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YouTube Provides a Support Resource for Abuse

YouTube is introducing an Abuse and Safety Center at the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) conference in Washington, D.C. today. This provides users with a place to report problems as well as learn about ways to deal with different issues.

Increasing Reports of Child Sexual Abuse Sites

More than seven Web sites showing images of child sexual abuse are reported to police every 24 hours according to the UK based Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).

Viacom Once Abusing DMCA Again?

It appears Viacom hasn’t learned its lesson after its last abuse of the DMCA takedown notice. It’s now targeting a YouTube video that includes a clip of a VH1 show, which includes the unauthorized use of video created by the person who uploaded the YouTube clip. Confused? This should help:

DoFollow and No Nofollow - Highs and Lows

Having spent so much time over the last 6 months evangelising the adoption of dofollow plugins and solutions to remove nofollow from comments, the last week has been filled with highs and lows.

Web Cam Creep Goes To Jail

Warning: the following story is enough to give you the heebie-jeebies and the creepy-crawlies for the rest of the day. Afterward, you'll want to take a shower and pledge to never, ever, buy your teenage daughter a Webcam.

EFF Sues For Release of NSL Abuse Records

On the heels of Congressional hearings and extensive media coverage of a Justice Department report documenting abuse of privacy measures, the Electronic Frontier Foundation is seeking an emergency order that would require the FBI to surrender and make public all records regarding the misuse of National Security Letters (NSLs) to collect private information from American citizens.

BBC Picks Up Sierra Threat Story

Kathy Sierra, author of the brilliant blog Creating Passionate Users wrote a post yesterday describing some incredibly disturbing, horrible, abuse and death threats she has been receiving from some other blogs and bloggers.

EFF Sues Viacom to Prevent DMCA Abuse

You already know that Viacom is suing YouTube for a gazillion dollars for copyright infringement, but now the cable company is facing a backlash over its careless use of the DMCA. Nate Anderson reports the Electronic Frontier Foundation - a nonprofit group that looks to protect digital rights and free speech - is suing Viacom for its misuse of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Among thousands of DMCA takedown notices sent out, is one of a Stephen Colbert parody video that the EFF claims doesn’t violate any copyright laws.

MySpace Looks To Dethrone 'Spam King'

MySpace has filed a federal lawsuit against well-known spammer, Scott Richter also known as the "Spam King" for the reputation he has earned. The suit filed in the Central District of California, says Richter's companies OptInRealBig, CPA Empire and Media Breakaway are responsible for millions of MySpace bulletins being sent through its system between July and December of last year.

Feedback Abuse Happening At eBay

Some users of the online marketplace have been buying and selling positive feedback as a Berkeley business professor found in his studies, with the aim of becoming a trusted seller and getting better prices from buyers.