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IDF soldiers train in the Golan Heights. (photo: Matan Portnoy/IDF Spokesperson Unit)
After Facebook, Israeli army censor discovers WhatsApp
A few weeks after it began expanding its reach into ‘new media’ outlets, the IDF Censor is now demanding that police and first responders allow it to supervise information they pass on to journalists through WhatsApp. The move represents a new, secondary layer of prior restraint. The IDF Censor is demanding that spokespeople for the…
By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man February 16, 2016
Israeli shows a tear gas gun he just bought at a gun shop in Jerusalem on October 15, 2015. Arms shop's owners report a rise in demand for wepons and other self deface gear as violance continues around Jerusalem. (photo: Yotam Ronen)
How social media amplifies anxiety over terrorism
Can a society in a constant state of anxiety formulate policies to deescalate political tensions? By Dr. Ronnie Olesker I asked my students to go on a social media diet with me recently. “But how will we talk to our friends and family?” they exclaimed. “What if there is an emergency? How will we know…
By +972 Magazine October 21, 2015
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