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UK weighs forcing social media firms to boost trusted news

The UK is weighing new rules that would require Meta, TikTok and YouTube to prioritize trusted news content in feeds and search results.

Social media and the algorithm move faster than facts and claims can be verified.
A picture taken on September 12, 2013 in Paris shows a tablet and a smartphone connected on news websites and world newspapers.

Trust in news at all-time low as interest in industry declines, Reuters Institute finds - study

CBS Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss (L) and former '60 Minutes' host Scott Pelley (R).

'She's murdering 60 Minutes': Pelley’s attack on new CBS Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss ends in firing

People walk by The New York Times building in Manhattan, New York City, US, September 16, 2025.

NYT accuses Israel of trying to 'stifle journalism' by taking legal action over op-ed


How testing wastewater could help you predict viruses in the future

How the introduction of comprehensive wastewater surveillance could become a part of our normal public health infrastructure.

 Wastewater is seen inside a Central Marin Sanitation Agency facility in San Rafael, California, U.S., March 29, 2023

Remembering Avraham Avi-hai, the ultimate maven - opinion

Avraham Avi-hai possessed passion and drive, knew how to charm and be kind, to create opportunity, and to seize the day.

 Avraham Avi-hai at home in Jerusalem in 2020.

Are people tired of watching the news? Ratings decline as war rages on

Is the public growing tired of TV news broadcasts after two months of war? Here's what the evidence has to say.

 An illustrative image of a TV news studio.

Ex-diplomat sues Israeli journalist for defamation, demands compensation

Foreign Ministry manager demands NIS 317,000 in lawsuit against Channel 12 political commentator

 Amit Segal

My Word: Stand up and be counted

As though the situation were not bad enough, its presentation to the world makes everything even worse.

Family members, friends, and supporters o the hostages being held captive in Gaza march on the outskirts of Tel Aviv on their way to Jerusalem on November 15.

Can a social media detox improve your mental health?

A new UK study has found that users who reduced their social media activity for a week saw decreases both in positive emotions as well as in negative ones.

 Woman laying her mobile phone down on the table (illustrative)

How does Israel suffer from increased dominance of Reuters, AP? - opinion

When AP or Reuters makes a mistake in its reporting on Israel, the damage this causes reverberates around the world and is much harder to correct.

 Reporting news

Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox, News Corp

Shares of Fox rose nearly 2% after the news of Murdoch stepping down.

 Media mogul Rupert Murdoch leaves his home in London, Britain March 4, 2016. Murdoch wed former supermodel Jerry Hall in a low-key ceremony in central London on Friday, the fourth marriage for the media mogul.

A behind-the-scenes look at the IDF's secret underground intel center

Established in 2013, I-NET focuses on following and curating open-source information for Israel’s intelligence community.

 I-NET COMMAND center.

Watch as popular Israeli reporter's avatar presents news in historic first

An avatar of Amit Segal reported on the inauguration of the Paraguayan embassy with his speech being translated into Spanish.

 Channel 12 News reporter Amit Segal speaks during a conference of the Israeli Television News Company in Jerusalem on March 7, 2021.