Social media
Young ViZionaries: Honorable mentions No.1, 2 & 3
Niki Weinstock, Jonathan Stark and Jonathan Harounoff
Canadian man charged with three hate crimes by Ontario police over antisemitic social media content
Antisemitic conspiracies blaming Jews for 9/11 resurface ahead of 25th anniversary, CyberWell warns
Network of 100 fake X accounts targeting Ofer Winter removed from social media platform
25 ViZionaries: Brielle Ganah - No. 5
Head of the IDF’s International Social Media Department, she has mobilized her unit to effectively debunk fake news in real time
25 ViZionaries: Jacki Alexander - No. 4
Built BiasBreaker, to monitor social platforms in real time, flag false narratives before they go viral and generate counter-narratives
Australia seeks to curb social media algorithms with new feed choice law
Australia’s proposed “My Feed, My Way” reforms would let users opt out of algorithmic recommendations and see only content from accounts they follow.
The haredi community faces a growing threat from Iranian recruiters - opinion
Iran is betting on our divisions. The smartest answer is to prove it wrong by investing in the shared resilience that is itself a pillar of national security and age-old Jewish values.
NHS doctor denies posting social media support for Hamas in London court
She also denied one count of stirring up racial hatred in written material and a further count of using words that were threatening or abusive.
A deleted IDF video exposed a deeper problem with draft enforcement - editorial
At a time of intense debate over haredi conscription, an IDF video appeared to send the wrong message. The army must investigate how it reached an official channel.
Tate brothers denied immediate bail as they contest extradition to Britain
After the Tates testified, prosecutor Abbie Waxman showed the court a video of Andrew Tate saying, “slap, slap, grab, choke, shut up bitch, sex.”
Meta reaches $18 billion of settlements over children's social media addiction
Meta agreed for the next decade to restrict teenagers' use of Facebook and Instagram to two hours a day and block all usage from midnight to 6 a.m., absent parental consent.
Antisemitic vandals target Dolly Parton's Wikipedia page just hours after her death
As millions around the world mourned the loss of the legendary cultural icon, social media users shared screenshots of modifications to her profile.
Instagram head Mosseri, at children's addiction trial, says few teenagers knew of safety feature
Four US states, California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey, have accused Meta of designing the platforms to hook young users, fueling anxiety, depression, and even suicide.