The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/reddit/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:42:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Reddit | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/reddit/ 32 32 How the ‘Reddit Detective Agency’ helped hunt for Brown killer and ‘blew the case open’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-the-reddit-detective-agency-helped-hunt-for-brown-killer-and-blew-the-case-open/ Sat, 20 Dec 2025 12:52:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3716333 Years after Reddit users falsely smeared Brown student as suspect in Boston marathon attack, tipster saved the day after AI-powered surveillance of little use in early investigation

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]]> US Jews battle ‘mainstreaming’ and normalization of antisemitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-jews-battle-mainstreaming-and-normalization-of-antisemitism/ Sat, 03 Dec 2022 15:58:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2889516 After Kanye West voices 'love' for Nazis and ex-president Trump dines with white supremacist, Biden says 'silence is complicity'

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]]> Sleepy Haifa boar becomes internet star https://www.timesofisrael.com/sleepy-haifa-boar-becomes-internet-star/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 17:23:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2505412 Wild beasts have increasingly taken up residence in the northern coastal city

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]]> Facebook gets a ‘D’ from ADL on curbing Holocaust denial https://www.timesofisrael.com/facebook-gets-a-d-from-adl-on-curbing-holocaust-denial/ Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:42:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2477020 Watchdog finds Twitch gaming network is the social media platform most effective at rooting out offending content; YouTube, Twitter and Tiktok get a C

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]]> Reddit ‘quarantines’ largest pro-Trump community for promoting violence https://www.timesofisrael.com/reddit-quarantines-largest-pro-trump-community-for-promoting-violence/ Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:00:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2102589 Social media platform says moderators of popular 'The Donald' subreddit failed to take down posts calling to shoot Oregon police and lawmakers embroiled in climate change showdown

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]]> After 9 months, Reddit finally bans group spreading thinly veiled anti-Semitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-9-months-reddit-finally-bans-group-spreading-thinly-veiled-anti-semitism/ Mon, 24 Jun 2019 09:44:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2099099 Community had grown to 60,000-strong, and was prompting concerns elsewhere on social media platform; similar, smaller group still operates

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]]> Poll: Over third of Americans experienced severe online hate, harassment in 2018 https://www.timesofisrael.com/poll-over-third-of-americans-experienced-severe-online-hate-harassment-in-2018/ Wed, 13 Feb 2019 21:06:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2017933 Anti-Defamation League report finds 16% of Jews have been harassed online over their religion

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]]> Facebook, Twitter, YouTube pressed by US over terror content https://www.timesofisrael.com/facebook-twitter-youtube-pressed-by-us-over-terror-content/ Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:08:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1773431 Internet giants face grilling by Senate panel over efforts to prevent propaganda being spread on social media

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]]> Internet sites crack down on white supremacists https://www.timesofisrael.com/internet-sites-crack-down-on-white-supremacists/ Thu, 17 Aug 2017 10:35:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1677967 Following Charlottesville rally, increasing number of tech companies removing white nationalist content

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]]> Reddit user behind Trump’s CNN video apologizes https://www.timesofisrael.com/reddit-user-behind-trumps-cnn-wrestling-video-apologizes/ Wed, 05 Jul 2017 13:18:40 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1652992 After network discovers his real identity, user 'HanAssholeSolo' says sorry, in post subsequently removed by moderators

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]]> US company recalls boots that leave swastika imprints https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-company-recalls-boots-that-leave-swastika-imprints/ Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:03:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1539989 Image of Nazi symbol goes viral after being posted on Reddit; maker cites misunderstanding with Asian producers who view it as a sign of good fortune

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]]> Growing platform Gab woos ‘alt-right’ exiled from other social media https://www.timesofisrael.com/growing-platform-gab-woos-alt-right-exiled-from-other-social-media/ Sun, 11 Dec 2016 18:01:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1517987 Promising no censorship, the new social network is dominated by white supremacists booted off other sites for hate speech

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]]> Holocaust survivor hosts Reddit forum, describes hell of Nazi camps https://www.timesofisrael.com/holocaust-survivor-hosts-reddit-forum-describes-hellish-life-in-nazi-camps/ Thu, 07 Apr 2016 17:34:17 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1371915 Florida resident Henry Flescher, 92, details harrowing WWII experiences to popular online community

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]]> Selfie catches Clinton with an eyeful https://www.timesofisrael.com/selfie-catches-clinton-with-an-eyeful/ Thu, 27 Nov 2014 13:44:30 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1098032 Former president snapped apparently ogling Israeli woman's cleavage as she takes a picture standing next to him

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]]> A spoof guide to Hamas tunnels https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-spoof-of-gazas-tunnels/ Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:47:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1038258 Gaza Underground Map purports to portray the subterranean attack pathways leading to Israeli communities

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