Cyber-bullying

Former Gaza hostage Rom Braslavski faces online attacks after criticizing Gal Hirsch

Former hostage Rom Braslavski wrote on social media that the choice to have Brig.-Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch light a torch at the Independence Day ceremony is “a slap in the face” to hostage families.

|ByMIKI LEVIN
Former hostage Rom Braslavski at the Israeli Premier League match between Maccabi Netanya and Beitar Jerusalem at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem on November 30, 2025.
ISRAEL POLICE at the scene of a fallen piece of an Iranian missile, March 5, 2026.

Israel Police decry online defamation campaign against female officer in Jerusalem

Online posts about the officer included comparisons to the Nazis and derogatory language, behavior that police asserted “crosses a dangerous red line" and may constitute a criminal offence.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
Reddit app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021.

Reddit fined $20 million in UK over children's data failures

Britain’s data watchdog fined Reddit £14.47 million for failing to properly verify children’s ages, saying under-13s were unlawfully exposed to harmful content.

|ByREUTERS
Police cyber crime unit

Identity theft, data leaks top Israel’s cybercrime list, nearly 1 in 12 affected in 2024

Of the thousands of online crimes reported in 2024, over half of them involved theft and/or distribution of information (52.4%), with a higher likelihood of women being the victims.

|BySHIR PERETS

Thirteen reasons why

The weekly Torah portions at this time of the year, from the Book of Deuteronomy, are all about making choices.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017ByNECHAMA GOLDMAN BARASH
NETFLIX’S THIRTEEN Reasons Why.

Cyber-bully attacks increase, watchdog reports

Results showed that 62% of teenagers have encountered sexual content online.

AUGUST 31, 2017BySARAH LEVI
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