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Musk says he had no role in bringing Kanye West back on Twitter

Kanye West was suspended from Twitter for antisemitic remarks, and Trump was suspended after the January 6 Capitol attack.

By REUTERS
28/10/2022

Hebrew University, Meta AI launch joint artificial intelligence program

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem joins Meta AI to strengthen the ties between academia and the tech industry.

Are Israelis too dependent on WhatsApp?

A recent outage lasted for only an hour — just long enough to wonder whether it’s a good idea for a nation’s communication to run on a single app.

Whatsapp comes back online after being down for two hours

WhatsApp is the most widely-used messaging application in Israel and is used to communicate via text even more frequently than SMS.

Russia's financial monitoring agency adds Meta to 'extremists' list

A Moscow court in June rejected an appeal by Meta - the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp - after it was found guilty of "extremist activity" in Russia in March.

By REUTERS
11/10/2022
People are silhouetted as they pose with mobile devices in front of a screen projected with a Facebo

Facebook to ban certain political ads before elections

Meta, Facebook's parent company, announced that it will restrict certain political ads in the United States, Israel, Brazil and Italy.

Russian fashion influencer faces 6 years in jail for using Instagram

Loginova, a fashion influencer who claims she has never posted any political content on her profile, becomes the first Russian national to be prosecuted for using Instagram.

New virtual reality experience in Tel Aviv takes you on a space mission

A new virtual reality experience exhibit in Tel Aviv takes you through an outer space mission.

WhatsApp will let you hide your 'online' status in new privacy update

The instant messaging service has unveiled three new privacy features, with the aim of making chats "as private as face-to-face conversations."

Meta’s AI chatbot repeats antisemitic conspiracies, bashes Facebook

The artificial intelligence chatbot BlenderBot made several mentions of antisemitic conspiracy theories, Donald Trump, and even Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg.

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