The new policy addresses how coordinated online abuse often happens in real life: poisonous drips spanning multiple videos/comments.
Tag Archives: harassment
Stop swearing on Skype! And don’t even think about sending that nude selfie…
Microsoft has banned nudity, swearing and other unsavoury behaviors in Skype, Xbox, email, and Office 365 docs.
Craigslist sex ad used for ‘retribution’ against FBI agent, Feds say
The ad invited men to have sex with the agent and his wife, included their phone number and address, and led to two calls from respondents.
Reddit’s filth to be locked in the basement
The new policy is for “abhorrent” content to require a login to access, to be kept invisible to searches, and to generate no revenue.
Reddit CEO goes in search of values for the crisis-hit community
Want to rant, vent, or dialogue with the new CEO? Take a deep breath: he’s doing an Ask Me Anything session. Saints, have mercy on his soul. 
Reddit bans r/fatpeoplehate, four other subreddits under new harassment rules
Reddit’s newly minted anti-harrassment policy has led to the axing of some subreddits but has left other blatantly racist subreddits untouched.
Twitter’s new ‘Block Together’ enables en masse blocking of trolls
The new Twitter tool is meant to enable communities to share lists of problem accounts instead of having to pick them off one by one.
Are smartphones bad for our kids?
The rate of suicide and self-harm among children is exploding, and one therapist is pointing a finger at constant internet access.
Gamergate target Zoe Quinn launches network to battle online harassment
Crash Override pre-emptively warns would-be swatting victims and has gotten one police department to knock with hands, not boots.