Facebook leaves name ‘Israel’ and flag off of list of countries taking part in Rio Olympics, showing only flag of Israel Olympic Committee. The Olympic Committee of Israel (OCI), sent an urgent letter to Facebook last night (Wednesday), urging the mammoth social media company to add Israel and its flag to a list on the […]
In random meeting, 90-year-old apologizes for racism in US, buys presents for kids to celebrate his birthday (JTA) A Facebook post by a Muslim-American woman about the kindness of a 90-year-old Jewish man has been attracting the attention of thousands of social media users. Leena Al-Arian wrote that she met a man on Thursday named […]
By David Collier Arabs in Gaza are swarming social media platforms and sending private messages to pro-Palestinian activists looking for donations. Is it just one massive scam? Or are Hamas utilising social media platforms, not just to spread propaganda, but as a pipeline to raise money for their terrorist activities? Hamas are one of the most […]
If a site does not remove the incitement within 48 hours, it will be fined NIS 300,000 per post. Legislation fining social media sites that do not remove content encouraging terrorism received the coalition’s approval on Sunday, as part of the government’s efforts to curb online incitement. The Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved a bill […]
By Josh Nathan-Kazis Want to fundraise for Jews for Jesus? A new Facebook tool can help. Want to fundraise for an actual Jewish charity? Better dust off that old tzedakah box. The new tool, which debuted on the left-hand side of U.S. Facebook users’ newsfeeds in late June, allows anyone to run a mini-fundraiser on their Facebook […]
JNS.org – The American social media giant Facebook has closed the account of Hamas politburo member Ezzat al-Rishq for the seventh time. “I condemn Facebook’s administration for closing my personal account for the seventh time in a row, and I consider the [decision] bias in favor the occupation and its dictates and against the struggle of […]
Legislation would empower courts to order social media providers to remove terrorism-promoting content. By Yonah Jeremy Bob Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked and Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan took their fight against Facebook to a new level on Tuesday, publicizing a proposed bill for removing terrorism-promoting content from the Internet and various social media platforms. The […]
Basketball star Omri Casspi posted a photo on Facebook in which he is engaged in Jewish prayer, wearing tefillin (phylacteries) and a tallit (prayer shawl). Alongside the post, Casspi, a native Israeli who plays for the NBA’s Sacramento Kings, wrote: A few days ago, I had the privilege of meeting Rabbi Yaakov Addes, a righteous, pure man. We […]
Relatives of Israeli-Americans killed by Arab terror sue over social media giant’s failure to remove pro-terror incitement. The families of five Americans and Israeli-Americans killed or wounded by Arab terrorists in Israel since have filed suit against the social media giant Facebook, claiming one billion dollars in damages over the website’s failure to rein in […]
Blocking content won’t be easy, collaboration is best bet, experts say Israel steps up its efforts to curb incitement to violence on social media sites, questions arise about whether and how this can be done, taking into account the fine balance that needs to be struck between freedom of speech and the malignancy of hate […]
