{
  "id": 17112585,
  "title": "King of the algorithm: How Netanyahu enjoys the role of undisputed ruler of Israel's social media feeds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/king-of-the-algorithm-how-netanyahu-enjoys-the-role-of-undisputed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T19:58:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2026-10-29/ty-article-magazine/.premium/how-netanyahu-enjoys-the-role-of-undisputed-ruler-of-israels-social-media-feeds/000001a1-8766-dceb-abfd-bf7f334c0000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An investigation by Haaretz indicates that social media platforms recommended Benjamin Netanyahu three times more often than Eisenkot. The report suggests that the platforms allowed Netanyahu's political rivals to do his work for him and permitted the Channel 14 media group to provide him with an additional push.\n\nDr. Menachem Lazar, CEO of Lazar Research and Maariv's pollster, acknowledged in an interview on 103FM that Israeli pollsters significantly underestimated the strength of Benjamin Netanyahu and his political bloc. Lazar stated that pollsters were wrong and incorrectly gave the opposition a majority instead of the Netanyahu coalition. He noted that the failure to see the correct picture was similar to the 2015 election, where Netanyahu increased Likud's strength on the final day.\n\nSeparately, DW English and DW News report that Netanyahu's Likud party claims there was large-scale foreign involvement in the elections led by Qatar and Turkey. Israeli authorities have so far refuted these claims.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Israel election results 2026: Netanyahu vs Gadi Eisenkot, who is winning, who is losing, live map, party-wise results, vote counts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/israel-election-results-2026-netanyahu-vs-gadi-eisenkot-who-is",
        "published": "2026-10-29T17:17:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Israel election: Netanyahu's bloc wins 53 seats, falls short of majority as coalition talks loom",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/israel-election-netanyahus-bloc-wins-53-seats-falls-short-of-majority",
        "published": "2026-10-29T18:10:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Israel’s exit polls may have ‘fundamental problem’ after Netanyahu bloc surprise, pollster says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/israels-exit-polls-may-have-fundamental-problem-after-netanyahu-bloc",
        "published": "2026-10-29T18:20:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}