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Should You Ever Be Jailed for Sending Nasty Tweets?
Considering how online harassment and social media threats are now worse than ever, should governments arrest the guilty? Here's what we think.
Is Cyberbullying a Crime?
Everyone has experienced a mean comment or two, but when does harassment online fall foul of the law?
LiveLeak Is Dead, With Its Replacement Banning "Excessive Violence or Gory Content"
The home of internet gore finally closes its doors.
These New Filters Help You Beat the Twitter Trolls
Twitter has added another new tool designed to help stop trolls in their tracks. And this one only takes seconds to set up.
Ed Sheeran Quits Twitter Because People Are Mean
Ed Sheeran, the British singer-songwriter with a striking mop of ginger hair, has quit Twitter. And it's all the fault of mean people being mean. People like you.
Twitter Now Hides Low Quality Tweets From View
Twitter is trying once more to make the social network a nicer place to play. This time it's rolling out a trio of new features designed to temper the toxicity of Twitter.
Imzy Plots to Kill Internet Trolls With Kindness
A new social network has just become available to everyone. Its name is Imzy, and it bills itself as a "friendlier" alternative to Reddit. Which is nice.
Google Limits Android Bloatware, Spotify Says Sorry... [Tech News Digest]
Google lessens bloatware, Spotify apologizes over privacy policy, your Android lock pattern sucks, your iPhone camera may be a dud, play Pac-Man 256, and a journalist meets his online troll.
Online Harassment Is Your Fault; Here's How To Fix It
What happens to harassment victims who aren't good at interacting with the press, or do or say unpopular things?
Has Internet Mob Justice Gone Too Far?
Now, we have the power of media and we’re not going to take it anymore. Good idea or bad idea? A force for justice, or a digital lynch mob?
Windows 10 Reviews, Hide Unwanted Updates... [Tech News Digest]
Windows 10 has landed, Windows Updates begone, LinkedIn stops spamming, Twitch tackles trolling, Metal Captcha battles bots, and drone racing takes off.
Fat Shaming Online: Why All The Hate on Fat People?
Being a fat person on the Internet opens you up to a lot of hate, as scrolling through the comments section of any YouTuber's videos will show you. Why?
Free Speech vs. Harassment: Why Did Reddit Ban Five Subreddits?
Reddit officially announced the decision to ban five subreddits, due to ongoing harassment problems.
Here's What Happens When You Confront An Internet Troll Face To Face
When you're just typing words into a machine, it's easy to forget that there are real people reading those words. Unless those people get in touch.
Outrage Porn Is Making You Angry And Dumb, Stop Looking At It
Revenge porn is articles, pictures, cartoons or other media that are carefully crafted (either intentionally or not) to make people like you very offended, and very angry.
Are We Getting Dumber? Or Is Stupidity Just More Visible Online?
If studies are correct, you may actually be too dumb to read this within another couple of decades. Or, you might actually be too smart to want to.
Your Apple/Android/Windows Hatred Is Irrelevant, Give It Up
Getting upset because someone is buying something you're not interested in benefits no one – so why do we get mad anyway?
Windows 10 Is Microsoft's Last Stand, The NSA Runs Skynet, & More... [Tech News Digest]
Windows 10 is IT, Skynet exists, Amazon drones on about patents, posting negative reviews online, Harry Potter author tackles trolls, and an honest game trailer for Mortal Kombat X.
BlockTogether: Why A Tool Built To Stop Harassment Is Now Used By ISIS
Block Together's intentions are good, but the potential for it to go horribly wrong are extremely high. Twitter should step in and provide its own alternative.