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Hate pays: Anti-Semitic content dominates social media's viral economy

30.07.26|Omer Kabir

A report by the Combat Antisemitism Movement suggests creators increasingly post anti-Semitic material because it attracts clicks, not necessarily because they hold extremist views.

Why the age of social media giants is over

12.11.24|Viki Auslender

Echo chambers, declining trust, and the rise of alternatives mark the new face of online communication.

בעל השליטה ב X אלון מאסק ומנכ"ל טלגרם פבל דורוב

Breaking the platforms: why nations are going to war with social media

02.09.24|Omer Kabir

Brazil’s block on X and France’s arrest of Telegram’s founder signal a new, aggressive approach to reigning in disinformation and extremism online.

מייסד ומנכ"ל מטא מארק צוקרברג הבעלים של פייסבוק ואינסטגר ומנכ"ל גוגל סונדאר פיצ'אי

Is your feed filled with junk? Blame it on the algorithm

28.05.24|Omer Kabir

Social networks are trying to increase revenue by tweaking their settings. The result: more junk content and problematic ratings. The solution: algorithm-free platforms, such as WhatsApp.

OpenWeb appoints Peyton Marcus as Chief Operating Officer

18.01.22|CTech

The media industry veteran will help the company fight toxicity online, scale operations

Got a New Like on Facebook? It May Be Your Friendly Neighborhood Tax Investigator

02.08.19|Gad Lior

The Israeli Tax Authority has recently started tracking tax-evading businesses using social networks. The incriminating data, it turns out, it right at their fingertips

Support Network Startup Wisdo Partners With Duke University

05.05.19|CTech

Founded in 2015 by Boaz Gaon and Ido Jonathan Engel, Israel-based Wisdo matches users with similar life experiences and struggles to create support communities and connections

Spying-as-Parenting App Bosco Raises $4 Million

19.08.18|CTech

Bosco’s mobile app monitors a child’s smartphone activity and alerts parents to signs that may indicate distress, including interactions on social media, changes in the child’s daily routine, and even the child’s tone during phone calls

Facebook Can Still Grow by Connecting People to Who They Need to Know

26.03.18|Amit Shafrir

Entrepreneur and former AOL executive Amit Shafrir thinks the biggest challenge for the social network is to figure out what people need, not what they think they want

מימין אלכס קוגן דניאל פלד אריה כץ ו עדן לנדאו ממייסדי PayKe

SBI Group Backs Social Banking App PayKey

22.10.17|Meir Orbach

Targeting the millennial market, PayKey enables banks to provide customers with mobile financial services using social applications