Nearly everyone has had the experience of saying something they don’t mean, and Twitter is working to help prevent it.
Reddit Pulls “Start Chatting” Feature Amid Uproar
Reddit has pulled its newly announced “Start Chatting” features amid an uproar on the part of moderators.
Facebook Gaming Helps Streamers Combat Trolls
VentureBeat is reporting that Facebook Gaming is adding a dashboard and toolkit to help streamers deal with trolls. Facebook Gaming is tied with Microsoft for a distant third placing among game steaming services with 3% market share. The company is…
Twitter Gets Rid of 70 Million Fake Accounts in May and June, Cracks Down on Trolls
Twitter has been aggressively suspending false accounts in a bid to curtail the spread of fake news. The company’s massive crackdown on trolls and bots have resulted in one million dubious accounts being deleted or suspended per day. According to…
Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel Enjoy Some Pre-Oscars Fun, Head Home Early to Baby Silas
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel don’t often leave baby Silas with a babysitter, but in honor of the Oscars fun this weekend, the singer and actress made an exception. Spotted at a pre-Oscars party on Friday night, JT and the…
Melanie Griffith Posts Unfiltered Selfie, Dares Critics To ‘Say Some More Mean Things’
Melanie Griffith is using sarcasm and wit to shut down her social media haters. The 58-year-old actress posted a striking selfie on Instagram sans filters and other photo enhancing modifications. “Here ya go. Unfiltered. I’m 58. And I’m in Hawaii…
To Shut Down Trolls, Site Asks Readers to Pay to Post Comments
Would you pay money for the privilege of commenting on a website? If so, how much? An online magazine is looking to keep conversation on its articles “civilized and constructive” and has come up with the idea to charge readers…
Honey Maid Doesn’t Give a Damn About Appeasing Anti-Gay Trolls
Back in March, Nabisco’s Honey Maid graham cracker brand decided to celebrate love and family in all its various forms with an ad entitled “This is Wholesome.” The tagline was “everyday wholesome snacks for every wholesome family,” and the 30-second…
This Awesome Pro-Internet Troll Song Is Untrollable
In the interweb realm, so many people get so much credit each and every day. I’m talking about the girl who starts on online petition and ends up affecting real change, or the guy who uploads a stunning cover of…
Miley Cyrus Attacked By Trolls, Complains To Twitter
Miley Cyrus, better known to her pre-teen fans the world over as Hannah Montana, has fallen victim to one of the oldest online attacks in the books – the Twitter death threat. What did she do about it? She complained…
Kid Reads Hateful YouTube Comments to Show How Bullying Affects People
YouTube is a wonderful thing – arguably one of the top three most important websites in history. YouTube comments, on the other hand, are a cesspool. Sometimes it’s easy to look at the trolling, the virtiol, and the downright stupidity…