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Cyabra uncovered fake Gen AI images of President Trump that emerged hours after the assassination attempt
August 5, 2024, 10:41 pm
Israeli company using ‘Batman technology’ to fight disinformation prepares for Nasdaq launch
Cyabra’s decision to go public at a $70m valuation comes as the spreading of false information online reaches record disturbing levels
By Candice Krieger
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and owner of X (formerly Twitter), sits in front of a video simulating an X feed during the Holocaust during a European Jewish Association conference in Krakow, Poland, Jan. 22, 2024. (Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images via JTA)
January 26, 2024, 10:44 am
Could social media really have stopped the Holocaust?
Scholars say Elon Musk’s ‘fantasy scenario’ of Twitter/X preventing the Shoah is far-fetched.
By Shira Li Bartov (JTA)
The damage inflicted on Israeli kibbutzim near the Gaza border
December 20, 2023, 11:13 am
60 percent of young adults in the US say Hamas attacks justified, shock survey finds
Poll of by Harvard University’s Centre for American Political Studies highlights differences in opinion between younger and older voters towards Israel-Gaza conflict
By Jenni Frazer
Elon Musk and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visiting Kfar Aza
November 28, 2023, 10:59 am
OPINION: Musk makes a virtue out of creating a safe space for racists
Chief executive the Center for Countering Digital Hate says Elon Musk's words and deeds have fallen short of the minimum standard expected of the owner of the world’s most influential social media platform
By Imran Ahmed
Elon Musk looks at a business summit at the Chateau de Versailles, outside Paris, May 15, 2023. (Ludovic Marin/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
November 24, 2023, 4:04 pm
Elon Musk to donate X ad revenues to Israeli hospitals and Gaza aid groups
Announcement made on his site comes after a catalogue of major brands pulled their ads over claims they appeared next to pro-Nazi content
By Candice Krieger
TIKTOK (Photo by Kon Karampelas on Unsplash)
November 23, 2023, 10:40 am
OPINION: Big tech is hiding behind the free speech mantra
AI ought to offer the tools to kill internet hate. It won’t because the tech tribes have no interest in interrupting traffic, writes Alex Brummer
By Alex Brummer
Elon Musk looks at a business summit at the Chateau de Versailles, outside Paris, May 15, 2023. (Ludovic Marin/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
November 21, 2023, 9:13 am
Elon Musk sues media watchdog over report on X’s ‘pro-Nazi content’
The platform has witnessed an exodus of major advertisers after Media Matters published a report saying they were running beside content supporting Nazism
By Candice Krieger
Elon Musk looks at a business summit at the Chateau de Versailles, outside Paris, May 15, 2023. (Ludovic Marin/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
November 18, 2023, 8:19 pm
Musk threatens to file ‘thermonuclear lawsuit’ after advertisers cut ties with X
IBM and The European Commission among those to pull ads from the site after media watchdog revealed they were being placed alongside antisemitic content
By Candice Krieger
November 18, 2023, 10:41 am
OPINION: Where is the female cry for Hamas’s sexually abused?
The UN, feminist groups and academics speak up for women everywhere, but not women in Israel
By Brigit Grant
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, at podium, joining District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine, at left, in filing a lawsuit against the groups that allegedly organized the insurrection at the Capitol, speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol, Dec. 14, 2021. (Ralph Alswang)
October 6, 2023, 2:15 pm
Anti-Defamation League to resume advertising on Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) after weeks of his attacks
The ADL says it still “has a serious issue with anti-semites and other extremists using these platforms to push their hateful ideas and, in some cases, bully Jewish and other users.”
By Ben Sales (JTA)
Elon Musk. (SOPA Images/Design by Grace Yagel)
September 29, 2023, 10:29 am
Elon Musk, in live chat with Jewish leaders, insists antisemitism isn’t an issue on X
The billionaire tech mogul added that antisemitic posts should not be deplatformed, but should instead be met with “counterpoints".
By Andrew Lapin (JTA)
Elon Musk. (SOPA Images/Design by Grace Yagel)
September 27, 2023, 10:06 am
More than 120 Jewish activists call on advertisers and app stores to drop Twitter/X
“We have watched in horror as a new stage in antisemitic discourse has spread like wildfire on one of America’s largest social media networks,” the activist say.
By Ron Kampeas (JTA)
A still from a since-deleted X/Twitter ad campaign in which a tweet criticizing Elon Musk for "blaming it all on the Jews" can be seen, Sept. 21, 2023. (Screenshot via Twitter)
September 26, 2023, 9:17 am
X made an ad for itself — and showcased a post pillorying Musk for ‘blaming it all on the Jews’
“Twitter’s value has fallen by at least 50%, and Elon is blaming it all on the Jews,” the post said.
By Andrew Lapin (JTA)
Prime Minister Netanyahu and wife Sara meeting Elon Musk in the U.S. September 19, 2023. Credit: Avi Ohayon (GPO)
September 21, 2023, 4:25 pm
OPINION: Musk, technocide and this latest evil fantasy
We need to fight insidious fantasies about Jews because they have grave consequences, writes Alex Hearn
By Alex Hearn
Prime Minister Netanyahu and wife Sara meeting Elon Musk in the U.S. September 19, 2023. Credit: Avi Ohayon (GPO)
September 19, 2023, 8:05 am
Netanyahu talks antisemitism, AI and judicial overhaul with Elon Musk
Netanyahu attacked the New York Times for its "fantastic, obsessive campaign" of the judicial reforms, but admitted that the original reform proposal was "bad" and a "mistake."
By Jotam Confino in Israel
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