Israeli App Fights Cyberbullying, Online Threats To Children
An Israeli developer has created a cellphone app that is now installed on hundreds of thousands of cellphones worldwide to alert parents as to cyber-threats to their children. Keepers...
Wiesenthal Center: Parler Takes No Action Against Antisemitism
JNS.org – Parler, a social media website founded in 2018 that prides itself on allowing virtually unfiltered viewpoint, has allowed antisemitism and other forms of bigotry to flourish on...
Retired Israeli Fighter Pilot on Deck for Axiom Space Flight
BY BEN HARRIS
(JTA) — A former ace fighter pilot turned big-time investor will become only the second Israeli in space — and he’ll be paying for the trip himself.
Eytan Stibbe,...
Israeli Tech Giant Sets Sights on $8B Offering
CTech – One of Israeli tech’s giants, IronSource, is gearing up for an IPO in the first half of 2021. According to a source who spoke to Calcalist under...
TikTok to Crack Down on Antisemitism Ahead of US Election
BY BEN SALES
(JTA) — Following the lead of Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, the video platform TikTok announced that it is expanding the range of hate content that it will ban...
Twitter Joins Facebook Banning Holocaust Denial
BY BEN SALES
(JTA) — Twitter will now ban posts that deny the Holocaust.
Bloomberg News reported Wednesday that a Twitter spokesperson said posts that “deny or distort” violent events including the...
Redhill Biopharma Signs Deal to Make Potential COVID-19 Treatment
Redhill Biopharma Ltd has signed a manufacturing deal with two companies in Europe and Canada to ramp up production of its coronavirus treatment candidate, the Israeli drugmaker said on Tuesday.
The...
Facebook to Ban Holocaust Denial
(JTA) — Facebook announced that it will now ban any posts that deny or distort the Holocaust, a landmark change from its previous policy.
For years, Facebook and its CEO,...
Beit Avi Chai Creates High Holiday Programming Accessible During Pandemic
This year’s upcoming holidays will be like none Jews today have ever experienced. Synagogues will not be packed with worshipers. Holiday meals will be scaled down. Many families will...
Hackers Steal $7.5 Million From Washington Federation Endowment
BY DAVID HOLZEL
(Washington Jewish Week via JTA) — Federal and international law enforcement agencies are investigating the theft of $7.5 million from the United Jewish Endowment Fund, an arm of The Jewish...