Scottish politicians have completed a trial, which looked at how many abusive messages they got online. 38 of them got 8,000 threatening messages and over 400 abusive messages deemed to be criminal.
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Microsoft said it has been taking drastic actions against websites that send spammy notifications out to users. Edge now bans some sites from sending notifications and silences other websites.
Child safety advocates have written a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, asking him to stop plans to make his metaverse, Horizon Worlds, open to younger audiences, or risk losing their trust again.
The feature, tested with a small group of users since September, has been released to all web users today. The safety-focused feature will curb abuse and harassment on the platform.
The latest Twitter experiment is aiming to promote harmony among users on the app. It lays out three bullet points when entering heated conversations, which serve as a reminder to remain cool.
An open letter demanding that Apple halt the rollout of its photo scanning tech and issue a statement to reaffirm its commitment to privacy now has signatures from over 5,000 individuals and firms.
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Instagram has announced new tools to effectively stop harassment on its platform, including a keyword-based tool to filter out offensive direct messages and a preemptive blocking option.
Twitter has overhauled its rules so that they are more understandable and much less of a chore for people to read and comprehend. They're accompanied with examples for a better understanding.
Twitter has unveiled its new community guidelines for Twitter and Periscope. The document, which is easy for anyone to read, is aimed at making live streamers and viewers safe from online abuse.
Twitter's acquisition of the San Francisco-based technology company is intended to address challenges in safety, spam, and security on the platform using Smyte's review tools and processes.
Firewatch's developer recently filed a DMCA complaint against PewDiePie in protest of the YouTuber using a racial slur in an unrelated video. PewDiePie has now cried foul play over the DMCA takedown.
The Pew Research Center has published a new study which shows that 41% of Americans have been abused online. The main venue for this abuse was social media websites, mainly Facebook and Twitter.
Twitter rolled out new features for its service today that are aimed at preventing abuse. Users will now be able to use the mute button in different ways, such as blocking keywords or hashtags.
Google is facing three distinct charges against it from the EU: Android abuse, unfair online shopping practices, and blocking ad competitors. The company only has a few weeks left to answer.
Twitter has announced an updated rules page in its latest attempt to stem abuse on the platform. The new rules include more actions which could lead in a ban from the service.
Twitter has updated their abuse policies in a move to crack down on harmful content. Now, promoting violence may be met with a temporary account ban, and accounts may be locked for harassment.
Following several allegations of Uber drivers sexually abusing their passengers, the service has now decided to launch an in-app panic button for its customers in India.
The social network is apparently getting serious about abuse on its platform. Twitter's CEO said he takes personal responsibility and things will really change and abuse and trolling will be tackled.
After many women in the public eye have started to speak out against the abuse and threats that they receive on the internet a number of them have started to receive life threats from Twitter users.
A British study into cyber stalking has concluded that social networking sites such as Facebook should be making it much easier for users to report online-based abuse. According to an article on the BBC, the group...
Foxconn, the world’s largest manufacturer of electrical components, is facing a leaked report that states the company abuses its employees. The report also says that the company has been responsible for harsh punishment, illegal labor...
In its annual report, British-based Internet monitoring group Internet Watch Foundation found that in the last three years there has been a four-fold increase in the number of child pornography images involving severe abuse such...
What is that evil, evil Microsoft up to now? The software giant is working with the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) and the international police force Interpol to help Indian law enforcement...
Google has added a new feature to its Maps product. Now upon locating a business on Google Maps, you are given the option of calling the phone number listed in the directory. As Google explains...
Here we go again. Security experts warn that there is a hole in one of Apple's products, Apple says there isn't a problem, and a month later it releases a fix for it. A journalist...
Users of Windows Live Messenger can now report suspected sexual predators of children with a mouse click. A "report abuse" icon will soon appear on the chat software as a result of work by...
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has claimed that 50% of all online child abuse pictures can be traced back to the US in a recent report. The IWF is keen to stress that the reason...
As most everyone knows, laptop computers are now outselling desktops and a lot of people will soon learn just how durable (insert sarcasm) they are. If you drop your laptop like I do to...
ZDNet UK is reporting that Microsoft UK has fired 7 employees from the global technical support centre and services team. The employees have been dismissed after it was discovered that they were abusing system privileges,...
More Microsoft Corp. employees could be arrested for stealing and reselling the company's software, as could buyers of that stolen software. An "ongoing investigation" is asking who at Microsoft besides Daniel Feussner...
