Through Samsung's collaboration for anti-bullying week with Internet Matters, the tech giant aims to support parents and empower youths to promote an inclusive and positive culture online.
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Microsoft has reported that digital civility has taken a turn for the worse in the second and ongoing year of the pandemic. 18 out of the 22 surveyed countries reported net-negative stats.
Facebook's automated blocking systems went into overdrive recently when it caused a woman to be blocked from a local Facebook after she set the collection point to a historical part of Plymouth, UK.
The UN ITU has warned that children are being forced online by COVID-19 at an earlier age than their parents anticipated. It said that this leaves children vulnerable to harassment and bullying.
Instagram has announced that it's rolling out a new feature that warns users when they're about to post something that may be considered offensive. The feature is rolling out gradually.
Instagram is rolling out new tools to help curb incidents of bullying on its platform using machine learning that identifies photos with bullying nature. There's also a new kindness camera effect.
Facebook has announced new tools in order to curb occurrences of online bullying and harassment. Users will now be able to report others, to Facebook, on behalf of friends and family.
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Microsoft has introduced some changes to make Minecraft safer for online players. This likely follows a comment from Sony saying that it has to be "mindful" of its responsibility to its install base.
A Q&A session during the Google I/O conference indicates that Google are paying attention to comments posted on YouTube, and could be contemplating changing the commenting system to crack down.
A Chicago first-grader has stirred the global online community into action over a case of schoolyard bullying. The story of young Katie Goldman first came to light with the publishing of a ChicagoNow story early last...
Teenager Austin Stewart did something a friend didn't like and the next thing she knew "a nonstop flood of hurtfulness" was posted about her on Facebook and other networking websites. "It was all about how...
Bully is "no worse than Just William", claims publisher - but expect an adult rating. Anti-bullying charities have strongly criticised Rockstar's Bully, pointing out that children commit suicide over issues which the...
One in six workers in the UK has been bullied via e-mail, according to a new study. A poll conducted by internet job site reed.co.uk showed that e-mail bullying is on the...
