Authors / Sophia Goodfriend

Sophia Goodfriend reports on automated surveillance and digital rights from Tel Aviv. She is a PhD candidate at Duke University.

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Israel’s TikTok Extremists

Far-right content has taken Israeli TikTok by storm, rallying the country’s youth in support of Jewish supremacy.

Sophia Goodfriend August 22, 2023

The Gamified Occupation

A Fauda-themed escape room in Tel Aviv gives customers a taste of military rule.

Sophia Goodfriend December 16, 2022

When Palestinian Political Speech Is “Incitement”

Since May, Israeli police have doubled down on their use of an expansive counterterrorism law to stamp out Palestinian activism online.

Sophia Goodfriend September 15, 2021

The Instagram stars making military occupation look good.

Sophia Goodfriend December 5, 2019