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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 564

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Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov, pictured in 2016, was recently arrested in France. (Manuel Blondeau/AOP.Press/Corbis)
September 16, 2024, 7:14 pm
What you need to know about Telegram, the app Hamas uses to spread its message
The messaging platform recently blocked some Hamas channels after its Russian-born founder was detained in an arrest by French authorities seeking to clamp down on illicit content
By Josh Axelrod
Demonstrators gather during a protest decrying sexual violence against women in the October 7 massacre, outside of United Nations headquarters in New York City, on December 4, 2023. (Yakov Binyamin/Flash90)
June 2, 2024, 4:35 pm
Online watchdog prods platforms to tackle posts denying sexual assault on Oct. 7
Antisemitism monitor CyberWell says social media moderators are not doing enough to remove content that casts doubt on credible accounts of rape and other Hamas atrocities
By Sharon Wrobel
People work inside the TikTok Inc. building in Culver City, California, on March 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
March 12, 2024, 6:01 pm
As Congress weighs ban, Trump says TikTok a threat, but kids will ‘go crazy’ without
Biden has said he would sign legislation that would give popular social media platform’s Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest from app amid security concerns
By David Shepardson
Illustrative: Icons of social media applications LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, as displayed on a smartphone on May 28, 2020. (Olivier DOULIERY/AFP)
December 19, 2022, 12:00 am
Twitter announces ban on users promoting rival social media platforms
Policy shift bars users from tweeting their Facebook, Instagram handles, among others, in latest controversial move by owner Elon Musk
By AFP
Phone apps for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, among other social networks on a smartphone in Chennai, India, on March 22, 2018. (Arun Sankar/AFP/File)
December 14, 2022, 9:27 pm
Israel seeks to apply rules to regulate social media platforms, offensive content
Ministry adopts recommendations to place legal responsibility on social media companies such as TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, to tackle illegal online postings
By Sharon Wrobel
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