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Telegram CEO

Why Telegram's CEO was arrested in France– Here's what to know

The arrest of Telegram's CEO at a French airport sends shockwaves through the tech world, raising urgent questions about free speech, content moderation, and the future of social media platforms.

Gila Isaacson
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Chinese Smashed Cucumber salad, pai huang gua, in a black bowl with chopsticks

TikTok

How 'Cucumber Man' captured the hearts of millions of TikTokkers

•viral
Breaking debuts at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Breaking, Olympics

Why Raygun's Olympic breaking performance opened the door to huge online hate

•sports
Silhouette of Moscow cityscape towers of Kremlin and Cathedral domes at sunset

Russia, Social Networks

Back to its old ways: Russia intensifies internet crackdown

•news-world
​​Telegram app

Israel-Gaza War, Telegram

Why Telegram is the most dangerous social media app– especially now

•news-israel
The destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023

Hamas, Hostages

Yagil Yaakov, kidnapped by Hamas and later released: "People write to me 'Why did you return? I wish you had been killed in Gaza'"

•news-israel
Snow White with broom in Saks Fifth Avenue’s holiday window display

Snow White, Israel-Gaza War

Gal Gadot scolded her antisemitic 'Snow White' co-star: "Only love can truly save the world"

•movies-and-tv-shows
Hassan Nasrallah

Nasrallah threat, Hebrew, Viral Tweet

Nasrallah Tweeted in Hebrew: "Maybe Tomorrow"

•viral
Illustrative: Instagram censorship

Turkey, Hamas, Instagram

Turkey cuts off Instagram access following Hamas controversy

•news-israel
People watching video live streamings

Social Media, Antisemitism, Israel Advocacy

How Israel's Army of Influencers shapes global narrative

•news-israel
Tiktok application on phones

IDF, West Bank, 

The trend of terrorists in the West Bank that is driving the IDF crazy

•news-israel
Kosher McDonald's branch in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Israel-Gaza War, Social Media, Boycott, McDonalds

Big Mac Backlash: Ultra-Orthodox Journalist's Meal Sparks Pro-Palestinian McDonald's Boycott

•news-israel
TikTok icon logo displayed on a smartphone with disinformation on screen seen in the background

Israel-Gaza War, TikTok, Social Media, Israel Advocacy

Israel vs. TikTok: Social Media giant refuses to share content with Israeli symbols

•news-israel
Palestinians sell watermelon at the market in Rafah, in southern Gaza Strip, on July 14, 2023.

Israel-Gaza War

How the watermelon became the symbol of Palestinian resistance

•news-israel
The Laugh Factory, where Jacobs has performed

Israel Advocacy, Social Media

Social media sensation Yechiel Jacobs is changing the game

•jewish-world
Anti-missile system fires interception missiles as drones and missiles fired from Iran, as it seen over the West Bank city of Hebron, on April 14, 2024.

Iran

Watch: Reported footage from Iraq of Iranian drone heading to Israel

•news-israel
Enjoying smartphones, or stuck with them?

Technology, Teenagers

Pew: 95% of US teenagers have a smartphone, 72% at least sometimes feel good without it

•tech

Technology, Social Media

Tech Times: Instagram  bypasses TikTok in downloads for 2023

•tech
Egypt

Israel-Gaza War, Hostages Deal

Report: Significant progress in hostages negotiations

•news-israel