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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 425

Snapchat

In this July 30, 2019 photo, the social media application Snapchat is displayed on Apple's App Store. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky)
June 3, 2020, 10:13 pm
Snapchat curbs Trump posts for inciting ‘racial violence’
Move comes after Twitter took unprecedented stand by hiding a post by the US president that it said promoted violence
By AFP
This Aug. 9, 2017 photo shows the Snapchat app. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
September 17, 2019, 11:34 pm
Snapchat post by Denver-area students refers to killing Jews
Police investigating four Cherry Creek High School students after anti-Semitic caption circulated among group of friends
By JTA
A screen capture showing New York City renamed "Jewtropolis" on the Snapchat messaging app after the source map was vandalized by anti-Semites, on August 30, 2018. (screen capture)
August 31, 2018, 9:57 am
Major online services show New York as ‘Jewtropolis’ in vandalism attack
Mapbox, which provides maps for apps such as Snapchat that carried the anti-Semitic label, acknowledges ‘human error’ in failing to catch ‘disgusting’ change
By ToI Staff
In this May 11, 2014 photo, a Saudi woman is seen through a heart-shaped statue walks along an inlet of the Red Sea in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
July 19, 2017, 6:18 pm
Saudis free woman in viral miniskirt video without charge
In rare victory for women’s rights in kingdom, case closed after woman says clip posted online without her knowledge
By Aya Batrawy
Saudi authorities tracked down this scantily-dressed model featured on social media in the kingdom, July 18, 2017. (YouTube screenshot)
July 18, 2017, 5:44 pm
Saudis probe scantily clad woman spotted on Snapchat
Videos of model dressed in short skirt and crop top with hair uncovered rile kingdom’s conservatives, spark online debate
By AFP
Sophie Golden, in striped shirt and headband, uses social media to coordinate meet-ups with her camp friends. (Davina Golden/via JTA)
March 6, 2017, 4:38 pm
Thanks to social media, kids keep their camp vibe all year
Even when it’s time to pack up and go home, group chats and texting connect campers — and their parents
By Josefin Dolsten
A virtual Shop Direct chair in a potential customer's living room, courtesy of augmented-reality technology (Courtesy)
December 25, 2016, 2:48 pm
Snapchat acquires Israel’s Cimagine – report
Image messaging app Snapchat buys augmented reality startup for an estimated $30m-$40m, according to Calcalist
By Shoshanna Solomon
Israeli former President Shimon Peres at the launch of a a new Israeli Innovation Center, which will be established at the Peres Center for Peace, July 21, 2016. (Yair Sagi/POOL)
August 9, 2016, 1:36 am
Peres, turning 93, joins Snapchat to celebrate
Former president invites public ‘to join my new movement, which is based on the understanding that innovation is the key to the future’
By JTA
L to R: Snappers Chelsea Handler (Mark Davis/Getty Images), Bob Saget (Trisha Leeper/Getty Images) and Debra Messing (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
August 6, 2016, 8:30 pm
10 Jews you should follow on Snapchat
From Chelsea Handler to the IAF, track the hottest accounts on the world’s most successful video-based social media app
By Lior Zaltzman
Ohad Fisherman shows how delicious his Hummus Joonam is. (Courtesy)
July 9, 2016, 4:23 am
Young Israeli takes bite out of New York’s high-end hummus market
Big Apple’s rich and famous can’t get enough of Ohad Fisherman’s proprietary, artisanal chickpea paste
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Netanyahu speaks from Africa, July 5, 2016 (Screen capture: Facebook)
July 6, 2016, 1:17 am
Netanyahu joins Snapchat, pokes fun at himself
While speaking of the importance of his official visit to Africa, Netanyahu reminds viewers not to fall asleep
By ToI Staff
Penina Graubart
July 10, 2015, 5:47 am
Penina Graubart
The bias and power of Snapchat and social media
The online service showed Tel Aviv and the West Bank in different contexts, with an apparent political agenda
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