Tag: Harassment

Reddit Unveils New Anti-Harassment Policy, But What Does It Actually Do?
Reddit, a site that's basically run by volunteer moderators with minimal tinkering from the higher-ups, says it's going to get more serious about dealing with harassment. "We h...
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Twitter Deploys New Algorithm to Fight Abuse
Twitter has a known and admitted problem with abusive content – one that trul...
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Cop Filmed Abusing Uber Driver Loses Badge and Gun
An NYPD detective has been temporarily stripped of his badge and gun after a video of him berating an Uber driver went viral. According to the...
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Twitter Finally Takes a Proactive Step to Fight Abuse – but It’s Limited in Scope for Now
Twitter is taking the first real proactive step to combat abusive content on the site. Anil Dash noticed a new feature when he logged...
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Twitter Makes Reporting Threats to Police a Little Easier
It's not a giant new feature or anything, but Twitter has taken yet another in a long line of recent steps to deal with abuse and harassment on the site. Starting now, if you re...
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Twitter Takes on Revenge Porn and Other Content Posted without Consent
Twitter has taken another step in protecting its users from harassment, this time targeting explicit content posted without consent or so-called "revenge porn." Twitter made a c...
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Twitter Says It’s Tripled the Team Handling Abuse Reports
Twitter has a big problem with abuse. Ever...
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Iggy Azalea Quits Twitter for a Bit, Says “The Internet Is the Ugliest Reflection of Mankind”
It seems like a celebrity quits Twitter every day, and today it's rapper Iggy Azalea's turn. Thanks to some Twitter trolls and a few paparazzi shots, Azalea is taking some time...
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Twitter Must Make It Harder to Be an Abuser, Says CEO
Twitter is aware that it has a problem with trolls and abusive content on the...
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Twitter Says It’ll Work on Its Anti-Abuse Policies
In the aftermath of Robin Williams' death, his daughter Zelda was...
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Mass. Upskirting Photos Ruled Legal; Lawmakers Vote to Ban
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts on ruled it legal to take photos underneath a person’s clothing, known as “upskirting.” The high court said on Wednesday that the practi...
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Man’s ‘Exposing Easton Hoes’ Facebook Page Leads to Harassment Charges
Beware what you post on Facebook, as harassment most certainly exists inside the social network's big blue walls. 19-year-old Peter Murphy is learning that the hard way. He's b...
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Google Ordered To Suspend Autocomplete In Japan
Update: A Google spokesperson gave us the following statement: “A Japanese court issued a provisional order requesting Google to delete specific terms from...
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Student Arrested For Filming Buildings In London
You have to watch this video of a young Italian student who is harassed and subsequent...
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