Cyber-bullying

Iranian bot campaign targets Nova festival massacre survivors with severe online abuse, propaganda

A "sustained and multi-layered digital campaign" that hurls abusive comments and shares videos about the survivors is not being combated effectively by social media platforms.

|ByJONAH DAVIDOV
Bereaved families, friends, and soldiers stand still as a two-minute siren sounds across Israel, marking Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror at the site of the Nova music festival massacre, in Re'im forest, near the Israel-Gaza border, April 21.
Former hostage Rom Braslavski at the Israeli Premier League match between Maccabi Netanya and Beitar Jerusalem at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem on November 30, 2025.

Former Gaza hostage Rom Braslavski faces online attacks after criticizing Gal Hirsch

Former hostage Rom Braslavski wrote on social media that the choice to have Brig.-Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch light a torch at the Independence Day ceremony is “a slap in the face” to hostage families.

|ByMIKI LEVIN
ISRAEL POLICE at the scene of a fallen piece of an Iranian missile, March 5, 2026.

Israel Police decry online defamation campaign against female officer in Jerusalem

Online posts about the officer included comparisons to the Nazis and derogatory language, behavior that police asserted “crosses a dangerous red line" and may constitute a criminal offence.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
Reddit app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021.

Reddit fined $20 million in UK over children's data failures

Britain’s data watchdog fined Reddit £14.47 million for failing to properly verify children’s ages, saying under-13s were unlawfully exposed to harmful content.

|ByREUTERS

Identity theft, data leaks top Israel’s cybercrime list, nearly 1 in 12 affected in 2024

Of the thousands of online crimes reported in 2024, over half of them involved theft and/or distribution of information (52.4%), with a higher likelihood of women being the victims.

FEBRUARY 15, 2026BySHIR PERETS
Police cyber crime unit

More than half of online abuse reports now come from child victims themselves, Israel finds

Online abuse reports in Israel jumped 71 percent in 2025, with children now submitting the majority of complaints directly to authorities.

FEBRUARY 1, 2026ByPESACH BENSON/TPS
An illustration of a young girl looking at a computer screen, warning STOP! in large lettering.

Perth doctor harassing Zionist medics, sources tell 'Post' - exclusive

Jewish and non-Jewish Zionist medical professionals being harassed online, hospital refuses to take action

OCTOBER 9, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
(Illustrative) A doctor and patient discuss treatment.

The digital battleground of social media: Embracing cyber advocacy for Israel’s defense - opinion

ProjectTruthIsrael.com, a new AI-powered app aims to challenge misconceptions about Israel and defend the Jewish state on the modern digital battleground.

MAY 11, 2024ByABRAHAM BREE
Students at Hebrew University in Jerusalem attend a rally in support of the IDF and the defense and security of Israel, as well as protest against a Hebrew U professor who had created a petition against Israel and minimized and denied the horrors of the October 7 massacre by Hamas. March 17, 2024.

Lockbit cybercrime gang says it is back online following global police bust

The new Lockbit darkweb site showed a gallery of company names, each attached to a countdown clock marking the deadline within which that company was required to pay ransom.

FEBRUARY 26, 2024ByREUTERS
A 3D-printed Cyber word standing on PC motherboard is seen in this illustration picture, October 26, 2017.

UNHRC commits to combatting cyberbullying in forum

An Israeli expert told the UN Human Rights Council that most of the cyberbullying threat is from child to child.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An estimated 60% of adolescents have experienced some form of cyberbullying over social media.

Mother of the year: US teen discovers cyber bully was her own mother

The mother even initially reported her own bullying to authorities, disguising herself using juvenile language and a VPN.

JANUARY 4, 2023ByWALLA!
An estimated 60% of adolescents have experienced some form of cyberbullying over social media.

UNHRC refuses to debate China's human rights violations

47-member body rejected text in a narrow vote of 17-19, with 11 abstentions • FM claims victory after human rights body approves first Israeli resolution

OCTOBER 6, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Activists take part in a protest against China's treatment towards the ethnic Uyghur people and calling for a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, at a park Jakarta, Indonesia, January 4, 2022

Social media plays large role in fomenting online hate - report

A report co-authored by the World Jewish Congress, UNESCO and the UN says that social media platforms have become sources of hate speech and discrimination.

JULY 14, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Antisemitism is lurking and rising on online platforms.

Voices in the Arab press: Possible return to warm US-Gulf relations

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

JUNE 18, 2022ByMEDIA LINE
CYBERBULLYING INCIDENTS are more common than we’d like to think.