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Twitter Is Going to Make It Harder to Share Videos and Pictures Taken in Public
Twitter wants to prevent people from sharing pictures and videos “of private individuals without [their] permission.” And free speech experts are concerned.
Scammer Convinced Instagram That Its Top Executive Was Dead
A scammer said they managed to lock down the head of Instagram's account using a fake obituary.
StopHateBot Helps Twitch Streamers Block ŞĻûŘs
While Twitch does have basic tools that can help the challenges that hate raids pose, they're also lacking in specific ways.
Yik Yak, Famous for Cyberbullying and Racism, Makes Comeback No One Asked For
Now that we know so acutely how these apps can hurt people, I'd hope we'd all know better than to bring it back.
Blizzard Manager Joked About Sleeping With Female Assistants During Meeting
Blizzard’s chief information officer made the joke during an all-hands meeting after the departure of the company’s chief technology officer.
Blizzard Recruiters Asked Hacker If She ‘Liked Being Penetrated’ at Job Fair
Company employees at a hacking conference made several inappropriate comments to a security researcher who was inquiring about Blizzard’s job openings.
Bassnectar Responds to Lawsuit: ‘Nothing More Than an Attempt By Opportunistic Women’
The EDM DJ has requested a jury trial after multiple women claimed to have had sexual relationships with him as minors.
The Inevitable Weaponization of App Data Is Here
A Substack publication used location data from Grindr to out a priest without their consent.
Cybersecurity Workers Flood Twitter With Bikini Pics to Protest Harassment
After a woman got harassed for posting a bikini selfie, several members of the cybersecurity community posted their own selfies to show solidarity.
Only 4 Percent of Online Abuse Reported to the Met Leads to Criminal Charges
Exclusive: Freedom of Information data shows that the cases reported to Met Police have increased by 44 percent over the past year.
I Gave Out My Number for a COVID Emergency. I Got Dick Pics in Return.
I tweeted my contact details while desperately looking for a ventilator and plasma for infected family members. I found what I needed—and what I absolutely didn’t.