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The network of fake online profiles targeting Israeli society

Inciting hate and violence: New reports shows growing prevalence of social media network operated by AI-made bots infiltrating Israeli online groups and attempting to divide the country from within

Tal Shahaf | 12.09.24

פעילים של ארגון בית"ר ארה"ב מוחים בבניין הקפיטול על תמיכתן של חברות הקונגרס רשידה טליב ואילהאן עומאר במתקפת החמאס על ישראל

Meta silences Jewish group over 'pager' comments against pro-Hamas lawmakers

Facebook and Instagram parent company gives no explanation for action against US Betar, following posts with veiled threats toward lawmakers and alleged 'Judeophobes'; group expresses hope matter will be resolved soon

Daniel Edelson, New York | 11.17.24

Mark Zuckerberg says Biden administration pressured Facebook to censor COVID-related content

Meta CEO regrets not speaking out more and says Facebook will push back against such demands in the future

Ynetnews | 08.29.24

Facebook took down your post? Now you can know why

Meta's new tool helps first-time offenders understand why their Facebook posts were removed, offering in-app training to clear warnings and prevent future violations, aiming to enhance user feedback and transparency

Raphael Kahan | 08.12.24

Israel runs covert influence campaign targeting US lawmakers, report

Operation uses hundreds of fake online accounts to spread pro-Israel messaging but does not succeed in accumulating followers; Diaspora Ministry denies involvement

Ynet | 06.05.24

Meta removes Israeli and Iranian online campaigns simultaneously

Meta publishes its quarterly threat report, in which it stated that it had removed several campaigns from fake accounts; It removed several Facebook and Instagram pages from around the world and announced it permanently blocked the account that posted the Israeli campaign

Raphael Kahan | 05.30.24

Foreign Ministry is among top 3 most popular global social media accounts

Swiss consulting firm DigiTips finds that Foreign Ministry social media accounts were among the top 3 most popular in the world. With over 30,000 posts since Oct. 7, the most popular languages are English, Persian, Arabic and Spanish.

Itamar Eichner | 05.17.24

קריקטורה אנטישמית ב-NKR. "יהודים חזירים"

Facebook takes down Norwegian antisemitism watchdog for 'terror propaganda'

Facebook group gone after unamsking antisemitism in Norwegian media for years, taking with it the largest archive of antisemitism in Norwegian press; 'It is not pleasant to be a Jew in Norway nowadays,' says local

Itamar Eichner | 04.10.24

Facebook, Instagram down worldwide for 90 minutes

The social media networks malfunctioned in Israel and around the world - both the apps and the websites; Facebook's internal systems also collapsed

Yaron Drukman, Raphael Kahan | 03.05.24

Meta moves to reduce promotion of political content across its platforms

Meta intends to cease the promotion of political or social content across its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Threads, which means content from political creators, journalists, social activists or politicians will no longer be featured in the feeds of users who are not following these accounts

Raphael Kahan | 02.11.24

פרופילים מזויפים של חמאס שבעזרתם ניסה לפתות ישראלים

The avatars behind Hamas' plot to use Israelis for terror

A famous CEO and Israeli singles looking for love are just some of the Hamas Facebook profiles uncovered by the Shin Bet looking to make unsuspected Israelis carry out mission for them

Nina Fox, Saar Haas | 02.04.24

תקשורת שב"כ חשפה פרופילים מזויפים של ארגון הטרור חמאס המנסים לגייס ישראלים

Shin Ben uncovers Hamas plot to use Israelis for terror attacks

Unsuspecting Israelis contacted through fake Facebook pages sent on jobs for Hamas in preparation for their use in terror attacks in Israel and the West Bank

Yoav Zitun | 01.31.24

Posts claiming Jews killed Jesus rose over 1,000% on X (formerly Twitter) after the October 7 Hamas massacre

Watchdog CyberWell reports antisemitic content on X and Facebook spikes since start of war, blames platforms for allowing inciteful hate speech to spread including calls for violence

Yuval Mann | 01.01.24

Since October 7, Israelis use TikTok more than all other social media networks combined

TikTok is enjoying a 23% increase in the number of Israeli users, but anti-Israeli content is easily disseminated there; Messaging app Telegram has seen its daily usage double in Israel, but Waze, Tinder and Spotify have all dropped in popularity due to the war

Raphael Kahan | 12.25.23

TikTok says video supporting Hamas 'not against community guidelines'

Israeli organization reporting antisemitic content across social media platforms says TikTok mostly fails to remove thousands of videos supporting terrorism

Itamar Eichner | 11.16.23