I get a lot of press releases in my email in-box. This one about harassment in social media truly surprised me because it was balanced, cited data responsibly, did not appeal to people's fears and represented clear understanding of today's media environment. The survey of Americans 18+ – a project of Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist.com and craigconnects.org, and social impact consultants … [Read more...] about Online harassment 2016: Fresh data
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Doxxing: Key Internet safety risk & what to do about it
You may've heard the term "doxxing." It's where online harassment can spill over into the offline kind, increasing risk of harm to whoever's being targeted, regardless of age, race, gender, etc. The form it usually takes is public exposure of the target's personal information – street address, phone number and other records – and, as we've seen in the news lately, it's "often accompanied by … [Read more...] about Doxxing: Key Internet safety risk & what to do about it
Facebook adding accountability to controversial content
As Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg put it at the "All Things Digital" conference this week, "Put your name on your sexism" – if you're going to engage in behavior or sharing that's offensive to others on your page, your name's going to be on that page now. Sandberg was responding to a reporter's question about Facebook's announcement the previous day that it would be working with women's rights … [Read more...] about Facebook adding accountability to controversial content
Facebook to work with women’s rights activists on content
Last week activists Soraya Chemaly, Laura Bates of the Everyday Sexism Project, and Jaclyn Friedman of Women, Action & the Media (WAM!) published in the Huffington Post "An Open Letter to Facebook" about depictions of violence against girls and women posted on the site. This week Facebook responded with some substantive promises, some based on an ongoing review of hate speech policy and some … [Read more...] about Facebook to work with women’s rights activists on content
A look at Facebook’s ‘hate & harassment’ triage
This will give parents an idea of what's involved in keeping things civil in a site with 500 million+ members: Facebook's “hate and harassment team," which is "part of a virtual police squad charged with taking down content that is illegal or violates [the site's] terms of service," handles about 2 million abuse reports a week, the New York Times reports. Facebook took writer Miguel Helft behind … [Read more...] about A look at Facebook’s ‘hate & harassment’ triage