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University of Haifa TikTok event

University of Haifa and TikTok address Holocaust awareness during International Holocaust Remembrance Day

28.01.21|James Spiro
The event featured students from the MA Program in Holocaust Studies, addressing the lack of knowledge about the Holocaust among today’s youth
טלפון נייד מובייל אפליקציות

Electronic Excess: Microsoft research finds employees spend 11 hours a week handling emails

25.01.21|Maayan Manela
“An employee receives on average 620 a week, with each email taking up roughly a minute of their time, this harms productivity," says National Technology Officer at Microsoft Israel
לינדסי לוהן פרסום אינסטגרם

Israel’s Attorney General weighs in against hidden advertising on Instagram

21.01.21|Lital Dobrovitsky
Top legal authority says tagging the advertiser is not enough, demands celebrities place prominent notice to protect kids
דונלד טראמפ על רקע לוגואים של טוויטר ו פייסבוק

Trump’s social media silencing proves that market caps, not national borders, are what makes a superpower

17.01.21|Shaul Olmert
The Capitol Hill riots reminded the tech giants of their responsibility to democratic values. It’s too bad that that’s what it took
דונלד טראמפ נואם ב הפגנה ב קפיטול היל וושינגטון ארה"ב לפני שהמפגינים פרצו לבניין

Worrying precedents being set by social media sanctions on Trump

15.01.21|Dov Greenbaum
In contrast to government interventions that limit speech, companies have the opportunity to be opaque, and provide no opportunity to appeal, which, given their pervasive cultural heft in our society, is a bit problematic, regardless of the law
Hate Speech

“A coalition of hate”: The online extremists that are testing Big Tech

15.01.21|James Spiro
Hate speech has been bubbling on social media and the internet for decades - but it all came to a climax this month at the heart of America’s democracy
אפליקציה מסרים מיידיים סיגנל Signal ווטסאפ

WhatsApp’s new privacy settings Signal change for instant messaging

12.01.21|James Spiro
After Facebook updated its privacy settings for WhatsApp, concerned voices from Israel and the world start pondering an alternative
Amit Serper Guardicore

“Election hacking” is just a buzzword, says incoming Guardicore VP of Security Research for North America

04.01.21|James Spiro
With elections in the U.S. and Israel dominating headlines, Amit Serper puts concerned minds to rest - while warning us of the actual threats to look for.
Shareitt Team

Shareitt raises $2 million in seed for its cashless trading platform

03.01.21|James Spiro
Its social platform allows users to ‘buy’ and ‘sell’ second-hand items without the use of money
טיקטוק טיק טוק TikTok בייטדאנס ByteDance

“The biggest attack on the elections will come from the TikTok platform”

03.01.21|Omer Kabir
The next election campaign round is shifting from the streets to digital platforms, and it’s going to be dirty. TikTok provides a space free of censorship, and the combination of voting apps and WhatsApp groups may become conspiracy theories superspreaders
עדן בן שמעון Eden Ben Simon IVTech

Hiring people is like ‘expanding our family’, says IVTech

29.12.20|CTech
For the software development company, employer branding goes way beyond the search for the perfect CV
טוויטר Twitter

Twitter ‘follows’ Facebook, bans Holocaust denial on its platform

15.10.20|James Spiro
After months of pressure and scrutiny, it appears that social media platforms have finally decided to take anti-Semitism seriously
מרק צוקרברג מנכ"ל מייסד פייסבוק אוקטובר 2019

Facebook finally bans Holocaust denial on its platform

12.10.20|James Spiro
The social media giant has faced months of scrutiny for failing to distinguish between free-speech and anti-Semitism
מוסף שבועי 2.7.20 הטרדה מינית עבודה

Fleeing Facebook? Global poll finds 60% of girls faced harrassment on social media platforms

05.10.20|Reuters
Study finds 1 in 5 girls has quit or cut down on use; "Keeping women safe on our apps is critical," says Facebook exec
בית כנסת ברחובות עם מחיצות בידוד

Yom Kippur marks the Jewish holiday of free speech

27.09.20|Dov Greenbaum
As legislators in the U.S. aim to withdraw protections from social media platforms, the Jewish Day of Atonement offers a chance to reflect on how to restrain offensive speech, through regulations that ultimately promote free speech
Holocaust Social Media שואה מדיה חברתית

#HoloHoax: Researchers say Facebook and Twitter have a “conceptual blindspot” around Holocaust denial

25.08.20|James Spiro
Platforms like Facebook, Reddit, and Twitter take a variety of measures to stop anti-Semitic tropes from flooding our newsfeeds - but it’s not enough
פנאי הדמיה של Eyecon קומפלקס מרכז צילום

In the age of Instagram, everybody needs to speak the language of photography, says Eyecon founder

24.08.20|Reut Barnea
Israeli photojournalist Ziv Koren’s latest project is a cultural center and photography school. "I love a good challenge,” he said of launching the $5 million project during a pandemic
Elma Beganovich A_altE

Follow the likes: How social media giants affect marketing

09.08.20|James Spiro
TikTok might be the latest app to attract young people, but its fate is just as unpredictable as that of its predecessors
פייסבוק 11.1.20

Tel Aviv judge says class-action suit against Facebook can proceed

09.08.20|Omer Kabir
Social media company’s distinction between paying users and non-paying consumer is not grounds for dismissal, judge rules
שירן סנדל כוכבת ילדים

Can a celebrity's Instagram account be repossessed to pay back a debt?

20.07.20|James Spiro
After the Israeli authorities ruled that social media accounts cannot be foreclosed, questions are raised about their monetary value and ownership
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