eBay will pay $3 million to resolve criminal charges in a bizarre cyberstalking caseSeveral former employees harassed a couple by sending live animals to their home.By K. Holt, 01.11.2024
Twitch's new 'Shield Mode' is a one-button anti-harassment tool for streamersYou can even silence first-time chatters.By J. Fingas, 11.30.2022
The first-ever Xbox transparency report reveals a surge in bot bansMost of Microsoft's enforcement now centers around fake accounts.By J. Fingas, 11.14.2022
Twitch hopes its rewritten community policies are easier to understandThe simpler language will theoretically lead to fewer violations and more reports.By J. Fingas, 10.27.2022
Bumble open-sourced its AI tool for catching unwanted nudesThe company hopes the technology will help combat cyberflashing. By I. Bonifacic, 10.24.2022
Instagram is working on 'nudity protection' technology for messagesMeta confirmed that it's in testing.By S. Dent, 09.22.2022
Kiwi Farms says someone hacked its websiteIt told users that their password, email and device IPs may have been compromised.By K. Holt, 09.19.2022
Cloudflare blocks trans harassment forum Kiwi Farms following escalation of 'targeted threats'For the moment, the website remains accessible through a Russian domain.By I. Bonifacic, 09.04.2022
New report details sexual harassment and gender discrimination at Nintendo of America'Kotaku' talked to contractors who revealed what female game testers have had to deal with.By M. Moon, 08.17.2022
Latest iOS 16 beta limits the ability to edit and delete messagesThere were concerns messages could be twisted to hurt users.By J. Fingas, 07.27.2022
Bungie sues 'Destiny 2' player over alleged threats and cheatingThe player, Luca Leone, allegedly said one of the game's community managers was 'not safe.'By K. Holt, 07.18.2022
Meta's first human rights report defends the company's misinformation strategyFacebook's parent company also tried to avoid blame for violence in India.By J. Fingas, 07.14.2022
Final former eBay employee involved in bizarre EcommerceBytes harassment case pleads guiltyDavid Harville was a director of global resiliency for the company.By I. Bonifacic, 05.15.2022
Blizzard's new VP will be tasked with fixing its workplace cultureJessica Martinez is the first to take the role.By J. Fingas, 05.05.2022
Salesforce and Slack will loosen NDA restrictions for all US employeesThey're giving workers more freedom to discuss workplace harassment or discrimination.By K. Holt, 04.29.2022
Activision Blizzard faces another lawsuit over sexual harassmentThe plaintiff also accused the game publisher of retaliating when she spoke out.By J. Fingas, 03.24.2022
Twitch begins rolling out improved reporting and appeals toolsUsers can access the updated appeals portal starting today.By I. Bonifacic, 03.22.2022
Snap bans anonymous messaging from third-party appsFriend-finding apps will be restricted to adults.By K. Holt, 03.17.2022
Meta gives you more control over personal boundaries in Horizon WorldsYou can now decide when your avatar has a protective bubble.By I. Bonifacic, 03.14.2022
Activision Blizzard faces wrongful death lawsuit over employee suicideThe game developer allegedly let sexual harassment contribute to the worker's death.By J. Fingas, 03.04.2022