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Arsen Ostrovsky, who was with his family at Bondi Beach in Sydney during the deadly December 14, 2025, terror shooting, describes the attack in an Australian TV interview. (Sky News Australia screenshot)
July 8, 2026, 6:47 am
YouTube defends video falsely claiming Bondi Beach massacre survivor is ‘crisis actor’
Google exec testifies before government panel probing antisemitism; says decision not to pull clip that called Arsen Ostrovsky an ‘intel asset’ was made at ‘quite senior levels’
By Agencies
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a press conference to announce government action to protect children online, at Downing Street in central London, June 15, 2026. (Carlos Jasso/ Pool Photo via AP)
June 15, 2026, 1:25 pm
UK PM Starmer announces ban on social media for under-16s
British premier says he’s ‘not prepared to compromise on the safety and happiness of our children’; kids will be barred from TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, X, but not WhatsApp, Signal
By brian melley
YouTuber Tyler Oliveira (left) seen after being denied entry into Israel at Ben Gurion airport, in a video posted to social media on May 12, 2026. (Screenshot/JBN via X)
May 11, 2026, 11:45 pm
Israel blocks antisemitic YouTuber Tyler Oliveira from entering country
After confirming entry refusal, Diaspora affairs minister says, ‘Whoever comes here with the goal of sowing hatred can go back where they came from’
By ToI Staff
Thumbnails of Hanukkah videos by (clockwise from top left) The Maccabeats, Y-Studs, Matisyahu and Six13. (YouTube)
December 21, 2025, 4:07 pm
‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ AI lead this year’s Hanukkah video crop
YouTube is filled with AI-generated music videos that blur the lines between reality and art, including from a Jewish mother from the West Bank who only began composing in June
By Zev Stub
Ms. Rachel, the hit children's video educator, singer-songwriter, in a clip from one of her videos. (Screenshot via YouTube)
May 24, 2024, 10:34 pm
Following backlash, YouTuber for toddlers sings prayer for children of Gaza, Israel
Rachel Griffin Accurso, whose ‘Ms. Rachel’ channel has 10 million subscribers, says she was cyberbullied for mentioning Gazan kids, but not Israeli, in conflict zone fundraiser
By Jackie Hajdenberg
An undated photo of electric violinist Lindsey Stirling. (Courtesy PR)
July 4, 2023, 4:59 pm
Electronic violinist to bring her choreographed strings to Tel Aviv
YouTube star and ‘America’s Got Talent’ alum Lindsey Stirling will perform next week with her unique dubstep violin blend
By Jessica Steinberg
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during the post-Cabinet press conference in Wellington, New Zealand, March 7, 2022 (Mark Mitchell/Pool Photo via AP)
April 4, 2023, 3:47 pm
Ardern to begin new role combating online extremism as envoy for Christchurch Call
Ex-premier of New Zealand declines to accept pay for working to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist internet content; will also join Prince William’s environmental charity
By Nick Perry
In this Thursday, June 18, 2020 file photo, then-president Donald Trump looks at his phone during a roundtable with governors on the reopening of America's small businesses, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
March 17, 2023, 6:36 pm
‘I’M BACK’: Trump returns to Facebook, YouTube after two-year ban over Jan. 6 riot
Former president posts short clip to his 34 million followers on social network; video platform says it’s balancing risk of ‘real-world violence’ with voter interests
By AFP
Tiba al-Ali in an undated photo. (Social media)
February 4, 2023, 3:55 am
Iraqis outraged after father kills YouTube star daughter
Conversations between Tiba al-Ali and her father seemed to indicate he was unhappy with her decision to live alone in Turkey
By AFP
Ethan Klein speaks during a stream in October 2022. (Screenshot/YouTube; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 22, 2022, 7:38 am
Prominent YouTube personality suspended for Holocaust joke about Ben Shapiro
Ethan Klein barred from video sharing platform for a week after saying that if there’s another genocide of Jews, he hopes the conservative pundit ‘gets gassed first. Or last’
By Andrew Lapin
The Interparliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Antisemitism holds a hearing in Washington on September 16, 2022. (Screen capture/YouTube)
September 23, 2022, 7:06 am
Interparliamentary panel members fume at big tech over handling of antisemitism
US lawmaker says social media companies stonewalling will lead to Congressional action; Canadian MP unable to elicit commitment that firms will label antisemitism as hate speech
By Ron Kampeas
Abdulla Almasmari, otherwise known as YouTuber Dulla Mulla, left, interviewing Orthodox men in Brooklyn about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in a video deemed antisemitic. (Screen capture: YouTube)
September 2, 2022, 6:55 am
Pro-Palestinian YouTuber called antisemitic for video baiting Haredi Jews on Israel
Abdullah Almasmari’s bid to get ultra-Orthodox in NYC to answer for allegations against Israel draws widespread criticism; Hasid who shrugged him off hailed as ‘expert level troll’
By Jacob Henry
An iPhone displays the Facebook app in New Orleans, Aug. 11, 2019. (AP/Jenny Kane)
August 25, 2022, 8:54 am
The algorithms behind the spread of online antisemitism
Researchers find social media technology and business model algorithms ensure that ‘the more engagement a post receives, the more users see it,’ driving antisemitic content online
By Sabine von Mering and Monika Hübscher
Illustrative: A man wearing a shirt promoting TikTok is seen at an Apple store in Beijing, July 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
August 10, 2022, 8:21 pm
US teens leaving Facebook in droves for YouTube and TikTok, survey finds
TikTok emerges as a top social media platform, according to the Pew Research Center; only 32% of teens surveyed said they log on to Facebook
By AFP
Screen capture of Google Maps showing the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, February 28, 2022. (Google Maps)
February 28, 2022, 9:53 am
Google stops Russian state media ads in latest Big Tech response to invasion
Google Maps adjusts features for safety of Ukrainians; moves come after YouTube ends monetization, restricts some channels and Twitter limits ads
By ToI Staff and AFP
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