People worried over online abuse, call for strong action
8 months, 2 weeks ago

People worried over online abuse, call for strong action

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: After the recent incident of insensitive comments passed by YouTuber P. Hanumanthu, many raised concerns over the normalisation of people’s vulgar and vile commentary on social media. The comments range from body shaming and sexist remarks to outright threats, creating a toxic environment on social media. Dr Priya Sharma, a psychologist, explained the impact of such online behaviour: "The anonymity of social media lets people say things they would never say in person. Efforts to combat online abuse have been made by various social media platforms, but many believe these measures are insufficient.

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X accused of ‘lack of care’ for women and girls over blocking feature change
5 months, 1 week ago

X accused of ‘lack of care’ for women and girls over blocking feature change

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Allowing blocked users to continue to view content from the user that has blocked them will …

Cyberbullying driving teen girls towards eating disorders and cosmetic procedures, study finds
6 months ago

Cyberbullying driving teen girls towards eating disorders and cosmetic procedures, study finds

ABC  

A University of the Sunshine Coast study has revealed the alarming effects of cyberbullying on teenage girls, many of whom feel pressured to diet and undergo cosmetic procedures. If you or someone you know needs help: Butterfly National Helpline — 1800 33 4673 Eating Disorders Families Australia — 1300 195 626 Eating Disorders Victoria — 1300 550 236 Eating Disorders …

How the internet is helping women to expose toxic men
10 months, 3 weeks ago

How the internet is helping women to expose toxic men

The Independent  

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Twitter worst social media platform for online threats against women, report finds
1 year ago

Twitter worst social media platform for online threats against women, report finds

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Shadow minister for domestic violence and safeguarding, Alex Davies-Jones MP, …

There Are Dark Corners of the Internet. Then There's 764
1 year ago

There Are Dark Corners of the Internet. Then There's 764

Wired  

WIRED collaborated with Der Spiegel, Recorder, and The Washington Post on this reporting. A reporting consortium including Der Spiegel, Recorder, The Washington Post, and WIRED has unearthed a sprawling ecosystem that has targeted thousands of people and victimized dozens, if not hundreds, of children using some of the internet’s biggest platforms. Law enforcement believes the “com” network encompasses a swath …

Gay, teenaged and online: LGBTQ+ Indians fight for safe space
1 year, 1 month ago

Gay, teenaged and online: LGBTQ+ Indians fight for safe space

The Hindu  

The suicide of a 16-year-old Indian boy who hit a wall of online abuse after posting selfies in saris and makeup has galavanised calls for social media giants to better protect LGBTQ+ Indians. "In India, the online abuse faced by LGBTQ+ creators, predominantly on Instagram, is pervasive and includes death threats, hate speech, rape threats, bullying and other forms of …

YouTube, X and Telegram receive notices on child sexual abuse material
1 year, 5 months ago

YouTube, X and Telegram receive notices on child sexual abuse material

The Hindu  

YouTube, Telegram and X have been told to proactively filter child sexual abuse material out “on the Indian Internet”, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said on Friday. In a statement, a YouTube spokesperson said: “We have a zero-tolerance policy on child sexual abuse material. The Stanford Internet Observatory said in a report in June that it ran PhotoDNA, …

'BEWARE of Twitter': Report tags platform as the worst major social media platform for LGBTQ+ community
1 year, 9 months ago

'BEWARE of Twitter': Report tags platform as the worst major social media platform for LGBTQ+ community

India TV News  

All major social media platforms do poorly at protecting LGBTQ+ users from hate speech and harassment — especially those who are transgender, non-binary or gender non-conforming, the advocacy group GLAAD said Thursday. In its annual Social Media Safety Index, GLAAD gave Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter low or failing scores, saying the platforms don’t do enough to keep their …

Myanmar women target of online abuse by pro-military social media
2 years, 2 months ago

Myanmar women target of online abuse by pro-military social media

Al Jazeera  

Women were subjected to “doxxing” and threatened for expressing views opposing military rule with their online abusers calling for off-line punishment by authorities. “The overwhelming majority of abusive posts were authored by male-presenting profiles supportive of Myanmar’s military coup and targeted women who opposed the coup,” Myanmar Witness said in the report released on Wednesday. Women were also subjected to …

Anti-LGBTQ hate thrives online, spurs fears of more violence
2 years, 3 months ago

Anti-LGBTQ hate thrives online, spurs fears of more violence

Associated Press  

In the days after a gunman killed five people at a gay nightclub in Colorado last month, much of social media lit up with the now familiar expressions of grief, mourning and disbelief. On Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, researchers and LGBTQ advocates have tracked an increase in hate speech and threats of violence directed at LGBTQ people, groups and events, …

Anti-LGBTQ hate thrives online, spurs fears of more violence
2 years, 3 months ago

Anti-LGBTQ hate thrives online, spurs fears of more violence

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, researchers and LGBTQ advocates …

Anti-LGBTQ hate thrives online, spurs fears of more violence
2 years, 3 months ago

Anti-LGBTQ hate thrives online, spurs fears of more violence

LA Times  

Attendees congregate at a rally against gender-affirming care at War Memorial Plaza in Nashville on Oct. 21. Hate speech and threats of violence targeting transgender people and other LGBTQ individuals is thriving on social media and spurring fears of more violence. On Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, researchers and LGBTQ advocates have tracked an increase in hate speech and threats of …

Toxic Social Media Accounts Don't Deserve Your Follow. Here's How To Spot Them.
2 years, 8 months ago

Toxic Social Media Accounts Don't Deserve Your Follow. Here's How To Spot Them.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING But what happens when people pose as experts and/or share convincing misinformation? They share suggestions in a shame-based or morality-based way According to Brittany Morris, a licensed therapist at Thriveworks in Chesapeake, Virginia, who specializes in body image, self-esteem and the impact social media has on our mental health, “individuals preaching lifestyle changes which include restrictions and …

Children urged to blow the whistle on harmful online content
2 years, 9 months ago

Children urged to blow the whistle on harmful online content

The Telegraph  

More children must blow the whistle on harmful content online, says Ofcom in its first campaign as the incoming regulator of social media firms. Campaign designed to empower young people Anna-Sophie Harling, online safety principal at Ofcom, said: “As we prepare to take on our new role as online safety regulator, we’re already working with video sites and apps to …

Time to stop online violence hurting people in real world
2 years, 9 months ago

Time to stop online violence hurting people in real world

China Daily  

A video screen capture from Sina Weibo shows several men beat up female customers in a restaurant in Tangshan, North China's Hebei province on Friday. While many internet users raise pertinent issues through social media platforms and rightly criticize people and organizations for failing to fulfill their due responsibilities, there are some who vent their frustration and anger on others …

Women ‘no longer believe that social media firms will take down abuse’
2 years, 9 months ago

Women ‘no longer believe that social media firms will take down abuse’

The Telegraph  

Social media firms must make it easier to report misogyny, says Ofcom’s chief, after its study found 60 per cent of women have suffered harmful behaviour online including harassment and trolling in just a month. In an interview with The Telegraph, Dame Melanie Dawes, the watchdog’s chief executive, said the “shocking” abuse that women faced online was getting worse while …

Disinformation board’s ex-leader faced wave of online abuse
2 years, 10 months ago

Disinformation board’s ex-leader faced wave of online abuse

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Nina Jankowicz, like so many millennials, was excited to share a social media post announcing her new job on Twitter late last month when she was named executive director for a new disinformation board established by the Department of Homeland Security. But instead of well-wishes, Jankowicz’s tweet set off a torrent of sexist profanities across social media and …

Media outlets, others must do more to curtail online bullying
3 years ago

Media outlets, others must do more to curtail online bullying

Deccan Chronicle  

There are a number of news media platforms, independent and mainstream, who provide a voice to the voiceless, pursue hidden truths in society, both material and ideological, and in general expose harsh realities of oppression, struggles and iniquities. An old-timer might say: “But isn’t that the whole job of the news media?” That is the irony: to continue doing its …

It's Not Your Fault You're a Jerk on Twitter
3 years, 1 month ago

It's Not Your Fault You're a Jerk on Twitter

Wired  

I’m used to comics breaking my heart; I’m a Wicked and Divine fan, after all. But I felt the particularly painful crack of an old fissure reopening as I read cartoonist Mallorie Udischas-Trojan’s “Piled On” at The Nib. Many seem to imagine that a greater focus on personal responsibility can detoxify the internet; perhaps Udischas-Trojan’s progressive harassers, her erstwhile friends, …

Facebook, Google, TikTok and Twitter vow to tackle the abuse of women online
3 years, 8 months ago

Facebook, Google, TikTok and Twitter vow to tackle the abuse of women online

Daily Mail  

Facebook, Google, TikTok and Twitter have committed to improving their reporting systems and handing users more control over their experience as part of an initiative to tackle the abuse of women online. It comes as hundreds of prominent women around the world, including Diane Abbott, Emma Watson and Annie Lennox, have published an open letter urging the platforms to make …

Alexander-Arnold interview: ‘A lot of people offer opinions. I listen to the select few that matter’
3 years, 10 months ago

Alexander-Arnold interview: ‘A lot of people offer opinions. I listen to the select few that matter’

New York Times  

Trent Alexander-Arnold hasn’t been able to avoid the noise. The 20-strong Hope United ‘squad’ will be managed by Rio Ferdinand and Karen Carney, and coached by Eni Aluko and Robbie Savage “When BT told me about the scheme and what it intends to do, it was a no-brainer for me really,” Alexander-Arnold says. It shouldn’t be something that you just …

Football's war on social media trolls: Governing bodies unite against escalating abuse - but what exactly can be done?
4 years, 1 month ago

Football's war on social media trolls: Governing bodies unite against escalating abuse - but what exactly can be done?

The Telegraph  

Bigotted trolling has extended beyond football this week, with Telegraph columnist Maggie Alphonsi receiving sexist abuse while working as a pundit for the opening round of the Guinness Six Nations. Sheff Utd boss Wilder launched an impassioned attack on the "cowardly, disgusting and inhumane" abuse suffered by the likes of Dean as he also revealed United are working with police …

Twitter to Soon Rollout a New Feature That will Help Block Unsolicited Sexually Explicit DMs
4 years, 3 months ago

Twitter to Soon Rollout a New Feature That will Help Block Unsolicited Sexually Explicit DMs

News 18  

With rampant incidents of sexual harassment transcending mediums and slithering its way into social media platforms, there’s been a spurt of unsolicited sexually explicit messages and photos on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other platforms. So in order to safeguard social media profiles, the microblogging platform is reportedly working on a feature that will keep out sexual content of such nature …

Digital misogyny: Online abuse of women surges during COVID
4 years, 4 months ago

Digital misogyny: Online abuse of women surges during COVID

Al Jazeera  

Threatened with rape and exploited for porn, women are increasingly subjected to online aggression and abuse as pandemic drives more people online. Women bear the brunt of increasing digital abuse – threatened with rape and exploited for porn – as the coronavirus pandemic drives ever more people online, media experts said on Wednesday. “Thousands of memes have circulated on the …

Social media abuse drives girls off Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat: Global study
4 years, 5 months ago

Social media abuse drives girls off Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat: Global study

Hindustan Times  

Online abuse is driving girls to quit social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, with nearly 60% experiencing harassment, a global study showed on Sunday. One in five girls and young women has abandoned or cut down on using a social media platform after being targeted, with some saying harassment started when they were as young as eight, the …

Social media abuse drives girls off Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: poll
4 years, 5 months ago

Social media abuse drives girls off Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: poll

The Hindu  

Online abuse is driving girls to quit social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, with nearly 60% experiencing harassment, a global study showed on Sunday. One in five girls and young women has abandoned or cut down on using a social media platform after being targeted, with some saying harassment started when they were as young as eight, the …

‘Toxic’: Online abuse drives women, girls from social media
4 years, 5 months ago

‘Toxic’: Online abuse drives women, girls from social media

Al Jazeera  

New study finds nearly 60 percent of women and girls using Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have suffered abuse. Online abuse is driving girls to quit social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, with nearly 60 percent experiencing harassment, according to a new global study. One in five girls and young women has abandoned or cut down her use of …

The dark side of the Internet: Sordid saga of the Gurugram mall woman
5 years, 10 months ago

The dark side of the Internet: Sordid saga of the Gurugram mall woman

Op India  

Social media has been abuzz recently after a sordid incident in Gurugram where a woman was caught in a video telling young girls that they ought to be raped for their short clothes. Most of the people who are currently taking the woman to the task aren’t doing it for some higher purpose or to achieve some greater objective but …

British Royals launch social media protocols after trolling of Meghan Markle and Kate
6 years ago

British Royals launch social media protocols after trolling of Meghan Markle and Kate

ABC  

Britain's Royal family is targeting trolls following a rise in abusive comments often aimed at Prince Harry's pregnant wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. Key points: More than 5.5 million accounts follow various Royal twitter handles Officials have reportedly been spending hours each week addressing threats and racist and abusive comments, often directed at Meghan and Kate People found to have …

Twitter, other companies haven't done enough to combat online abuse: Jack Dorsey
6 years, 1 month ago

Twitter, other companies haven't done enough to combat online abuse: Jack Dorsey

Firstpost  

Dorsey says he would give himself a ‘C’ grade when it comes to “tech responsibility.” Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey says that Silicon Valley companies, including his own, have not done enough to protect victims of online abuse, calling it a “huge fail.” Interviewed via Twitter by Kara Swisher, co-founder of the tech news site Recode, Dorsey tweeted that …

Meghan Kate abuse: Kensington Palace asks social media firms to help combat negative comments
6 years, 2 months ago

Meghan Kate abuse: Kensington Palace asks social media firms to help combat negative comments

CNN  

London CNN — Kensington Palace has asked social media firms for help in combating a boom in abuse aimed at the British Duchesses Kate and Meghan. The source told CNN that the palace had previously contacted Twitter about particularly unpleasant or threatening comments, adding that Instagram had been especially helpful in providing monitoring tools to aid in blocking abusive comments. …

Twitter is ‘toxic place’ for women, finds Amnesty International report
6 years, 3 months ago

Twitter is ‘toxic place’ for women, finds Amnesty International report

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Amnesty International has described Twitter as a “toxic …

Online trolls who torment election candidates could be banned from public office under abuse crackdown
6 years, 8 months ago

Online trolls who torment election candidates could be banned from public office under abuse crackdown

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Online trolls who torment election candidates could be banned from public …

Abuse thrives as social media giants watch on
6 years, 9 months ago

Abuse thrives as social media giants watch on

Deccan Chronicle  

Social media platforms were once known for funny memes and hilarious videos but today, these have become notorious for threats and harassment. According to them, “In determining whether a threat is credible, we may also consider additional information such as a targeted person’s public visibility and vulnerability”. Recalling Twitter’s response, she said, “They said ‘no violation within context’.” Many people …

Watch what you Tweet!
6 years, 10 months ago

Watch what you Tweet!

Deccan Chronicle  

Social media and the opportunity that it offers people to gain fame can be addictive. Vishnu Nandakumar, the assistant manager of a branch of Kotak Mahindra Bank in Kochi, was recently sacked by his employer after making a derogatory comment about the eight-year-old girl raped and killed in Kathua. After his post went viral, people flooded Kotak’s Facebook and Twitter …

Troy Townsend insists social media giants must do more to tackle racist abuse
7 years ago

Troy Townsend insists social media giants must do more to tackle racist abuse

Daily Mail  

Kick It Out's education manager Troy Townsend has called on social media companies to 'clean up their platforms' and tackle the staggering amounts of racist abuse directed at professional footballers. Troy Townsend has called on social media companies to tackle online racial abuse Townsend said he believes the responsibility to address this abuse lies with the social media companies, particularly …

Social star Priya Banerjee says cyber-bullying forces celebs to issue 'PR-revised' statements
7 years, 4 months ago

Social star Priya Banerjee says cyber-bullying forces celebs to issue 'PR-revised' statements

Firstpost  

India’s first bilingual web series, Rana Daggubati’s Social, has come to an end. Firstpost recently got to interact with Priya and we never missed a chance to ask about her personal opinion on the problems like social media bullying and trolls. There’s a limit to social media addiction and I think parents might keep a tab on that. And of …

Twitter has updated its rules to clarify its policies on abuse on the platform
7 years, 4 months ago

Twitter has updated its rules to clarify its policies on abuse on the platform

Firstpost  

Facing criticism over the years for its poor handling of “abuse”, Twitter has “updated” its rules, to clarify its policies on abuse Facing criticism over the years for its poor handling of “abuse”, Twitter has “updated” its rules, to clarify its policies on graphic violence, spam and self-harm among others. “Today, we’re publishing a new version of the ‘Twitter Rules’ …

Perspective: Weinstein sex accusations show the power of social media and the limits of shame in our celebrity-driven world
7 years, 5 months ago

Perspective: Weinstein sex accusations show the power of social media and the limits of shame in our celebrity-driven world

LA Times  

Note to men with unseemly, to say nothing of perverse, intentions: There are no more hiding places. They are where we rant, titillate, philosophize, sermonize and, in the case of the sex scandals, unmask and shame our latest objects of wrath, including Harvey Weinstein, James Toback and Bill O’Reilly. The sexual assault and harassment allegations against Weinstein, Toback and O’Reilly …

Policing the unruly mob on the Internet
8 years, 7 months ago

Policing the unruly mob on the Internet

Live Mint  

In my early 20s, I was booted off an online community that had become an integral part of my social life. The moderators spotted this puerile streak early on, but I did not take kindly to being told I should use the word posterior instead of ass, or that I should not have gone on to the thread for inspirational …

Reclaim the Internet campaign to tackle 'colossal' scale of online misogyny
8 years, 10 months ago

Reclaim the Internet campaign to tackle 'colossal' scale of online misogyny

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Labour’s Yvette Cooper will join her party colleague Jess Phillips, former Liberal Democrat MP …

Slander and abuse that right-wing women face on social media, which MSM ignores
8 years, 10 months ago

Slander and abuse that right-wing women face on social media, which MSM ignores

Op India  

Recently a new narrative is shaping up: A section of the left-liberals are highlighting abuse/threats received by them from alleged right-wing social media users and are attempting to paint all online abuse as stemming from the right-wing. The end-game of this narrative seems to be an attempt to throttle freedom of expression on social media, with senior editors even asking …

Labour planning social media guidelines for members to stop online abuse
9 years, 4 months ago

Labour planning social media guidelines for members to stop online abuse

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Labour party is drawing up guidelines for its members’ conduct …

Women reveal the worst things men have said to them online
9 years, 5 months ago

Women reveal the worst things men have said to them online

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. One Reddit user described the “death and rape threats” she received from a man at 16, after …

You maybe next to get abused like Kavita Krishnan, Shruti Seth, and Twitter will do nothing
9 years, 9 months ago

You maybe next to get abused like Kavita Krishnan, Shruti Seth, and Twitter will do nothing

Firstpost  

Who’s really surprised that the women who criticized PM Modi’s #SelfieWithDaughter initiative were trolled on Twitter? Two women, Kavita Krishnan and Shruti Seth, were at the receiving end of relentless abuse on Twitter for criticizing PM Modi’s #SelfieWithDaughter campaign. While commentators and observers have taken to social media and blogs to reiterate the idea that social media is far from …

Twitter introduces new policy to curb harassment, abuse and threats of violence
9 years, 11 months ago

Twitter introduces new policy to curb harassment, abuse and threats of violence

Firstpost  

Twitter today began implementing a new policy aimed at curbing use of the social network to incite violence, and to crack down on abuse and harassment on the service. “To that end, we are today announcing our latest product and policy updates that will help us in continuing to develop a platform on which users can safely engage with the …

Twitter's anti-abuse policy seems like a much-needed remedy for the sick world of online trolls
9 years, 11 months ago

Twitter's anti-abuse policy seems like a much-needed remedy for the sick world of online trolls

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Since the dawn of the digital age he has lumbered tragically through the online world's green pastures, …

Twitter to crack down on hateful, abusive tweets that go against free speech
9 years, 11 months ago

Twitter to crack down on hateful, abusive tweets that go against free speech

Firstpost  

Twitter said that it is cracking down on mean, hateful or menacing tweets that cross the red line from free speech into abuse. Twitter is overhauling its safety policy and beefing up the team responsible for enforcing it, along with investing “heavily” in ways to detect and limit the reach of abusive content, general counsel Vijaya Gadde said in an …

Twitter Targets Trolls With New Rules On Abuse
10 years, 3 months ago

Twitter Targets Trolls With New Rules On Abuse

NPR  

Twitter Targets Trolls With New Rules On Abuse Enlarge this image toggle caption Twitter Twitter Saying it wants to build "a safer Twitter," the company is announcing changes to two areas: how it handles harassment and the tools that let users block people who've sent abusive messages. Twitter announced the changes in a blog post Tuesday, which reads in part: …

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