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Israel Police, State Attorney arrest 19-year-old for indecent acts against minors online

The 19-year-old suspect created fake Snapchat and TikTok profiles on which he claimed to be a 14-year-old named Liron, according to an indictment filed against him.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg departs the court after taking the stand at a trial in a key test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming kids' mental health through addictive platforms, in Los Angeles, California, February 18, 2026.

Meta's Zuckerberg denies at LA trial that Instagram targets kids

Mark Zuckerberg faces questions in a trial accusing Meta and Google of profiting from social media addiction and harming children’s mental health.

|ByREUTERS
An illustration of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a Grok AI application on a smartphone.

Users troll RFK's 'Real Food' website, ask Grok chatbot advice on food options for anal insertion

The Grok chatbot on the HHS’s "Eat Real Food" site sparked memes after giving literal answers to "rectal food" questions, including safety tips for certain produce amid RFK Jr.'s health push.

|ByJAMES GENN
Adam Edelman of Israel and Menachem Chen of Israel's bobsleigh team react after their run, at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics, in Italy, on February 16, 2026..

From nation-building to posting: How Jewish activism lost its way - opinion

As the war fades from public attention, the silence of influencer-driven Jewish activism reveals a deeper problem: advocacy shaped by visibility and incentives cannot endure without an audience.

|ByADAM SCOTT BELLOS

Vmake review: the essential AI video editing tool for fast content creation

Learn why Vmake is the AI video editing tool that's the talk of the town. Read to learn how it makes content creation smoother and hassle-free.

NOVEMBER 19, 2025ByISAAC KAPLAN
Video Editing.

The Jewish world cannot answer doctrinal war with crisis communications - opinion

It is a losing battle to send a fashion influencer into a historical debate.

NOVEMBER 19, 2025BySAMUEL J. HYDE
The young people who chant for intifada and denounce Zionism with quasi-religious conviction do not consider themselves ignorant. They consider themselves enlightened.

Likes don't equal influence: Why Jewish advocacy's digital strategy is failing - opinion

The Jewish world has spent millions on pro-Israel influencers, but merely being seen is a ‘digital illusion’.

NOVEMBER 19, 2025ByHEN MAZZIG
Hen Mazzig is an Israeli-raised author and social critic.

Israel's PR war is being lost by amateurs - opinion

While the government flails, individual Israelis and Jews with large online followings have stepped up.

NOVEMBER 19, 2025ByLIOR ZOE PERETS
The Israeli government fails to issue timely responses to anti-Israel accusations, such as the explosion at the Al-Ahli Hospital (pictured) in October 2023, which was later found to have been caused by a misfired Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket.

Influencing in uniform: IDF's soldier-influencers go viral

Young IDF soldiers are turning to social media to share their service, but rising backlash, strict new army rules, and the risks of going viral in uniform are reshaping what they can say online.

NOVEMBER 19, 2025ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
An Israeli female soldier is seen in an army deployment area near Israel-Gaza border.

'Great Britain is on the brink': Why this Jewish influencer is fleeing London

From her bedroom, Jewish Jess challenges haters and online stupidity

NOVEMBER 19, 2025ByBATSHEVA SHULMAN
Some 1,521 antisemitic incidents were recorded in the UK between January and June 2025, according to the Community Security Trust (CST).

Meta does not hold social media monopoly, judge rules

The agency sought to force Meta to restructure or sell Instagram and WhatsApp in order to restore competition among social media networks.

NOVEMBER 18, 2025ByREUTERS
Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta is seen on smartpone in front of displayed logo of Facebook, Messenger, Intagram, Whatsapp and Oculus in this illustration picture taken October 28, 2021

Israel's information war is underfunded and sabotaged, Eylon Levy tells Report

The Jerusalem Report spoke to Eylon Levy to discuss the information war Israel is now facing.

NOVEMBER 18, 2025ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH
Eylon Levy speaks at a rally in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv.

Trending today, forgotten tomorrow: The limits of Israel's influencer campaigns - analysis

Israel is pouring unprecedented resources into influencer-driven advocacy, but can viral posts truly shape global understanding, or does lasting impact require deeper education and dialogue?

NOVEMBER 18, 2025ByAVITAL LEIBOVICH
A Pew poll found that 21% percent adults in the US get their news from influencers.

Should big tech be accountable for growing antisemitism? - opinion

Why the fight against digital antisemitism must be part of a broader push to hold Big Tech accountable.

NOVEMBER 18, 2025ByCOBY SCHOFFMAN
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