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French far-left MEP Rima Hassan arrested over X post justifying attack on Israeli airport

French media reported authorities had arrested Hassan and detained her in custody because they suspected the post made on March 26 could be construed as showing support for terrorism.

Rima Hassan during the plenary session and votes of the european parliament, in Strasbourg, on February 10, 2026.
X logo over an Iranian flag.

X removes blue checkmarks from several Iranian regime figures as apparent support of protesters

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

An antisemitism hashtag, illustrating online antisemitic hate speech.

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


Social media is impacting political and social discourse - opinion

In a world where information travels at the speed of light, responsibility lies not only with content creators but also with consumers.

 Hand using mobile smartphone with icon social media and social network.

MKs initiate process to remove Ayman Odeh from Knesset

Odeh wrote on X, "Happy about the release of the hostages and prisoners. From here, both nations must be freed from the burden of occupation. We were all born free."

 (L-R) MK Yizhak Wasserlauf, and MK Ayman Odeh.

Elon Musk changes X profile name to 'Kekius Maximus', causing surge in meme coin prices

Musk's use of 'Pepe the Frog' in his profile picture raises questions due to the symbol's controversial associations.

 Elon Musk changes X profile name to 'Kekius Maximus', causing surge in meme coin prices.

UK, Irish government Hanukkah greetings fumbles mocked by celebrants

"Chamish Hakunach gach!" and "Cheag Sameach" branches of the UK and Irish government wished Jewish communities celebrating Hanukkah.

 The Hanukkiah in London's Trafalgar Square for Hanukkah. December 19, 2024

Trump sides with tech advisors over dispute about skilled immigrant visas

Trump agreed with his new tech backers on the recently raised issue of highly skilled immigrant visas, even though he made moves to curb the program in his first administration.

  U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas.

'Delicate flowers': Khamenei makes cryptic post about Iranian women on X

"A woman should be treated like a flower in the home. A flower needs to be cared for," Khamenei wrote. 

 (Illustrative) Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

'Scum': Anti-Gideon Sa'ar sticker placed on sign at his children's school

Sa'ar criticized the sticker, which was placed on a sign outside of his children's school, on a post to X/Twitter.

 A plenum session on the appointment of Israel Katz as Defense Minister and Gideon Sa'ar as Foreign Minister at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on November 8, 2024.

Shopify faces backlash for hosting store selling antisemitic merchandise

TheOfficial1984 account, has more than 200,000 followers on X, and sells apparel with designs that depict the Holocaust as "make-believe" and antisemitic propaganda.

Twitter app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022.

Dana Bash tells Code Pink 'they have no shame, decency' after confrontation over Israel

The activist stated her belief that conflating the two is "antisemitic" and "dangerous to the Jewish community and its values."

 Dana Bash arrives for the annual White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) Dinner in Washington, US, April 27, 2024.

'The Guardian' leaves X following Musk's new government nomination

“We think that the benefits of being on X are now outweighed by the negatives and that resources could be better used promoting our journalism elsewhere," The Guardian explained.

Elon Musk and Donald Trump during a campaign rally at site of his first assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania on October 5, 2024.