Yuval Dror

Yuval Dror was born in 1971 in Givatayim

Yuval Dror was born in 1971 and grew up in Givatayim. He is married and has three daughters.

After serving in the IDF, he studied political science and sociology at Tel Aviv University and finished in 2001. His thesis dealt with virtual communities. In 2008 he received a Ph.D. from Bar-Ilan University for work on the social limitation of technology.

He began as an editor of computer books and wrote his first book, Who's Afraid of Computers?. In 2000 he joined Haaretz as a computer reporter and later edited its technology coverage. From 2004 he reported on technology for Channel 2 News and Yedioth Aharonot, and from 2008 he wrote media criticism for HaAyin HaShevi'it.

He taught at several universities and colleges and was Dean of the School of Media Studies at the College of Management from 2014 to 2018. His books include The Politics of Technology, Online Journalism and Hidden Code, about the effects of social media on society. He has criticized the power of large technology companies.

In 2019 he began hosting the podcast Making Technology on the Making History network, which won a tech podcast award in 2019 and 2020. He left the College of Management in 2022. In 2024 he launched an independent podcast, Perfect Storm.