social media

Buffalo shooting victims sue social media giants

Lawsuits on behalf of a victim’s family and survivors of 2022 mass shooting allege social media platforms helped radicalize the gunman.

Can you spare a million?

'World's richest beggar' now worth an estimated $1 million

He has 'earned' his million by wandering around crowded areas in India, and continues to beg despite owning real estate.

Tech giant showdown:

Elon Musk challenges Mark Zuckerberg to a fight

In a series of comically brief social media posts, two of the leading figures in the tech world have agreed to fight one another.

YouTube challenge causes death of five-year-old

A social media challenge to spend fifty hours in a Lamborghini ended in tragedy when the influencers collided with a smart car.

People are reading less news

A new study shows that people are actively avoiding the news as a means to protect their mental health.

Jerusalem conference:

Antisemitism panel: 'Jews can be the worst antisemites'

Two leading experts on Jew hatred agree: A lack of unity is our biggest problem to date.

UK teen TikTok prankster arrested after harassing Orthodox Jews

18-year-old 'Mizzy' arrested after harassing and jumping over Jews, breaking into people's houses.

On “Community Standards” and “Fact Checking”

The "Community Standards” excuse for blocking used by Facebook is an abuse of language. Op-ed.

Antisemitism Study:

Online incitement is leading to physical attacks on synagogues

New research finds use of antisemitic terms on social media unifying extremists from differing ideologies in shared hatred of Jews.

Texas shooter shared extremist beliefs on social media

Suspected shooter in Allen, Texas, reportedly wrote posts with rants against Jews, women and racial minorities.

AfD MP resigns after discovery of antisemitic social media posts

Anti-Jewish Telegram posts being investigated by German state security.

Alberta diversity panel member resigns over antisemitic posts

Government under scrutiny after discovery of past hateful social media posts by member of new panel tasks with increasing inclusivity.

Former MK responds to incitement:

'Before Hitler rose to power, he spread fake news'

German woman posts antisemitic video clip on social media, former MK Shirly Pinto responds: 'You want hate, I love.'

CNN journalist forced to delete anti-Israeli social media posts

Lebanese-born journalist Tamara Qiblawi forced to delete attacks on Israel that she posted online in the past.

ADL: Social media platforms failing to remove Holocaust denial

Ten most popular social media and game platforms receive low or failing grades in the Anti-Defamation League's Holocaust denial report card.

Jewish org slams Twitter for surge in hate since Musk takeover

Canada's Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center gives Twitter a grade of D- over its recent failure to tackle antisemitic and hateful content.

Antisemitism at all-time high on Twitter, study finds

Report blames takeover by Elon Musk for 'persistent and notable elevation' of antisemitism on social media platform.

'I'm back!'

Trump returns to Facebook for the first time since 2021 ban

Former US President expected to be active on social media as part of his campaign to secure the Republican nomination in 2024 election.

Op-Ed

Blocking terror, one platform at a time

The Palestinian Arabs were among the first extremists to weaponize social media and maximize the reach of this anonymous soapbox.Op-ed.

Father of 9 posing as Hasidic Jew charged with molesting sons

TikTok sensation single father who lied about Jewish background facing 11 charges related to sexually abusing 6 children.

How Chabad women are tapping into the power of social media

Chabad women come together once a year in person. The rest of the time, there’s Instagram.

American Jewish Committee:

Nearly 70% of Jews have experienced antisemitism on social media

American Jewish Committee warns platforms need to do more to tackle antisemitism, urges use of IHRA definition to moderate content.

Historic court cases:

Will social media lose immunity for terrorism?

US Supreme Court to hear lawsuits by families of terror victims over use of social media to incite, plan terrorist attacks.

Police commissioner orders special team to deal with incitement

The team will deal with incitement to violence on "social media and any other media and platform".

Report:

Trump to return to Twitter, leave his own platform

Sources close to former President say he is preparing to return to Twitter and end exclusivity agreement with Truth Social.

Fighting Online Antisemitism:

Facebook ranked number 1 in removing antisemitic content

Ranking of social media networks in the fight against antisemitism in 2022: Facebook removes the greatest percentage of antisemitic content.

Egypt:

38 handed life sentences over corruption, other charges

Among those sentenced was a businessman whose social media posts sparked protests in 2019.

Three more states ban TikTok from government devices

Kentucky, Wisconsin and North Carolina join 20 other states in banning popular app due to privacy and security concerns.

Border Police officer 'forgotten' in Al-Ram

Social media footage seems to show an Israeli officer left behind as her unit moved through a Palestinian town.

Minneapolis councillor apologizes for antisemitic posts

Social media posts from decade ago include praising Hitler and referring to Obama as a "slave of the Jewish lobby."

Odd, Iran's social media post antisemitic drawings on Azerbaijan

It is to be expected that a neighboring country that has relations with Israel and religious freedom becomes the enemy of Iran. Op-ed.

Elon Musk searching for new Twitter CEO

Billionaire searching for replacement for himself after poll results in majority saying they want new CEO for the platform.

Watch: Trump berates 'Deep state media silencing' in new video

In a new campaign video, Trump responds to Musk's Twitter Files reports, vowing to reform social media the way we know it.

US lawmakers introduce bill to ban TikTok

Bipartisan group of members of Congress urge TikTok to be banned for ties to Chinese Communist Party.

Clubhouse suspends Kanye West for antisemitism during Q&A

Social audio platform cuts off private talk hosted by West and then suspends him from platform.

ADL urges SCOTUS to protect social media users from harm

ADL calls on Supreme Court to clarify that Section 230 of Communications Decency Act does not grant platforms immunity from hate content.

UK gov to compel social media companies to tackle antisemitism

Proposed laws would force platforms to follow policies on online hate or face fines of up to 10 percent of their annual revenue.

Love to tweet?

Arutz Sheva is seeking a new social media editor

Addicted to Twitter, news, and neias (Jewish news)? We are looking for a new social media 'maven.'

180 NGOs call on Twitter to adopt IHRA antisemitism definition

Letter urges Musk to implement IHRA definition to combat Jew hatred on Twitter.

Kyrie Irving to donate $500,000 following antisemitic tweet

Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets will each donate $500,000 in wake of Irving's controversial social media post.

FCC member calls for US gov to ban TikTok over privacy concerns

FCC commissioner urges government ban on TikTok citing potential violation of privacy of American users.

Elon Musk proposes to buy Twitter for $54.20 a share

Elon Musk reverses course and is again proposing to buy social media giant, after previously backing out of deal.

SCOTUS to hear terrorism cases involving social media giants

Supreme Court will rule on whether platforms can be held liable for hosting terrorist content blamed for attacks.

Israeli police urge blocking of social media during riots

Police chief, Kobi Shabtai, says social media outlets should be shut down for 'limited times' during turbulent periods of time.

Police chief proposes shutting down social media to quell unrest

TikTok blamed for fanning flames in last summer's Arab-Jew violence in mixed cities.

Iran cuts access to social media amid protests

Instagram and WhatsApp not available in Iran amid protests over the death of a woman who was arrested by the morality police.

Social media execs testify to Congress about online antisemitism

First meeting of Inter-Parliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Anti-Semitism hears from Meta, Twitter and Youtube.

Cleveland cop will face no punishment for pro-Hitler tweets

Ohio police officer will keep job and award after investigation into string of antisemitic tweets.

Spanish man calling for ‘holy war’ against Jews given jail term

Man convicted after lengthy investigation into social media post inciting violence against Israel and Jews.

California passes bill to combat hate speech on social media

Measure to curb online hate speech and disinformation passes state legislature.

Google:

'Trump's social media platform not approved'

Google spokesperson says Truth Social wasn't approved for distribution due to concerns over violations of Play Store policies.

Podcast:

Jewish liberation & the decolonization discourse

The difficulties of using social media to teach Jews about the need for decolonization without sacrificing intellectual depth.

The Boycott campaign against a German Jewish media outlet

Something is happening to Freedom of the Press in Germany as AchGut's advertisers are targetted on Twitter in effort to shut it down.Op-ed.

Details emerge of Elon Musk’s countersuit against Twitter

Countersuit contains allegations around social media giant's business practices that Musk claims caused him to back out of $44 billion deal.

Republican Jewish group warns of 'dangerous' candidate for gov.

Republican Jews call on Doug Mastriano, GOP candidate for Penn. governor, to stop using Gab.

Ireland introduces online hate speech legislation

Ireland announces online hate speech legislation intended to remove and prosecute hateful content, especially on social media platforms.

Does social media play a major factor in cyberbullying?

There’s no running away from the fact that life was very different before the advent of social media.

Rallies urge US haredi women to disconnect from social media

Orthodox women built businesses and friendships online. They’re being told to sign off.

Social media pro? Join Arutz Sheva

Israel National news - Arutz Sheva is seeking an experienced social media expert for work in a variety of platforms.

Musk takeover of Twitter unanimously approved by board

Twitter board unanimously approves Musk takeover, with Musk saying he wants social media platform to be more appealing to increase users.