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Forget ayatollahs, meet the AI propagandists of Tehran - opinion

The Iranian security establishment, aware of who currently drives narratives on social media – from TikTok to Instagram – has made a sharp pivot.

A screenshot from an AI-generated Iranian video mocking US President Donald Trump, represented as a LEGO minifigure.
 Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram apps are seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021

UK PM Starmer tells social media firms to 'take responsibility' for children's safety online

Dan Bilzerian was asked during a TMZ interview about referring to Rep. Randy Fine as a "fat Jew."

Dan Bilzerian wants to ‘kill Israelis,' thinks Judaism is ‘terrible,’ and is running for Congress

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


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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

An illustration of Elon Musk and the Grok logo.