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Australia’s teen social media ban pushes content creators to look abroad

Australia's social media ban for children under 16 will take effect on December 10, and some content creators are considering moving abroad.

Dimi Heryxlim, 15, a social media content creator, poses while displaying his ‘House of Lim’ Instagram page at Burwood Chinatown in Sydney, Australia, November 14, 2025.
A protester at Ben-Gurion Airport holds a phone displaying an image of Israeli hostage Naama Levy taken during her captivity in Gaza, in Lod, Israel, July 21, 2024

Hamas used fake Instagram profiles to map IDF bases, track soldiers before October 7 assault

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Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege

An Israeli female soldier is seen in an army deployment area near Israel-Gaza border.

Influencing in uniform: IDF's soldier-influencers go viral


Meta does not hold social media monopoly, judge rules

The agency sought to force Meta to restructure or sell Instagram and WhatsApp in order to restore competition among social media networks.

 Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta is seen on smartpone in front of displayed logo of Facebook, Messenger, Intagram, Whatsapp and Oculus in this illustration picture taken October 28, 2021

‘The more hate I get, the more I keep going’: Montana Tucker's fight for Israel

With Jewish pride – and millions of followers – Montana Tucker uses her platform to combat antisemitism and tell Israel’s story.

One of Tucker’s most viral videos is of her dancing at the site of the Supernova music festival, where hundreds were murdered on October 7.

Inside Israel’s information war: Can influencers shift global opinion? - from the editor

As Israel fights for hearts and minds online, influencers take center stage. But are likes and followers enough to shift the narrative?

Jewish influencers are using their platforms to speak up for Israel.

Young Israeli men shown beating, harassing foreign workers in new social media trend

"[The workers] know that if they complain, they may be deported. So they keep quiet. And these boys know exactly that," one Tel Aviv man explains.

Foreign workers seen around the central bus station in southern Tel Aviv on March 21, 2025.

National Religious Broadcasters set 2026 convention in Jerusalem

The NRB’s 2026 annual conference will take place in Jerusalem for the first time, with CEO Troy Miller pledging support for Israel and a fight against misinformation.

NRB CEO Troy Miller speaks at the NRB Christian Media Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, March 2022.

Amid rising antisemitism, TalkIsrael empowers influencers to shape Israel's story online - feature

TalkIsrael’s philosophy is simple: people don’t change their minds because they’re lectured, they change them when they feel something.

 Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram apps are seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021

Ellison’s Oracle poised to run TikTok, raising hopes for tougher rules against antisemitism

For the leader of one of the largest and most broadly representative Jewish groups in the country, these developments are hopeful.

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison speaks during a news conference with US President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Editor's Notes: After Charlie Kirk’s warning, Israel bets on Gen Z influencers - comment

After Charlie Kirk’s warning on Israel’s “information war,” new deals with US firms show millions spent on influencers and AI to sway young audiences.

Charlie Kirk holds an Israeli flag outside the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank

Man indicted for allegedly killing teenage TikToker after she refused his requests for 'friendship'

The TikTok influencer, 17-year-old Sana Yousaf, was shot dead outside her home earlier this year in front of her mother.

 Sana Yousaf.

Comic Gianmarco Soresi mines his mixed Jewish background for laughs

The 37-year-old Gianmarco Soresi has seen his online popularity explode in recent years, as he joins a generation of comics finding audiences outside the comedy clubs.

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Trump to again push deadline on TikTok sale or divestment, source says

It would be the fourth reprieve granted by President Donald Trump from federal enforcement of a law that originally gave ByteDance until January 2025 to sell or shutdown the popular social platform.

President Donald Trump mourned conservative activist Charlie Kirk and vowed to retaliate in a video address after Kirk's assassination, September 10, 2025.