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September 2, 2019, 9:44 pm

Iran judoka congratulates Israeli champ he was forced to throw match to avoid

In Instagram exchange, Sagi Muki in turn hails Saeid Mollaei as an ‘inspiration’ after Iranian flees his country and recounts threats, pressure to lose in World Championships

By TOI staff and Agencies

The IDF's new Farsi Twitter account, August 28, 2019 (screenshot)

August 28, 2019, 10:53 pm

IDF’s new Persian social media accounts gain thousands of followers in days

Army says new Farsi presence on Twitter, Instagram, Telegram will enable Iranians ‘to see for themselves that they are not the enemy; the oppressive Iranian regime is’

By AFP and TOI staff

This is Man, a shepherd mix The Dogist found on Alma Beach in Tel Aviv. (The Dogist/Instagram via JTA)

August 28, 2019, 3:18 am

Instagram’s The Dogist comes to Israel

One of the site’s most popular dog-themed accounts is searching for the Jewish state’s cutest versions of man’s best friend

By Gabe Friedman

US Energy Secretary Rick Perry speaks at a joint press conference in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on December 11, 2018. (Photo by Hadi Mizban / POOL / AFP)

August 22, 2019, 11:14 am

US energy secretary falls for Instagram hoax

Rick Perry, who controls the United States’ nuclear arsenal, duped by photo permissions post

By AFP

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote speech at F8, Facebook's developer conference, in San Jose, California, May 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

July 4, 2019, 5:30 am

Outage hits Facebook services worldwide

Day-long problem also affects Instagram and WhatsApp services before being resolved

By AFP and TOI staff

June 12, 2019, 7:24 am

No special treatment: Fake video of Zuckerberg stays on Instagram

Ultra realistic AI-generated clip shows Facebook CEO seeming to brag about having ‘total control of billions of people’s stolen data’

By AFP

Chris Hughes speaks to NBC News, May 9, 2019 (YouTube screenshot)

May 10, 2019, 9:28 am

Break up Facebook, curb Zuckerberg’s power, says company’s co-founder

Chris Hughes warns of platform’s clout, says CEO’s ‘focus on growth led him to sacrifice security and civility for clicks’

By AFP

Eva.Stories is a dramatized version of the life of Eva Heyman, a 13-year-old Jewish girl killed in Auschwitz. (Screenshot from Eva.Stories on Instagram via JTA)

May 3, 2019, 11:14 pm

Instagram Holocaust story caused controversy. Here’s what teens think

With 1.3 million followers, many feel that it brings the reality to them in away little else can; others worry the social media site isn’t an appropriate place for this

By Josefin Dolsten

Actor playing Holocaust victim Eva Heyman on the Eva.Stories Instagram account (Screen capture/Instagram)

May 3, 2019, 11:09 pm

Instagram account memorializing Holocaust victim reaches over 120 million views

Project earns praise for using social media to bring story of Eva Herman, a young girl killed by Nazis, to new audiences, but some accuse makers of trivializing tragedy

By TOI staff

Cast members of Eva.Stories, the Instagram-based fictionalized retelling of the real story of 13-year-old Eva Heyman, a Hungarian Jew murdered in a Nazi concentration camp in 1944. (Channel 12 screen shot)

April 30, 2019, 7:41 pm

Instagram story of young Holocaust victim Eva aims at new generation

Much as Anne Frank’s diary gripped older generations, fictionalized social media account of real teenager Eva Heyman, murdered by the Nazis, is generating buzz among today’s young

By ISAAC SCHARF and AUDREY HOROWITZ

Illustrative: Members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) march during the annual military parade, marking the anniversary of the outbreak of the devastating 1980-1988 war with Saddam Hussein's Iraq, in the capital Tehran, on September 22, 2018. (AFP/STR)

April 17, 2019, 4:50 am

Instagram accounts of Iran Guards commanders blocked

Photo-sharing social network says it is complying with US sanctions in shutting down pages of Iranian generals

By AFP

A view of the Bedouin town of Arab al-Naim in the foreground, with the city of Carmiel in the background, 25 February 2006. (Public Domain/Wikipedia)

April 1, 2019, 7:57 am

Despite nation-state law, this Bedouin village is sticking with Netanyahu

Israel, under the current PM, formally recognized Arab al-Naim in 1999, and 77% of voters in the village cast ballots for Likud in 2015

By Adam Rasgon

A victorious Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets supporters at Likud party election headquarters In Tel Aviv. early on March 18, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

March 28, 2019, 8:45 am

With over 6 million online followers, PM’s internet empire prepares for election

Amid a campaign high on spite and fake news, Netanyahu is uniquely placed to impact the biggest audience. Does he have another ‘Arabs turning out in droves’ surprise in store?

By Sue Surkes

This file photo from February 19, 2014, shows WhatsApp and Facebook app icons on a smartphone. (AP/Patrick Sison)

March 13, 2019, 10:54 pm

Users worldwide report Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram outages

Company cites ‘required maintenance,’ says issue ‘not related to a DDoS attack’ by hackers

By TOI staff and Agencies

March 8, 2019, 4:20 pm

Zuckerberg claims he now wants a privacy-friendly Facebook. Should we trust him?

Move to encrypted messaging could help alleviate government criticism of social media giant, but also threaten its business model of turning user data into ad revenues

By Michael Liedtke