Why Can’t Twitter Do What Instagram Just Did?
A simple way to stop harassment. The post Why Can't Twitter Do What Instagram Just Did? appeared first on WIRED.
View ArticleOn @Jack’s One Year Anniversary, Twitter Remains a Mess
Jack Dorsey took over as CEO of Twitter one year ago today. And very little has changed. The post On @Jack's One Year Anniversary, Twitter Remains a Mess appeared first on WIRED.
View ArticleTwitter Is Adding New Filtering Tools in an Effort to Curb Abuse
Twitter hopes to curb harassment once and for all by giving users the ability to filter keywords and hashtags while be The post Twitter Is Adding New Filtering Tools in an Effort to Curb Abuse appeared...
View ArticleHeartMob’s Volunteers Crack the Trollish Eggs of Twitter
A grassroots effort to combat online harassment gains momentum. The post HeartMob's Volunteers Crack the Trollish Eggs of Twitter appeared first on WIRED.
View ArticleSilicon Valley Finally Gets Real About Troll Control
Another week, another plan by Twitter to combat abuse. But this time feels a little different. The post Silicon Valley Finally Gets Real About Troll Control appeared first on WIRED.
View ArticleThe Internet Gave Us Milo. The Internet Can Take Him Away
What becomes of an internet troll with a rapidly shrinking island on the internet to call home? Milo Yiannopoulos is about to find out. The post The Internet Gave Us Milo. The Internet Can Take Him...
View ArticleTwitter (Finally!) Takes Aim at Anonymous Egg Accounts
New Twitter tools include algorithms to detect harassment, updated abuse reporting procedures, and new filters—including an egg-killer. The post Twitter (Finally!) Takes Aim at Anonymous Egg Accounts...
View ArticleAt SXSW, Tech Reckons With the Problems It Helped Create
This year's SXSW felt less like a celebration than it did a hangover. The post At SXSW, Tech Reckons With the Problems It Helped Create appeared first on WIRED.
View ArticleGermany’s Flawed Plan to Fight Hate Speech by Fining Tech Giants Millions
One German politician is tired of letting platforms make excuses. But governments forcing tech companies to police hate speech will create new problems. The post Germany’s Flawed Plan to Fight Hate...
View ArticleLike Twitter But Hate the Trolls? Try Mastodon
Mastodon is an experiment in whether individually moderated communities can make a social network like Twitter more civil. The post Like Twitter But Hate the Trolls? Try Mastodon appeared first on WIRED.
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