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Frances Haugen is identified as the whistleblower who anonymously filed complaints with federal law enforcement that the company's own research shows how it magnifies hate and misinformation.
"If Facebook decides, for example, to block certain citizens, the question is on what basis did they make that decision? They are essentially editing, very similar to editors at a newspaper. We will clear this up," Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel tells Israel Hayom.
Social media giant announces that any anti-vaccine content will be booted from its platform, says it has "already removed over 130,000 videos for violating our COVID-19 vaccine policies."
There are at least 54 Facebook profiles belonging to 39 entities that have been flagged as extremist, the Counter Extremism Project says. The groups have nearly 268,000 subscribers and friends on Facebook alone.
Rights groups decry the pulling political-opposition app "Smart Voting" as a capitulation to the Kremlin's demands, say Big Tech's move is "bad news for democracy and dissent all over the world."
Even students who met with team from State Comptroller's Office report that kids are spending too much time online, and there are too few defenses in place to keep them safe.
Social media giant's data shows teenagers blamed the photo and video sharing platform for increased levels of anxiety and depression. Findings have been consistent for several years, Facebook faces backlash for doing nothing.
On Twitter, Haredi media figures among those to take Bennett to task for being driven to command center overseeing search for terrorists who escaped Gilboa Prison. Religious Affairs Minister Kahana: PM obligated to act on Shabbat and every other day of the year.
With ransom demands falling on deaf ears, hacker known as Darkrypt leaks the personal information of several Bar-Ilan University students onto the Internet.
“Sangkancil,” who appears to be Malaysian, offers to sell the information for one bitcoin. Data appears to have been obtained via a hack to a website used by municipalities to collect payments from residents. If true, this would be one of the biggest data breaches in Israel’s history.