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Twitter tests new harassment prevention feature with ‘Safety Mode’
Twitter is testing “Safety Mode” a new account setting that automatically blocks accounts using “potentially harmful language.”
Twitch streamers are taking a day off to protest hate raids
Twitch streamers are planning to step away from the platform on September 1st for a day of protest.
Instagram's new anti-hate feature lets you limit comments and requests on popular posts
Instagram has introduced new features called Limits and Hidden Words designed to limit hate and abuse on trending posts.
Activision Blizzard CEO says response to harassment lawsuit was 'tone deaf'
Following nearly a week of internal unrest, Activision Blizzard has published a letter from CEO Bobby Kotick addressing the company’s original response to the sexual harassment lawsuit brought against it by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) on July 20th.
Activision Blizzard employees will walk out on Wednesday after harassment lawsuit
At least 50 Blizzard Activision employees plan to protest the company's recent actions and call on it to improve working conditions for women by walking out on work.
Ubisoft sued in France over alleged 'institutional harassment'
Ubisoft is facing a lawsuit in France after a workers' union says the game developer enabled 'institutional harassment.'
Facebook, Google, TikTok and Twitter pledge to improve women's safety online
Hundreds of prominent figures signed an open letter urging the tech giants to stick to their promises.
Facebook asks the Oversight Board to help shape its doxing policy
Facebook has asked the Oversight Board for help shaping its policy on doxxing.
Twitter might let you ‘unmention’ yourself from tweets
Twitter is working on an "unmentioning" feature to prevent "unwanted attention."
Anti-Defamation League: Twitch should invest in moderation tools
ADL figured out why Jimmy Fallon’s Twitch streams were more toxic than AOC’s.
Instagram adds new anti-harassment tools to block abusive DMs
Instagram is adding new features to prevent harassment in direct messages.
Twitch is failing trans streamers, so Peer2Peer is stepping up
Identity-based tags allow marginalized streamers to build safer communities.
Twitch will ban users for serious offline misconduct
An expanded safety policy targets major safety risks to the Twitch community that emerge offline or on other platforms.
Riot Games has cleared its CEO of harassment following investigation
After conducting an internal investigation, Riot Games said it found "no evidence" of harassment by CEO Nicolo Laurent against a former employee.
Woman allegedly made deepfakes to kick rivals off daughter's cheerleading squad
A Pennsylvania woman has been arrested for allegedly creating deepfake videos to get rivals kicked off her daughter's cheerleading squad.
TikTok adds new comment controls to discourage bullying
TikTok is introducing new features meant to reduce bullying and harassment on its platform: new comment controls and in-app prompts to discourage nasty comments.
Instagram cracks down on harassment in direct messages
Instagram says it’s cracking down on harassment in direct messages and will permanently ban accounts that use direct messages to harass other users.
Wikipedia's new code of conduct targets harassment and misinformation
The Wikimedia Foundation aims to bolster inclusivity and stamp out 'negative behavior.'
Google workers have formed a union
A group of 226 engineers and other Google workers have formed a union.
How Twitch kept its crown in a controversial year
Its head may hang heavy, but Twitch is still the streaming king.