social media

UCSF study: Social media use linked to 35% spike in kids' depression

Depressive symptoms increased by 35% as kids' social media use rose from 7 to 73 minutes per day over three years.

 Israelis attend a rally calling for the release of Gaza hostages, in Tel Aviv, March 22, 2025

Israelis nationwide report calls from alleged hostages asking for help

According to the Israel National Cyber Directorate, the suspicious calls have been traced to three main phone numbers.

Prominent Jewish influencers confront antisemitism, identity at 'Post' conference

The evening ended with expressions of solidarity among the panelists and the audience, many of whom had direct ties to hostage families and frontline activism.

One fifth of Spanish-language X posts antisemitic, Jew-hatred increases across all platforms

This was revealed by the Latin American initiative Web Observatory in its annual Internet Antisemitism Report for 2024.

The rules of the game have changed: How social media influenced the world of interior design

The digital age has changed the rules of the game in almost every field, but it seems that in interior design the impact is especially profound and fascinating.

By WALLA! HOME , DESIGN
12/05/2025

Quebec medical applicants use public Discord groups to post antisemitic content

The aspiring doctors reportedly spread Holocaust denial, praised the “Final Solution,” and degraded women in the group of 1,400 plus members.

  Mosab Abu Toha denying that Emily Damari should be classified as a hostage.

Pulitzer Prize goes to Gazan poet who discredited hostages, disputed murder of Bibas family

In his social media posts, Abu Toha "specifically disparaged female Israeli hostages, questioned their hostage status and implicitly justified their abduction."

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The magic of learning Torah together: Reshaping 21st-century Jewish learning

Judaism isn’t just transmitted from one generation to the next passively, it is transformative, especially when learned with a partner

By JAMIE GELLER
06/05/2025

IDF arrests two in West Bank for incitement to continue arson attacks on social media

The two had also shared content expressing joy and wishes to amplify the recent wildfires on the outskirts of Jerusalem.

REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo

Hidden in plain sight: Inside the secret communities of the dark web

Despite its dark image, the dark web is not entirely criminal. Human rights organizations use the platform to circumvent government censorship and spread life-saving information.

By DAVID BEN-BASAT
03/05/2025
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