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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.

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.
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

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

X (twitter) logo is seen on a smartphone, with the bluesky website visible on a computer screen in the background.

X down for thousands of users in Israel, US, UK, Downdetector shows


No more routine update: These are the changes Instagram plans for 2026

Numerous reports from recent weeks reveal the features Instagram is testing to give users unprecedented control.

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UK's Starmer seeks greater powers to regulate online access

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said new powers are needed to regulate internet access and protect children from fast-evolving digital risks, including AI tools and social media.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 14, 2026.

Antisemitism is booming – and Big Tech loves it - opinion

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

An antisemitism hashtag, illustrating online antisemitic hate speech.

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.

Instagram app.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

 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.

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.

An antisemitism hashtag, illustrating online antisemitic hate speech.