look like soon

Zuckerberg didn’t reveal the new look of Facebook but emphasized that the next year will focus on renewing the “authentic” experience. "I’m excited to return to the original Facebook," he said.

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Social media is impacting political and social discourse - opinion

In a world where information travels at the speed of light, responsibility lies not only with content creators but also with consumers.

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What are PhD-level AI super-agents and will they replace human workers? - explainer

AI super-agents could potentially be able to do jobs typically done by humans, meaning AI may be coming for your job - in theory.

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Where misinformation proliferates: How to make social media less awful - opinion

You can also help make Facebook and Instagram less awful and make sure they call a spade a spade – and a cat a cat.

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