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Social Media

Teen Usage of Facebook, X Plummeted in Past 10 Years, per Pew Study

By David Swindle

YouTube, TikTok and Instagram remain the platforms of choice among American youth.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Iran / Media

Shin Bet Exposes More Social Media Profiles Iran Uses to Lure Israelis

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The agency warns the public to be vigilant against Tehran's intel tactics.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Police and Crime / News Briefs / Social Media / Israeli Arabs

Israel-Arab Arrested for Impersonating Soldier, Spreading Fake News of Massacre

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Online incitement targeting Arab teens has also been traced back to the Palestinian Authority and local PA Arab clergy.

Iran / Social Media

Israeli 'Eli Copter' Joke Taken Seriously By Hamas Morphs Into Fake News

By Sveta Listratov

The same people unquestionably parroting Hamas's fake numbers, repeated the Israeli joke, believing it was real.

Antisemitism / Social Media

Man Banned from Dating Apps after Posting IDF Uniform Pic

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Noy Leyb believes antisemitism lies behind Tinder and Hinge dropping him from the platforms.

IDF & Security / Iran / Social Media

Fake Iranian Social Media Accounts Recruited Israelis For Espionage

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

These social media channels encourage activities such as hanging signs composed by the Iranians, photographing demonstrators and filling out surveys.

Terrorism / Hamas / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

3 Israeli Arab Teens Arrested in Nazareth for Planning Hamas-Inspired Attacks

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Arab terror groups are known for exploiting social media to recruit children.

Terrorism / Hamas / Palestinian Authority / Islamic Jihad / Social Media

Arab Terror Groups Exploit Social Media to Recruit Minors

By Yaakov Lappin

The terrorist orgs are brainwashing their children to be cannon fodder via the social networks.

Israel / Antisemitism

81% of Israeli Teens Have Experience Antisemitism Online

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

You no longer need to leave your home, much less your country to get hit with antisemitism these days.

NY / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Social Media

New York’s Largest Jewish Instagram Page Documents Spike in Antisemitic Attacks

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Jews of New York representatives have gone out into the city streets to erase hate, such as "Jews suck" written on light posts. But threats against the city's Jews persist daily.

Antisemitism / Social Media

Research Shows Link Between Media Coverage of Hate Crimes and Frequency of Attacks

By Mike Wagenheim - JNS

“That is something that nobody has talked about or tracked before—that media could actually make a difference in making the world a safer place,” said Daniel Pomerantz, CEO of HonestReporting.

Featured / Columns

Talmud on Social Media: Is It A Risk Worth Taking?

By Rabbi Dr. Daniel Friedman

Many people have asked me to comment on Miriam Anzovin’s Daf Reactions on TikTok.

Israel / US / United Nations (UN) / Social Media

Israel to Collaborate with US, UN on Regulation of Social Networks

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

During Communication Minister Yoaz Hendel's meeting with U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, he discussed the need for cooperation between regulators to effectively regulate social networks.

Featured / US / Antisemitism / Arts and Entertainment / Social Media

Anti-Israel Bots Attack Billie Eilish for Saying ‘Hi Israel’

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“This coordinated attack on Billie Eilish is another example of how social media is used nefariously to manipulate public opinion and to attack and harass any artist, entertainer, or influencer that says anything positive about Israel.”

Israel / Left vs. Right / News Briefs / Social Media

Twitter Blocks Accounts of Rightwing Israelis

By Jewish Press News Desk

Baruch Marzel and Benzi Gopstein discovered they were blocked.

Headline / Antisemitism / Social Media

New Report Slams Social-Media Giants for ‘Failing to Act on Antisemitism’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The five major social-media companies failed to act upon 84 percent of anti-Semitic posts on their platforms.

Featured / The Knesset / Social Media

Israel vs. Facebook: Knesset Bill Seeks to Rein in Social-Media Censorship

By David Isaac

The bill requires platforms to clearly state their policies for removing content and blocking users by providing “an available response in the Hebrew language for the investigation of complaints” and to offer a way for users to ask about removal; it also clarifies when they can seek damages in court.

Antisemitism / Social Media

New Study Reveals 912 Percent Increase in Anti-Semitic Content on TikTok

By Faygie Levy Holt

“The lack of boundaries, combined with the growing success of this platform, makes it an ideal virtual home for hate speech and extremist content,” it concluded.

Polls

Cancel Culture and You

By Jewish Press Staff

Vote now while you're still allowed to express your opinion.

Middle East / Levant / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Social Media

Israel Sees Drop in Negative Social Media Content in Arabic on Peace Agreements

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The decline in negative comments towards Israel and normalization was in part due to the public awareness campaigns carried out by the various governments that joined the Abraham Accords.

Israel / Iran / Social Media

Israeli Intelligence Minister: Iran Acting to Influence Israeli Public Opinion

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Iran has been using social media in Hebrew to rile up Israelis against PM Netanyahu.

The Courts / Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS / Social Media

Israel Reveals Thousands of Anti-Israel Posts came from Bots, Troll Networks Aiming to Influence Policy on Israel

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

An investigation conducted by Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs (MSA) discovered that at least 21% of posts related to an International Criminal Courts (ICC) investigation against Israel came from fake Twitter accounts - and had 180% greater engagement rates than posts from real users.

Terrorism / Politics / Palestinian Authority / Video of the Day / Judea & Samaria

State Department's Biased Report Against Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

Dear President Trump, as a true ally of the Jewish State I am asking you to withdraw the State Department's latest human rights biased report against Israel.

Social Media

ADL Joins with Other Civil-Rights Groups in Calling for July Boycott of Facebook

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“We hope this campaign finally shows Facebook how much their users and their advertisers want them to make serious changes for the better,” said ADL national director and CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.

IDF & Security / Police and Crime

‘Take Down Bibi’: IDF Soldier Arrested for Posting Death Threat Against Netanyahu

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The soldier has reportedly previously posted violent messages against Netanyahu and the government.

Israel / Iran / News Briefs / Social Media

Israel Celebrates 500K Followers on its Farsi Instagram Account ایران اسرائیل را دوست دارد

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

More than 1.5 million Arabic speakers from 22 Arab countries also follow Israel in Arabic on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

Iran / Social Media

Facebook Removes 398 Accounts Linked to Iranian Disinformation Networks

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Campaigns that seek to manipulate public debate on social media originated in Iran and focused on a wide range of countries including Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia, Egypt, Ghana, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, the US, UK and Zimbabwe.

Israel / Antisemitism / Coronavirus

Anti-Israel Campaign Comparing Jewish State to Coronavirus Gains Traction in US

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Over the past week there was an upsurge in online global anti-Semitism tying Israel and Jews to the Coronavirus.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / Islamic Jihad

Hamas Fake News - ‘Jerusalem is Under Attack’ and Other False Reports

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

“We have hit an Israeli jeep with a rocket,” “we have bombed Jerusalem,” “five Israelis killed in a rocket attack” – these are a few of the “news” items the Hamas terror organization has been dispersing since the Islamic Jihad launched an attack on Israel on Tuesday morning.

Palestinian Authority

Palestinian Authority Blocks 59 Opposition Media Pages and News Sites

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

Ali Abu Habla wrote that “this is a dark day in the history of Palestinian journalism," which doesn't have much of a history, as it is.

Government / Gulf States / UAE

Israel Launches 'Virtual Embassy' in Gulf States

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs maintains more than 800 online channels in 50 languages.

Featured / The Muqata

Tuvia Grossman and the Covington Catholic School Fiasco

By JoeSettler

If the media didn't learn from Tuvia Grossman, why will it learn now from Covington Catholic High School?

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Hamas

IDF Spokesman: Hamas Trying to Lure Soldiers With Mobile Phone App

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Once again, the enemy is trying to lure IDF soldiers into downloading their spy app using fake profiles.

The Courts / Media / Local

Tel Aviv Court Gives Facebook Unprecedented Slap, Reinstates Israeli Page

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“The court’s decision is revolutionary because for the first time, Facebook is required to look at users as people with rights and not just as goods.”

Featured / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Police and Crime / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Science and Tech / Israeli Arabs

Arabs Complain Israeli Algorithm Catches Potential Terrorists Online

By JNi.Media

'Israeli Intelligence has developed a predictive policing system that analyzes social media posts to identify Palestinian suspects.'

Featured / Terrorism / UK / Antisemitism / Media / Holocaust

Report: YouTube Pro-Hitler Clips Stay Up Despite Repeated Flagging

By JNi.Media

In May 2016, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube signed an EU-sponsored code of conduct pledging to improve the mechanism of removing hate speech and other extremist material.

Featured / Politics / Antisemitism / Business and Economy / Media / Science and Tech

ProPublica: If You're Looking to Reach Anti-Semites, Facebook Will Gladly Help

By JNi.Media

At last, Mark Zuckerberg received an answer to his desperate question about where all this hate is coming from – we don't know for sure where it come from, but we know whom it comes through – Mark Zuckerberg.

Politics / Boycott / BDS / Media / Anti-Israel NGOs / On Campus / Education / Florida

Evangelical Leader Urging Protest Against Roger Waters' Miami Concert Thursday

By JNi.Media

'Roger Waters is an anti-Semite. He should not be allowed to peddle hatred in our backyard without protest.'

Featured / Israel / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Haifa U: WhatsApp Groups Offer More Intimate, Egalitarian Space than School

By JNi.Media

'On WhatsApp, I usually feel that I am not being judged, particularly because there isn’t any eye contact or physical contact, only words and signs.'

Featured / Ari Fuld's Sword of Israel

Facebook Bans JewishPress.com Blogger Ari Fuld

By Ari Fuld HY"D

JewishPress.com blogger Ari Fuld was banned from Facebook for pointing out that radical Islamic terrorists kill Jews.

Featured / Israel / US / Politics / Video of the Day / Media / Saudi Arabia

Jewish Congressman Attacks US Embassy over Cutting Israel from Video

By JNi.Media

'I am appalled that the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia disingenuously posted this incomplete and misleading video.'

Politics / Russia

Russian Diplomats Offer April Fools' Day Prank

By JNi.Media

According to AP, a ministry duty officer who maintained his or her anonymity, confirmed that it was an 'official joke.'

Featured / Antisemitism / Media

WJC: More than 1,000 Anti-Semitic Social Media Posts Every Day

By JNi.Media

'We knew that anti-Semitism online was on the rise, but the numbers revealed in this report give us concrete data as to how alarming the situation really is.'

Government / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Science and Tech / China

China and Israel Celebrate 25 Years of Diplomatic Relations

By Jewish Press News Desk

The link between the Israeli and Chinese peoples is an ancient one, dating from the Jewish community in Kaifeng a thousand years ago.

US / Politics / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Holocaust

ADL, Families, Rebuke Jewish Teens for Decorating Birthday Cupcake with Swastika

By JNi.Media

Carlos Galindo-Elvira, Director of the Arizona Anti-Defamation League, who told local TV station 12News that 'when you joke with symbols like the swastika you begin to normalize them and make it very casual within our society.'

Israel / Politics / Gaza / UK / Antisemitism / News Briefs

'What’s Changed about Being Jewish in Scotland?' Fear, Study Finds

By JNi.Media

"I don’t find anything that is good about being Jewish in Scotland." (F, 60s, Glasgow)

Gaza / UK / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Media

Report: 11% increase in UK Anti-Semitism in 2016

By JNi.Media

CST recorded 557 anti-Semitic incidents nationwide during the first half of 2016, compared with 500 anti-Semitic incidents during the first six months of 2015.

Terrorism / Antisemitism / News Briefs / The Knesset / Media / European Union

EU Counter-Anti-Semitism Czar: Our Goal to Allow Jews Fear-Free Life in Europe

By JNi.Media

A Rabbi of the Rabbinical Center of Europe told the EU official she cannot constantly undermine the foundations of Judaism: brit milah and kosher shechitah, and talk about wanting to eradicate anti-Semitism.

Beyond the Matrix

Beyond The Matrix - Idiocracy of Social Media

By Israel News Talk Radio

Ira and Rod discuss the good and bad of social media.

The Muqata

Beware the Echo Chamber, Fear the Media Savvy Left, Stick to the Truth

By JoeSettler

How do you fight an opponent who wins by manipulating through media and drowning out opposing voices?

Israel / Antisemitism / Business and Economy / Video of the Day

Shurat Hadin Proves Facebook Likes Palestinian Incitement

By Video of the Day

The NGO Shurat Hadin-The Israel Law Center on Monday reported on an experiment it ran which proves unequivocally that Facebook has different standards for Palestinian and Israeli hate.

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs / Health and Medicine

Survey: Terror Attack Snuff Videos Affect 80% of Children

By JNi.Media

Children exposed to the horrific photos and videos of terror attacks on social networks have developed symptoms of anxiety in public places.

The Muqata

The Epidemic of Arab Terror and its Cure

By JoeSettler

Bloodlust and incitement drives them, but what turns a single terror act into a raging epidemic of Arab terror?

Government / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

Cabinet to Talk on Dealing with Radical Muslim Groups

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Prime Minister will meet with radical Islamic leaders Sunday simultaneous with a clampdown on incitement.

US / News Briefs / ISIS

Social Media War against ISIS

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Islamic State gets 90,000 positive social media responses every day.

US / News Briefs / ISIS

Islamic State Recruitment of Americans Brings War to Home Front

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Homeland Committee chairman McCaul is “worried about our ability to combat this threat abroad, but also here at home."

Israel / News Briefs

Facebook Appoints CEO for Israeli Operations

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Facebook has announced that it has appointed Adi Soffer-Teeni as the company’s CEO in Israel. The current executive chairman of the grammar and spell-checking program Ginger Software, Soffer-Teeni will head Facebook’s commercial operations in Israel and help clients and agencies develop their marketing strategies at the social network. She will focus on building up the […]

Atlas Shrugs

Saudi Blogger Faces Jail and 600 Lashes For Insulting Islam

By Pamela Geller

Judges at Jeddah criminal court reportedly dropped the heaviest charge of apostasy - which carries an automatic death sentence.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Media / Hezbollah

IDF Launches New Media Weapon in Information War against Hezbollah

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Most foreign media always give Israel the dirty end of the stick and make its enemies smell like roses. The IDF has put Hezbollah, Israel’s most immediate threat, in the crosshairs of a new media weapon.

Middle East / Levant / News Briefs

Updated: Rumors From Syria

By Jewish Press News Desk

Not a week passes without some new rumor from Syria tearing up the social media channels. Here's the latest about Assad.

News Briefs / Media

NY Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief Gets a Watchdog

By Jewish Press News Desk

On the NY Times Public Editor's blog, Margaret Sullivan talks about the leash they'll be putting on Jodi Rudoren, the NY Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief. After Rudoren's not very well thought out foray into the world of social media, and the serious missteps that followed, the NY Times has decided to appoint an editor to handle Rudoren's […]

On Campus / Education / Settlements

Edelstein: Don't Blame Reporters for Israel's Negative Image

By Baruch Shomron

"Some reporters are anti-Israel, others are pro-Israel and most are objective," Edelstein said.

Sultan Knish

Branding Sold America on Obama like a Can of Soda

By Daniel Greenfield

Obama did not have an aspirational candidacy, he had an aspirational brand. A brand that people wanted to be a part of, because it made them feel good about themselves.

Front Page

So Different Yet Similar

By dvora

Music played loudly while the men danced. On the women’s side of the mechitzah, we tried to speak over the sounds. I leaned over the table to hear what my co-worker’s wife was saying.

Potpourri

Part VII: The End…The Beginning

By Chaim Shapiro

The first six sections of my story have focused on my struggles adapting to a strange college environment forced on me against my will. While that story is self-contained, I thought it would be worthwhile to at least partially answer the main question my book will address: What ended up happening to me? This is a fast-forwarded account that describes my watershed moment as a college student.

Israel / US

Israeli Startup Helping Americans Find Jobs

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

Utilizing social networking as its base, Jobsminer.com is the only job search engine that aggregates jobs in real time from social networks including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, and more.

Potpourri

Part VI: Academics

By Chaim Shapiro

While things might have seemed very strange in this foreign college environment, especially because I was tossed in without any roadmap to help me navigate and understand the kinds of things I was seeing all around me, there was one area I was not worried about: academics. Northeastern Illinois has a rather derogatory nickname, “Northeasy," and it does not have a very good academic reputation. I didn’t think my classes would be very hard at all.

Potpourri

Part IV: Adjusting To College

By Chaim Shapiro

Realizing that there was no backing out of college at this point, I resigned myself to my fate. I was in college, like it or not, but I didn’t believe that I really belonged in college.

Potpourri

Part III: First Day Of College

By Chaim Shapiro

Within the span of just a few weeks, everything I knew about myself and all of my plans were destroyed. I was out of yeshiva, living at home and enrolled in classes at Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU).

Serials

Getzlight - Chapter I

By Ruchama Feuerman

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