We asked you which social network was the worst for bullying and you answered with gusto. But not as much gusto as 4Chan’s /pol/ board. They got really, really, really excited about it.
Tag Archives: Social networks
GCHQ and police team up to hunt down child abusers on the darknet
A major crackdown on child-abuse imagery includes a new law making it illegal for an adult to send a sexual communication to a child. 
Twitter rolls out new anti-trolling tools, promises quicker abuse investigation
Twitter is making changes which should make it easier and quicker for users to report abuse or flag inappropriate content.
Supreme Court quotes rap as it mulls Facebook free-speech case
The Supreme Court is wrestling with violent Facebook postings and the notion that posting “rap lyrics” is therapy that kept a ranting guy from really killing.
Which social network is the worst for bullying? [POLL]
This week is Anti-Bullying Week in the UK, coordinated by the Anti-Bullying Alliance. We’d like to know which social network you think is the worst for bullying, and you could even win a T-shirt as a way of us saying thanks.
5 online scams to watch out for this Black Friday and Cyber Monday
The traditional kickoff to the holiday shopping season in the United States is also an opportune time for cybercriminals, scam artists and conmen to gear up their activities. Here are the top 5 online scams to watch out for…
Protect your teens: 7 apps and websites parents should be aware of
Teens and tweens are heading in droves to apps and social platforms where they can’t bump into their dads. Here are 7 apps and websites you need to be aware of.
Snapchat to warn users about third-party apps, ask them to change their passwords
Instead of how it’s handled The Snappening mass image doxing aftermath so far – i.e., warning users that third-party apps are against its Terms of Use and trawling Google Play and the App Store to snuff them out – Snapchat will now sniff out Snapchatters using third-party apps, warn them that they’ve wandered into a scary app neighborhood, and ask them to change their passwords. 
Facebook and Yahoo team up to block account hijackings via recycled accounts
Facebook and Yahoo have figured out how to undo the mess Yahoo made when it decided to recycle old email addresses. 
Facebook’s new Safety Check lets you tell friends you’re safe when disaster strikes
Facebook has graced its users with a new tool called Safety Check that lets people tell friends if they’re OK when disaster strikes.