Industry Tech Culture Judge tells copyright troll, "no," he cannot continue filing piracy lawsuits from jail Prenda Law founder says fraud and money laundering laws violate his civil rights By Cal Jeffrey , January 30, 2023, 3:49 PM 7 comments
The Web Tech Culture Japan increases punishment for online insults to one year in prison following reality TV star's death Pro wrestler Hana Kimura died by suicide in 2020 By Rob Thubron , June 16, 2022, 5:18 AM 80 comments
The Web Tech Culture 'The Wordlinator' bot that was trolling Wordle players on Twitter got banned It violated Twitter's spam rules By Cal Jeffrey , January 25, 2022, 2:35 PM
The Web Tech Culture Australia's defamation laws could reveal social media trolls' identities The protection of anonymity may be removed By Rob Thubron , November 29, 2021, 10:51 AM 37 comments
Gaming Tech Culture Twitch sues two alleged 'hate raid' organizers to expose their identities Harassers could be about to face real-world repercussions for their actions By Isaiah Mayersen , September 12, 2021, 11:04 AM 11 comments
The Web Tech Culture Twitch content creators will boycott the streaming platform for 24 hours over 'hate raids' #ADayOffTwitch is a campaign aimed at forcing Amazon to do something about the proliferation of targeted trolling By Cal Jeffrey , August 23, 2021, 4:31 PM 18 comments
Security The Web Facebook doesn't want to be an "arbiter of truth," but will verify the identities of people behind popular Pages Posts from unverified Pages will have limited reach By Adrian Potoroaca , May 29, 2020, 8:01 PM 26 comments
The Web Facebook Gaming unveils tools for streamers to fight online trolls Making streaming more enjoyable for everyone By David Matthews , February 1, 2020, 7:10 AM
Software The Web Alphabet's Tune browser extension uses AI to filter out toxic comments The troll-fighting AI works with popular sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit By Dean Pennington , March 12, 2019, 5:03 PM 22 comments
The Web Russian trolls are still wreaking havoc on many Reddit communities "Less than one percent of communities were responsible for 75 percent of antisocial behavior" By William Gayde , February 5, 2019, 4:10 PM
Tech Culture Mobile Man arrested for using Instagram to impersonate Parkland shooter and harass victims' families He did it to "gain popularity" By Rob Thubron , January 24, 2019, 7:55 AM 9 comments
Mobile Google Samsung mocks the Pixel 3 XL and its notch on Twitter Taking no prisoners By Rob Thubron , October 12, 2018, 7:08 AM
Industry Tech Culture Judge orders Cloudflare to turn over identifying data in copyright case Copyright trolls want personal information of operators behind ShowBox, Popcorn Time, and YTS websites By Cal Jeffrey , September 20, 2018, 5:05 PM
Mobile The Web Twitter tackling abuse on Periscope by handing out suspensions Will it be enough? By Rob Thubron , July 30, 2018, 5:24 AM
The Web Netflix is eliminating online user reviews Netflix cites declining usage as the main reason for moving away from written reviews By Shawn Knight , July 6, 2018, 10:12 AM 9 comments
Gaming Tech Culture Bethesda trolled over 2 million Fallout fans with a 24-hour stream of nothing "We waited up all night for that?" By Cal Jeffrey , May 30, 2018, 4:34 PM 9 comments
Google Software Google API that detects insults, harassment and abusive comments is now available to developers By Shawn Knight , February 23, 2017, 5:00 PM 25 comments
The Web Instagram adds new features to curb abuse, foster a positive community By Shawn Knight , December 6, 2016, 2:30 PM
The Web Reddit CEO formally apologizes for editing posts, reveals site is cracking down on toxic users You can now filter r/all By Rob Thubron , December 1, 2016, 8:30 AM
Industry Elon Musk hits out at the trolls writing fake stories about him Musk said Skankhunt42 could do a better job By Rob Thubron , November 25, 2016, 9:00 AM 11 comments
The Web Jack Dorsey apologizes for white supremacist ads appearing on Twitter, blames automated system By Rob Thubron , November 18, 2016, 4:45 PM 19 comments
The Web Twitter expands 'mute' functionality, retrains support staff, makes it easier to report harassment By Shawn Knight , November 15, 2016, 6:00 PM
The Web Doxers, trolls, abusive hashtag creators, and more could now face prosecution in the UK By Rob Thubron , October 10, 2016, 5:30 PM 17 comments
The Web YouTube wants your help to moderate its site By Shawn Knight , September 21, 2016, 4:45 PM 19 comments
Gaming Tech Culture Heroes of the Storm player faces five years in jail for threatening Blizzard staff with AK-47 By Rob Thubron , July 25, 2016, 12:15 PM 28 comments