December 13, 2019

YouTube bans malicious insults, veiled threats, harassment

The new policy addresses how coordinated online abuse often happens in real life: poisonous drips spanning multiple videos/comments.

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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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November 17, 2017

Twitter gets tough on white supremacists with new policy

Verified user badges are not an endorsement and and you can't be sure they'll always be there

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October 24, 2017

Twitter reveals plan for tackling abuse. Again.

A leaked memo detailed Twitter's latest attempt to crack down on trolls.

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July 21, 2017

Twitter says it’s cracking down on the abuse – but is it?

Twitter's moves to tackle abuse on the platform seem to be making their mark - but there's a way to go before everyone feels safe there

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February 24, 2017

Google uses AI to create troll-spotting tool to clean up comments

Google uses machine learning to teach troll-spotting bot how to identify 'toxic' comments

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December 23, 2016

Vice is the latest site to call it a day on comments

The ranks of publications sick of donning hazmat suits to clean up hate speech, threats, comment spam and malicious links keep swelling.

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June 01, 2016

Periscope trolls now subject to flash mob jury of their peers

Periscope livestreaming is real-time, unfiltered and open. Moderation has to be just as nimble, the thinking goes.

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April 08, 2016

Reddit expands blocking tool to comments

It's aimed at curbing trolls' harassment, but some fear it could be misused to enforce groupthink, similar to upvoting/downvoting.

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