Five Ways Facebook Monitors Hateful Content
The latest probe into the company, which has been slammed in the past for not doing enough to curb anti-Semitic and hate speech, reveals complex, inconsistent and byzantine strategies
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Israeli Military Worked to Create System to Track Social Media Users' Private Correspondence
Document shows invited bids for a system to monitor Hebrew, Arabic and English posts – but says the plan, whose surveillance targets were not specified, never came to fruition
Justice Minister: Terror Groups Have Switched to Twitter Because Facebook Cooperates With Israel
Justice Minister Shaked says this is the reason behind a bill that would allow Israel to request the removal of social media content in certain cases
Knesset Passes Law Allowing Courts to Censor Internet
The new law requires local ISPs to block access to gambling and pedophilia sites, websites that advertise prostitution or drugs, and sites that support acts of terror
Editorial Blocking Access to Free Expression in Israel
A Knesset committee has approved for its final votes a benighted bill aimed at granting the government control over the content the public can be exposed to online
Germany Threatens Social Media Giants With $56m Fines Over Hate Speech, Including Holocaust Denial
Jewish groups praise the move, which is designed to curb hate speech and libel across social media platforms
Israeli Justice Ministry Aims to Empower Judges to Block Websites Linked to Terrorism, Crime
Bill would allow judges to restrict access to sites giving a platform for terrorism, pedophilia, or crimes related to drugs or gambling
Knesset Gives First Nod to So-called Facebook Bill That Would Allow Court to Censor Internet
If passed into law, legislation would permit court to order social networks to remove content that incites to violence from their sites.
Personal Data of Over 134,000 Sailors Hacked, U.S. Navy Says
Sensitive information, including social security numbers, of current and former U.S. sailors hacked; 'no evidence to suggest misuse of the information,' Navy says.
Russia to Block LinkedIn After Court Ruling
Russian law requires websites that store personal data of Russian citizens to do so on Russian servers, something that LinkedIn, headquartered in the U.S., has not done.
After Claiming Rabin Murder Was Not Political, Israeli Lawmaker Gets Wikipedia-bombed
The online encyclopedia locks the Hebrew-language entry for lawmaker David Bitan for edits after adjectives surge in page.
Last Week's Mass Cyberattack Was Probably Not Politically Motivated, Report Says
Government-backed hackers unlikely to be behind hitchhike on Internet of Things devices, says Flashpoint business intelligence firm.
Israeli Bill to Fine Facebook for Disseminating Incitement to Terror Advances
Critics say bill, which would hold social media responsible for censoring incitement to terror, makes impossible demands.
Major Websites Move to Automatically Censor Extremist Material
YouTube and Facebook are among the sites deploying systems to block or rapidly take down Islamic State videos and other similar material.
Heroes and Zeroes: Israel’s Part in the Hidden Battle for Cyberspace
Fred Kaplan's 'Dark Territory,' on key cyber warfare incidents in the last 30 years, offers some tasty tidbits about Israel, that self-declared cyber powerhouse.
How the Cover Was Blown on Palestinian Hackers Spying Against Israel
Israeli cybersecurity company traced Gazan malware designer after he forgot to erase the properties on a Word document.
Two Palestinians Charged With Planning Terror Attack in Name of ISIS
The East Jerusalem men, one of whom allegedly tried to join Islamic State in Syria, are accused of acquiring materials to construct a bomb that was to target an Israeli security vehicle.
Jerusalem Muslim Cleric Who Called for Slaughter of Jews Convicted of Incitement
Al-Aqsa mosque preacher said: ‘I say to the Jews we and the state of the Islamic caliphate will come to liberate this land from your filth.’
Inside the Israeli Company That Can Crack the iPhone
The U.S. government suddenly doesn't need Apple's help unlocking the San Bernardino iPhone. The reason may be Israeli company Cellebrite, whose CEO spoke to Haaretz.
Rabbis for Human Rights Website Attacked - Then Suspended
ClubVPS, the company hosting the site, suspended the left-wing Israeli NGO's account on the grounds that it 'violated the terms of use.'
Electricity Supply Gradually Returns in Syria After Nationwide Blackout
The electricity minister has yet to announce the ultimate cause of the outage.
U.S. Cyber Command Ramps Up Offensive Against ISIS
Operation's aim is to prevent the spread of propaganda in social media, and to break their financial logistics through the internet.
Report Finds 'Diminishing Returns' From ISIS' Twitter Campaigning
Following widespread criticism of the social media site's lack of policing, recent crackdown begins to show results.
Israeli Firewall Pioneer Bets on Shift to Cloud Security
Check Point cofounder Shlomo Kramer says moving network protection to the cloud could ultimately replace eliminate the need for costly appliances, a $50 billion market.
Israeli Army Enlists Popular 'Bill' Meme for Arabic PR Campaign
Arab surfers not impressed with effort to discourage Palestinian terrorism, calling spokesman a criminal or justifying violent resistance to occupation.
East Jerusalem Palestinian Behind 'Stab a Zionist' Facebook Post Charged With Incitement
With nod from Attorney General, indictment served on 21-year-old Sur Baher resident for inflammatory clips on Facebook.
More Arabs Than Jews Indicted for Online Incitement Amid Crackdown
Lawyers say that when it comes to Arabs, enforcement is 'speedy and focused'; when it comes to Jews, the authorities turn a blind eye.
Zuckerberg Invokes Jewish Heritage in Facebook Post Supporting Muslims
After Donald Trump’s hard declarations, Mark Zuckerberg posts a message promising the social media company will 'create a peaceful and safe environment.
Social Media Companies Step Up Efforts to Combat Militant Propaganda
There are well-organized successful online activists that are in charge of reporting content, although anyone can report or flag content. The companies are facing the consumers’ perceptions of social media as government tools.
Google Denies Reaching YouTube Monitoring Agreement With Israel
Internet giant rejects Foreign Ministry statement, now retracted, of new shared mechanism to take down YouTube videos that incite to terrorism.