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☆ White House joins the chorus blasting Elon Musk over antisemitic tweet
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The White House blasted Elon Musk after he endorsed an antisemitic post on X. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe White House on Friday blasted Elon Musk for the "abhorrent promotion of Antisemitic and racist hate" after the Tesla CEO replied with his approval to an antisemitic tweet. "The ADL unjustly attacks the majority of the West, despite the majority of the West supporting the Jewish people and Israel," Musk wrote. The world's richest person has a tenuous relationship with the Biden White House.

Persons: Elon Musk, —, Andrew Bates, Bates, Musk, Dustin Moskovitz, Jonathan Greenblatt, Musk's, Greenblatt, Vox, Joe Biden, Ron DeSantis Organizations: Elon, Service, Twitter, New York Times, IBM, Defamation League, Biden White, EV, Florida Gov, SpaceX Locations: Israel, America, Florida

☆ An NYU cancer doc fired over Israel-Hamas war posts accuses the medical center of using him as a 'sacrificial lamb'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An NYU Langone Health cancer doctor has filed a lawsuit against the medical center. Benjamin Neel alleges that he was wrongly fired over posts he made related to the Israel-Hamas war. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA renowned Jewish cancer biologist who was recently fired from NYU Langone Health has filed a lawsuit against the medical center, alleging that it used him as a "sacrificial lamb" by axing him over posts he made on social media related to the Israel-Hamas war. "Nonetheless, Dr. Ben Neel, as a leader at our institution, disregarded these standards in a series of public social media posts and later locked his Twitter/X account," Ritea said.

Persons: Benjamin Neel, Neel, —, axing, Steve Ritea, NYU Langone, Ritea, Dr, Ben Neel, Greta Thunberg, Milton Williams, besmirched, Williams Organizations: NYU, Health, Service, NYU Langone Health, Perlmutter Cancer, New, Court, New York University, NYU Langone, Israel Locations: Israel, New York City, New York, Palestine, Brooklyn , New York City

TikTok, accused of elevating pro-Palestinian content, blamed “unsound analysis” of hashtag data. Some Instagram and Facebook users circulated a petition accusing the platforms’ parent company, Meta, of censoring pro-Palestinian posts, which Meta attributed to a technical bug. Antisemitic content swarmed onto X, the platform formerly known as Twitter and run by the billionaire Elon Musk. The major tech companies have long offered some degree of access, but researchers said that now seems to be shrinking. TikTok has been accused of amplifying pro-Palestinian videos through its powerful algorithmic feed and of failing to address antisemitic content.

Persons: TikTok, Elon Musk, Linda Yaccarino, “ We’re, ”, Megan A, Brown, —, Sacha Baron Cohen, Debra Messing, Musk, Osama bin Laden, America ”, Isabelle Frances, Wright, Moustafa Ayad, Ms, Frances, Jamie Favazza, Meta, Sukrit Venkatagiri, standwithIsrael Organizations: Facebook, Tech, Meta, Twitter, University of Michigan, IBM, Institute for Strategic, Swarthmore College Locations: Israel, United States, U.S, Beijing

In an appearance the same day on the “Guy Benson Show” on Fox News Radio, Ms. Haley blamed the app for sowing sympathies for Hamas on some college campuses and stoking anti-American views. In a statement posted on X, TikTok responded to Ms. Haley by saying that the circulation of bin Laden’s letter violated the platform’s rules that ban support for terrorism, and it was policing related content accordingly. Mr. Trump, her former boss, continues to be the overwhelming front-runner, but Ms. Haley, a former South Carolina governor, is trying to overtake Gov. At a town hall for her campaign in Iowa on Thursday, Ms. Haley continued to press on TikTok and brought up the letter by bin Laden. For them to be here,” Ms. Schroeder said after hearing from Ms. Haley.

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CNN —Dozens of young Americans have posted videos on TikTok this week expressing sympathy with Osama bin Laden, the notorious terrorist who orchestrated the September 11 attacks, for a two-decade-old letter he wrote critiquing the United States, including its government and support of Israel. TikTok is hugely popular with young Americans, with a majority of Americans under 30 using the app at least once a week, according to a KFF survey. The attack was orchestrated by Bin Laden, the former leader of the al Qaeda terrorist group who was killed in a US special forces raid in 2011. “There’s no proof it was written by bin Laden and some of the things that he focuses on are inconsistent with his other writings,” he told CNN. New data from the Pew Research Center released Wednesday shows TikTok is rapidly becoming a place where more and more young Americans get their news.

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While key issues like U.S. sanctions on chip exports remain unresolved, Chinese state media is now striking a different tone, focusing on Xi's smile during past trips to Iowa, fireside chats with its residents, and sharing chocolates with Biden. With official ties still strained, Chinese state media has focused on relations between the people and emphasised the potential for cooperation and importance of the summit for the Asia-Pacific region. Gary Dvorchak, an Iowan considered by Xi an old friend of China, said Xi's fondness for Iowa was genuine but that the Chinese leader also used his ties to the state for propaganda value. “It humanises him and it gives him an ability to show a connection to the American people and bypass the American media,” said Dvorchak. On the Weibo Chinese microblogging site, the most popular hashtag on Thursday still harked back to tension over Taiwan: "China must be and will be reunified."

Persons: Xi Jinping, Carlos Barria, Joe Biden, Xi, Biden, Li Mingjiang, Iowans, Gary Dvorchak, ”, Dvorchak, Albee Zhang, Michael Martina, Greg Torode, Robert Birsel Organizations: National Committee, China Relations, China Business Council, Economic Cooperation, REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Xinhua, Weibo, Thomson Locations: Asia, San Francisco , California, U.S, Rights BEIJING, California, Iowa, Taiwan, China, Singapore, Pacific, Xinhua, Beijing, Washington, Hong Kong

☆ Analysis: Xi signals shift in tone for China on US – but can it last?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

This reversal comes as China grapples with a troubled economy and is keen to highlight Xi as a powerful and capable world leader. Xi’s opticsOn Chinese state media and across social media platforms, where the hashtag #Planet-Earth-Is-Big-Enough-For-Both-China-And-The-US was trending, the broad perception appeared to be of a job well done. The positive coverage of the event was a break from the typical rhetoric critical of the US that often plays across Chinese state and social media. US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping walk together during their bilateral meeting. “China will eventually achieve reunification, and will inevitably achieve reunification,” Xi was quoted as saying — another line that was also trending on Chinese social media following the meeting.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Joe Biden, Biden, ”, Antony Blinken, Mao Ning, It’s, Xi, “, Xi’s, Alfred Wu, Lee, Wang Yi, Wang, ” Wang, ” Xi, Tim Cook, Elon Musk, Brendan Smialowski, Liu Dongshu, Biden’s Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Foreign Ministry, Lee Kuan Yew, of Public Policy, China’s, Economic Cooperation, Apple, Tesla, Getty, Communist Party, Beijing, City University of Hong Locations: China, Hong Kong, United States, Beijing, Washington, Bay, San Francisco Bay Area, Taiwan, Singapore, California, America, Asia, AFP, City University of Hong Kong

Nearly two million posts with the hashtag #IsraeliNewNazism appeared on X in that period, and another 40,000 posts featured the hashtag #ZionistsAreEvil or #ZionistsAreNazis. In previous months, the hashtag appeared fewer than 5,000 times a month. Other sites, including TikTok and Facebook, have also experienced surges in hate speech but have removed the content that was flagged to them, researchers said. The hate speech that remained was often more veiled, such as a TikTok trend of using “Austrian painter” as code for Adolf Hitler. From Oct. 7 to Oct. 13, she added, TikTok took down 730,000 videos for violating hate speech rules.

Persons: IsraeliNewNazism, HitlerWasRight, —, LevelGaza, Memetica, ”, Adolf Hitler, TikTok, Pepe the, Noam Schwartz, “, Adi Cohen Organizations: Defamation League, Defamation, Facebook, Times, Palestinian, Nova, 4chan Locations: Austrian, Palestine, Israel, Florida, Gaza

☆ Michael Flynn and his family kept leftover donations sent in by QAnon supporters, sister says according to court filing
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Paul Squire | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Michael Flynn's family kept money donated to his legal fund, according to new court documents. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe unsealed court documents were part of CNN's attempt to have the defamation case tossed. The Flynn family ultimately pocketed hundreds of thousands of dollars from the fund, according to Semafor. Jared Roberts, an attorney representing the Flynn family members, did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. Flynn also sat for a sworn deposition in his family's case against CNN, documents show, but his deposition remains sealed.

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CNN —The Chinese government has built up the world’s largest known online disinformation operation and is using it to harass US residents, politicians, and businesses—at times threatening its targets with violence, a CNN review of court documents and public disclosures by social media companies has found. Victims face a barrage of tens of thousands of social media posts that call them traitors, dogs, and racist and homophobic slurs. While tech and social media companies have shut down thousands of accounts targeting these victims, they’re outpaced by a slew of new accounts emerging virtually every day. As part of a mission “to manipulate public perceptions of [China], the Group uses its misattributed social media accounts to threaten, harass and intimidate specific victims,” the complaint states. In the past, the Spamouflage network mostly focused on issues domestically relevant to China.

Persons: –, Xi Jinping, Biden, Mike Gallagher, Chen Pokong, ”, Chen, “, Spamouflage’s, Liu Pengyu, ” Liu, Jiayang, Darren Linvill, hasn’t, Fan, Communist Party playbook, Mandiant, Nancy Pelosi, ” Ben Nimmo, George Floyd’s, Ben Nimmo, Lindsay Gorman, Gorman, ” Linvill, Linvill, Spamouflage, Jiajun Qiu, Qiu, ” Qiu Organizations: CNN, US State Department, FBI, Communist Party, Meta, Google, ”, CCP, US Department of Justice, Department, DOJ, China’s Ministry of Public Security, Group, New Yorker, telltale, Media, Clemson University, Capitol, Department of Homeland Security, Marshall Fund’s Alliance, Securing Democracy, YouTube Locations: United States, Beijing, San Francisco, China “, New York, China, New York City, America, Washington, Hong Kong, US, Texas, Virginia, Manassas , Virginia

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — As thousands of Taylor Swift fans eagerly lined up Thursday for the superstar’s first-ever concert in Argentina, they saw themselves surrounded by posters urging them to not vote in favor of right-wing populist Javier Milei in next week’s presidential election. “A Swiftie Doesn't Vote Milei,” read one of the posters, using the term commonly used to describe fans of the 12-time Grammy winner. “Taylor defends lots of positions and things that Milei doesn’t represent,” said 17-year-old Julieta Bracamontes. Milei “represents the antidemocratic right that comes to take away all our acquired rights,” the fan club said in a news release. But "it’s OK, I don’t think she’ll see it.”

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☆ IAM Healthcare launches campaign to unionize retail pharmacy workers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

New York CNN —Retail pharmacy workers have told CNN that their employers have left them severely overworked and understaffed. The grassroots organizers had difficulty organizing the large-scale walkout without institutional support, and failed to rally pharmacy workers on a significant level. A number of other US unions represent retail pharmacy workers. United Healthcare Workers East represents nearly 5,000 pharmacists and pharmacy techs in hospitals and retail pharmacies. The United Food and Commercial workers also represent retail pharmacy staff but do not share official membership numbers.

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☆ Hermoso hopes for positive change following kiss scandal
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

FILE PHOTO:Soccer Football - Liga MX Femenil - Monterrey v Pachuca - Estadio BBVA, Monterrey, Mexico - September 15, 2023 Pachuca's Jenni Hermoso after the match. Rubiales has been banned from all football-related activities for three years by FIFA following the allegedly non-consensual kiss he gave Hermoso at the final in August. Rubiales has repeatedly said the kiss was consensual, while Hermoso says it was forced on her. Hermoso scored a last-gasp winner against Italy in the Nations League last month on her return to the national team for the first time since the incident. "In the race to the Olympic Games, in my team in Mexico, in the national team.

Persons: Jenni Hermoso, Luis Rubiales, Hermoso, Rubiales, I've, Pearl Josephine Nazare, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Football, Pachuca, Estadio BBVA, Spain's, Spanish Football Federation, FIFA, Italy, Nations League, Olympic Games, Thomson Locations: Monterrey, Mexico, Spanish, Spain, Bengaluru

☆ Girl dinner? Girl math? Some people are getting sick of all the 'girl' trends.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Newer entrants like "Girl math" and "Girl dinner" have joined those that have been around for years, like "Girlboss." But, the snail girl trend has gotten pushback online — with many people commenting that they're over all the "girl" trends. The girl math hashtag has more than one billion views and tons of videos of young women explaining how they use girl math to feel better about their finances. "The online trends are kind of like an inside joke and an abbreviation for much larger context," Lintz told Insider. Snail girl: Snail girls are the antithesis of girlbosses.

Persons: Gen Zers, they've, —, TikTokers, I've, Claire Wallace, Jenifer Gatewood, Gen, Linda Le, Le, Gen Z, Megan Thee, Trinity Cartier, Cartier, Chloe Liem, Luke Lintz, Lintz, girlboss, Sophia Amoruso, Nasty Gal Organizations: Service, LinkedIn, Nasty Locations: TikTok

[1/3] The Chinese flag at a gate to the Zhongnanhai leadership compound flies at half-mast in memory of late former Chinese premier Li Keqiang, in Beijing, China November 2, 2023. REUTERS/Mark Chisholm Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Nov 2 (Reuters) - China lowered the national flag at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Thursday amid an outpouring of grief online as the country cremated former premier Li Keqiang, known as "the people's premier" for his down-to-earth, hands-on leadership. "In memory of comrade Li Keqiang, flags were flown at half-mast at Tiananmen Square in the capital," state media said. "Personally, I still feel a bit unreal (about his death) because I feel like he's a good premier and suddenly he's gone. Some businesses such as international coffee chain Starbucks (SBUX.O) turned their app interface black and white in mourning for Li.

Persons: Li Keqiang, Mark Chisholm, Li, Xi Jinping, Han Zheng, Hu Jintao, Gao, Xi, he's, Wan, Zhang Shijun, Liz Lee, Xiaoyu Yin, Ryan Woo, Christian Schmollinger Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Communist Party's, Xinhua, Weibo, China's, Communist Party, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, Rights BEIJING, Shanghai, Weibo

☆ TikTok Pushes Back Against Claims It Fuels Antisemitism
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Sapna Maheshwari | More About Sapna Maheshwari | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

TikTok pushed back on Thursday against growing claims in recent weeks that it had failed to to protect Jewish users and had pushed pro-Palestinian content in the United States. Many social networks have come under criticism for spreading misinformation and hate speech during the Israel-Hamas war. TikTok has the added scrutiny of being owned by the Chinese company ByteDance. While Beijing has pitched itself as a neutral broker in the dispute, a surge of antisemitism and anti-Israeli sentiment is proliferating across the Chinese internet and state media. The company said it started offering such data to academic researchers and will include other groups in the future.

Persons: TikTok, Jeff Morris Jr, Israel hashtags, Israel, “, Marco Rubio, Rubio, Morris’s, ” TikTok, standwithisrael, Morris didn’t, Amy Schumer, Michael Rapaport, Debra Messing, Yaël, Eisenstat Organizations: Twitter, Jewish, Defamation, Defamation League Locations: United States, Israel, Beijing, Florida, China

☆ Chinese authorities crack down on dogs after a Rottweiler mauls a toddler. But some say they’ve gone too far
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Hong Kong CNN —A shocking video of a Rottweiler mauling a 2-year-old girl in China has prompted a crackdown by local authorities on stray dogs that some argue has now gone too far. Since then, local authorities in a raft of provinces including Shandong, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Hunan, Anhui have stepped up law enforcement, some more heavy-handed than others. Stray dogs are the main targets, but pets who are unleashed can also be subject to control measures. The country is home to 40 million stray dogs, according to the 2021 China Pet Industry white paper. In defense of stray dogsThis is not the first time Chinese authorities have been accused of being heavy-handed with animals.

Persons: netizens, ”, Kevin Frayer, Xiao Huang, Shepherd, Cya Liu, “, Bo Ai Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Authorities, Weibo, Industry, Beijing, Hong Kong, Bo Ai Animal Protection Locations: Hong Kong, China, Chongzhou, China’s, Sichuan, Shandong, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Hunan, Anhui, Beijing, Yanzhou, Chongqing, Weibo, Shanghai, Guangyuan

☆ Molly Carlson was in a ‘dark place’ prior to Rio Olympics. Now she is inspiring millions to talk about mental health
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Aimee Lewis | Martynas Ruseckas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Cliff diving helped the 25-year-old recover from what she calls a “year from hell,” overcoming loneliness and a binge eating disorder. “When I’m cliff diving, nothing matters other than me and the air, really. “I have the biggest passion for mental health, and I’ve learned so much from my personal experience that now it’s kind of become like my future,” she said. “What I learned during my experience was as soon as you talk about mental health with one person, it becomes real,” Carlson said. Quinn Rooney/Getty ImagesFor Carlson, competing in high diving at the Olympics would be more than just representing her country on the national stage.

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☆ Detained WSJ Reporter's Sister Urges Biden to Remain Focused on His Release
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

"When we see the news, any news, we're always thinking of it through the lens of what does this mean for Evan? "We just have to continue to ask President Biden to prioritize this and bring Evan home to us." The White House has called the charges "ridiculous" and Biden has said Gershkovich's detention is "totally illegal." Danielle Gershkovich urged people who would like to help bring Evan home to read his stories and post on social media with the #IstandwithEvan hashtag. "We're doing all that we can on our end to keep focus on Evan in the news," she said.

Persons: Humeyra Pamuk, Evan Gershkovich, Biden, Washington, Danielle, Evan, Joe Biden's, we're, U.S . Marine Paul Whelan, Gershkovich, Judith Tai Raanan, Natalie, Danielle Gershkovich, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Wall Street, Reuters, White, U.S . Marine, Friday Locations: Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Moscow, Israel, Russia, Yekaterinburg, Gaza, Chicago

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles traded for two-time All-Pro safety Kevin Byard on Monday to help a banged-up secondary hours after beating the NFL's best offense, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The Eagles are sending the Tennessee Titans safety Terrell Edmunds and fifth and sixth-round draft picks in 2024, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the trade has not been announced. The Eagles limited Miami’s offense to season lows in points scored, total yards (244), passing yards (199), rushing yards (45) and time of possession (23:17). Reports of the trade came while Eagles coach Nick Sirianni talked to reporters and he said he couldn’t talk about those. Born in Philadelphia, Byard has started 111 of his 120 games and has not missed a game because of injury.

Persons: Kevin Byard, Terrell Edmunds, Nick Sirianni, ” Sirianni, Byard, ” Byard, Edmunds, C.J, Gardner, Johnson, Darius Slay, Brown, Ran Carthon, Rob Maaddi, Dan Gelston, ___ Organizations: NFC, Philadelphia Eagles, Associated Press, Eagles, Tennessee Titans, Super Bowl, Kansas City, Miami, Titans, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, AP Pro Football, AP Locations: Tenn, Philadelphia, Tennessee, Detroit, Byard

☆ 'Girl math' is toxic and it could be holding women back from growing wealth, says a financial specialist
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Zoe Burt | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

To Burt, the viral TikTok trend #girlmath reiterates the stereotype that women are bad at math. But often it's more overt, as with TikTok's most recent viral trend: "girl math." AdvertisementAdvertisementWhy girl math is a negative trendSeemingly lighthearted, the hashtag plays into a damaging stereotype that women are bad at math. Girl math doubles down on gendering lavish spendingThe #girlmath trend focuses on "feminine" spending habits as lavish — another common stereotype of women and money management. Women's financial literacy is an important issueThe girl-math trend brings women's financial literacy and investing into the limelight.

Persons: Zoe Burt, Burt, —, Caroline Criado Perez, Tamina, Shakuntala Devi, Elon Organizations: Service, Evening, New Zealand, Fiscal Studies, Guardian, Behavior, Organization, Fidelity, Twitter, Invest, deVere Italia

☆ Alicia Keys deletes and clarifies paragliding post that sparked criticism
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Alicia Keys has responded to backlash over a recent social media post that some deemed insensitive in light of the war between Israel and Hamas. ?”“Tell me your truth …I’ve had my eyes on paragliding,” she wrote using “side-eye” emojis and the hashtag, “Monday energy.”Keys was criticized for using the word “paragliding” given that Hamas terrorists used paragliders in their Oct. 7 attack on Israel. “The post I shared was COMPLETELY unrelated in any way to the recent devastating loss of innocent lives,” Keys later wrote on her Instagram stories on Monday. “There’s talk of an antisemitic post that my dear friend Alicia Keys had up on her instagram,” he wrote in the caption of a photo of him amd Keys embracing. “I spoke to Alicia and she was horrified to learn what the word implied and immediately took it down.

Persons: Alicia Keys, ”, I’ve, ” Keys, ” Guy Oseary, Keys, “, David emoji, Alicia Organizations: CNN, Hamas, amd, ” CNN Locations: Israel, Israeli

It's become a popular way to send notes to friends without having to type long messages, especially among Gen Z. Not only is using a digital camera nostalgic, they have sharper flash and crisper image quality than a smartphone. As a result, some members of Gen Z are turning to flip phones. In other words, flip phones are helping Gen Z unplug without going entirely off the grid. Dark modeZoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Gen Z uses dark mode instead of light mode.

Persons: Daniel de la, Gen Z's, It's, Gen Z, WhatsApp, Emojis, Z, Gen, Jake Piazza, Zoomers Organizations: Pew Research Center, CNBC, Photodisc, Getty, Media, Walmart, Amazon Locations: TikTok

☆ Fact Check: Clip of baby rescued from rubble unrelated to Israel-Hamas conflict
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A post on social media using the hashtag said: “#ISRAEL IS KILLING BABIES After indiscriminate Israeli occupation force bombing. They hear the cry of a baby and use their bare hands to shift rubble. On Feb. 11, the Syria Civil Defence, a volunteer humanitarian organization, shared the same video in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, captioned: “Her baby sister sacrificed herself... Incredible moments to save a baby alive who was in the lap of her sister. The video of a baby rescued from underneath rubble stems from the Turkey-Syria earthquake in February, not the Israel-Hamas conflict in October.

Persons: Instagram, Read Organizations: Syria Civil Defence, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Turkey, Syria, Israel, ISRAEL, Palestine, Gaza, Jandiris, Afrin, Aleppo

☆ Families urged to delete TikTok, social media ahead of possible Israeli hostage videos
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

A Tel Aviv school’s parent’s association said it expects videos of hostages “begging for their lives” to surface on social media. It is also difficult, furthermore – impossible – to contain all this content on social media,” according to the parent’s association. “Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.”Hamas has warned that it will post murders of hostages on social media if Israel targets people in Gaza without warning. The schools are also advising community members to delete their social media apps during this time. Still, misinformation continues to run rampant on social media platforms, including X.

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