January 20, 2020

Teen entered ‘dark rabbit hole of suicidal content’ online

Molly Russell's grieving father has backed a psychiatrists' report, saying that tech companies must be forced to hand over anonymized data.

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October 14, 2019

Stalker found pop star by searching eyes’ reflections on Google Maps

A man confessed to stalking and attacking a young pop star by zooming in on the reflections in her eyes from selfies.

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October 09, 2019

Deepfakes have doubled, overwhelmingly targeting women

Deepfake tech has push-button apps and service portals. Can code commodification do the same for detection, so women can actually afford it?

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September 30, 2019

Is the era of social media Likes over?

Instagram's testing a program to hide the Likes that have created a toxic cyberbullying environment. Now, Facebook is as well.

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July 10, 2019

Instagram asks bullies, ‘Are you sure you want to say that?’

A new anti-bullying feature uses AI to recognize mean words in comments and warns users before they post them.

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June 13, 2018

MP gets 600 rape threats in a night, wants an end to online anonymity

As a female MP Jess Phillips faces threats of violence and aggression every day.

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March 29, 2018

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.

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February 12, 2018

Facebook is not testing a dislike button, except for the one it’s testing

Nope, there's no upside-down thumb coming our way. Rather, It's a Reddit-esque downvote option, and it's a limited test.

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January 05, 2018

Children at ‘significant’ social media risk

Children aren't getting enough guidance to cope with the emotional demands that social media puts on them, according to new report.

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