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How not to care online: Survival guide for staying human

Your nervous system is under siege, and the people creating that content are counting on exactly this reaction.

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Police officers stand guard as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington

On This Day in 2021: January 6 US Capitol insurrection riots

REZA PAHLAVI, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, poses after an interview with Reuters about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

Pahlavi thanks Trump for support of Iranian protesters, shares ideas to topple regime

The Israeli Foreign Ministry's Persian-language social media account shares anti-regime cartoons, January 1, 2026.

Israel's Farsi social media encourages Iranian protesters


Musk's X Corp loses lawsuit against hate speech watchdog

The decision is a blow to Musk, the world's third-richest person, who has for many years styled himself as a free-speech champion.

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'Palestinians are not Hamas': Biden's post on social media draws response from some notable figures

Conversations on Gazan support and involvement with Hamas have also grown exponentially over the past few weeks, due to the imminent, but unclear ground operation expected to happen in Rafah.

 US President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (not pictured) and the Israeli war cabinet, as he visits Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 18, 2023.

Elon Musk shocks 'X' by granting verification to terrorists

The project also uncovered that the company provided verification badges to accounts linked with Hezbollah members while charging the standard fee of $8 per month.

 Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, looks on as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023.

Fake Twitter user posing as hostage return forum requesting Bitcoin from followers

Scam Twitter account requesting money using a photograph of hostage Naama Levy.

Naama Levy

Could social media have stopped the Holocaust? Scholars dismiss Elon Musk's fantasy scenario’

In his comments, Musk said X could have deterred the Nazis by making their mass murder “impossible to hide” and allowing “freedom of speech” against them.

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Elon Musk makes private visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau

Musk made the visit with EJA Chairman Rabbi Menachem Margolin, conservative US journalist Ben Shapiro and Holocaust survivor Gidon Lev.

Businessman Elon Musk, third from right, and US political commentator Ben Shapiro, furthest right, visit the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death and concentration camp.

Elon Musk says it was a 'tough call' to ban Hamas's X account

The CEO of X engaged in a public Twitter thread with controversial user Jackson Hinkle regarding the ban.

 SpaceX, Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks on as he attends a roundtable during the 6th edition of the "Choose France" Summit at the Chateau de Versailles, outside Paris, France on May 15, 2023.

'Call him, beep him': White House publishes US President Joe Biden's digits

"Call him, beep him if you want reach President Biden," the White House wrote on X, attaching a phone number at the bottom.

 US President Joe Biden delivers an address from the White House last month, after visiting Israel following the Hamas massacre The US playbook lacks the deterrence needed to curb Iran, the writer maintains.

Users worldwide report issues with X social media platform

Over 47,000 US users faced access issues with X and X Pro, according to Downdetector data. The site appeared to be back online in Israel by 9:00 AM local time.

 The logo for social media platform X, following the rebranding of Twitter, is seen covering the old logo in this illustration taken, July 24, 2023.

Anti-Israel complaints about war conduct not grounded in principle - comment

The only principle that Hamas supporters hold to is that of victory at any cost. Israel must ensure that the terrorist organization must never again have a victory to celebrate.

 Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to logos of social media apps Signal, Whatsapp and Telegram projected on a screen in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018.