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Antisemitism is booming – and Big Tech loves it - opinion

Inside the algorithmic double standard that lets Jew-hate spread unchecked.

|ByMELANIE SHIRAZ ASOR
An antisemitism hashtag, illustrating online antisemitic hate speech.
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Instagram top chief defends platform during trial over youth mental-health crisis caused by it

Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, testified in Los Angeles as part of a trial on what plaintiffs call "social media addiction" in children and young adults.

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Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a Whatsapp logo in this illustration taken September 11, 2025.

WhatsApp says Russia tried to fully block service to push state app

Russia began limiting calls on messaging platforms last year, accusing them of refusing to share information with law enforcement.

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Dutch police patrol after riots in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 11, 2024.

Fifteen arrested in Netherlands for spreading ISIS propaganda on TikTok

The TikTok posts, some with more than 100,000 views, encouraged people to join the Islamic State and glorified becoming a martyr for the violent Islamist group, they said.

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Dana Bash, Matan Sivek to headline 4th annual Jewish Digital Summit

Now in its fourth year, the Jewish Digital Summit, which will take place Feb. 24 through Feb. 26, promises to be more dynamic and impactful than ever.

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByJTA STAFF
CNN anchor and chief political correspondent Dana Bash, left, and Matan Sivek, the co-founder of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum-US, are two of the high-profile speakers at the 2026 Jewish Digital Summit.

'We received your message,' says Savannah Guthrie, offering to pay for her mother's return

“We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her. This is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to us,” said news anchor Savannah Guthrie.

FEBRUARY 8, 2026ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
US journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, accompanied by her siblings Annie and Camron, speaks in a video message, addressing anyone who might be holding her elderly mother, Nancy Guthrie, who went missing from her Arizona home several days ago, released February 4, 2026.

'Israelis steal kidneys': Teacher gets fired in California after sharing antisemitic video

“There’s no chance we would allow such a person to enter classrooms,” a local Israeli told N12.

FEBRUARY 8, 2026ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
Jewish students at El Camino Real Charter High School walk out to protesting antisemitic incidents at the Los Angeles school on Feb. 27, 2024.

Online antisemitism grows smarter, faster, and harder to stop, CyberWell report shows

A CyberWell report found antisemitic narratives surged in 2025, with platforms struggling to keep pace despite higher content removal rates.

FEBRUARY 5, 2026ByARIELLA ROITMAN
An antisemitism hashtag, illustrating online antisemitic hate speech.

Instagram recovers after brief outage disrupts US users

Meta’s Instagram recovered after a short outage Wednesday that saw more than 10,000 users in the US report problems, according to Downdetector.

FEBRUARY 5, 2026ByREUTERS
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A digital Holocaust is unfolding – and social media is fueling it - opinion

Platforms that promised connection have become factories of radicalization.

FEBRUARY 4, 2026ByMELANIE SHIRAZ ASOR
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Target Pahlavi: Fearing unifying figure, Iran launches disinformation campaign against crown prince

There were reports that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei “issued a directive” to mobilize the cyber apparatus against Pahlavi.

FEBRUARY 4, 2026ByALEX WINSTON
Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has been the target of a campaign by both those connected to the Islamic Republic regime inside and outside Iran, and a coordinated bot campaign to target social media.

French police raid X offices as prosecutors summon Elon Musk for questioning

A widening French investigation into X saw police raid the company’s offices and prosecutors summon Elon Musk and senior staff for questioning.

FEBRUARY 3, 2026ByREUTERS
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When war reporting turns into doxing, it risks lives and erodes trust in journalism - editorial

Publishing names tied to war crimes allegations without airtight verification is becoming a fast way to endanger people and erode trust in journalism.

FEBRUARY 3, 2026ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Disproportionate coverage of Israel in global media

TikTok deal fuels rise of UpScrolled, founder conceived it as a haven for Palestinian activism

UpScrolled has surged to become the most-downloaded social media platform in Apple’s app store, and it has also been flooded with antisemitic and anti-Israel content.

JANUARY 30, 2026ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Antisemitic and anti-Israel content found on the social media platform UpScrolled.