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Israel: Tackling Phony Social-Media Accounts ‘Major Strategic Challenge to be Dealt with’

The report shares the results of a ministry study examining 250 suspicious Twitter accounts, finding 170—or nearly 70 percent of them—to be inauthentic profiles trying to stir anti-Israel sentiment online and manipulate discourse against Israel in violation of Twitter policy. Credit: Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs

The report shares the results of a ministry study examining 250 suspicious Twitter accounts, finding 170—or nearly 70 percent of them—to be inauthentic profiles trying to stir anti-Israel sentiment online and manipulate discourse against Israel in violation of Twitter policy. Credit: Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs

The report shares the results of a Ministry of Strategic Affairs study examining 250 suspicious Twitter accounts, finding 170—or nearly 70 percent of them—to be inauthentic profiles trying to stir anti-Israel sentiment and manipulate discourse against Israel in violation of Twitter policy.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate

Censorship on Social Media

On this week’s edition of Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, how is it possible that the Hamas terror organization and other anti-Semites are able to maintain a presence on social media while other voices, namely conservative, have been banned? Hear from “Laura L.” a well-known conservative Jewish journalist who has essentially been banned by all social media sites. Get a behind the scenes look into what happens when your livelihood, which is dependent on the Internet, comes to a halt.

Posted by Josh Hasten in Israel Uncensored