Union of Reform Judaism President Rabbi Rick Jacobs says he understands why some are skeptical of initiative, “but in the moment we’re in, I don’t know many people who don’t have a big part of their prayer life online.”
Citing violation of its terms of service, social media giant shuts down the personal accounts of New York University researchers who offered Facebook users a web browser plug-in tool that let them volunteer their data showing how the social network targets political ads.
Social Networks Bill would require platforms to clearly state policies for removing content and blocking users by providing "an available response in Hebrew for the investigation of complaints."
Center for Countering Digital Hate flagged hundreds of problematic posts, less than one-sixth of accounts deleted.
The case highlights the power of big tech companies to influence the information we consume.
According to the Israel National Cyber Directorate, one in five Israeli businesses and about 47% of Israeli high-tech firms suffered a cyberattack in 2020.
A global investigation by 17 media organizations alleges that NSO Group's "Pegasus" spyware has been used to hack smartphones belonging to journalists, government officials, and human rights activists.
Shalev Hulio, co-founder and CEO of the Israeli technology firm whose spyware has been linked to alleged hacks into the phones of world leaders and journalists, reject the claims made against his company. “Pegasus is life-saving software," he asserts.
Israel says it will launch an inquiry into claims that private Israeli firm NSO Group's "Pegasus" spyware was used by governments across the globe to spy on political rivals, journalists, and human rights activists.
Israel-based NSO Group says report by Paris-based journalism non-profit Forbidden Stories is "full of wrong assumptions and uncorroborated theories that raise serious doubts about the reliability and interests of the sources."
