Father Ted Creator: Online Conmen Used UK Hate Speech Rules to Weaponise the Police
The creator of Father Ted has said that online “trolls” and “conmen” have used UK Hate Speech rules to weaponise the police.
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Pop Star Lizzo Launches Tearful Rant Against ‘Fatphobic’ Social Media Trolls
Pop star and Joe Biden backer Lizzo — who signed a letter calling to defund the police last summer and quit Twitter in January due to online “trolls” — is now railing against social media trolls again after reading what she called “hurtful” comments following the release of her latest single, “Rumors,” featuring rapper Cardi B.
Mind Your Manners: New Zealand Criminalises Online Trolling To Prevent ‘Hurt Feelings’
New Zealand is a country of almost five million inhabitants, some 29 million sheep and, on the evidence, plenty of hurt feelings. The latter has been tackled by sweeping new parliamentary legislation making cyber-bulling a criminal offence while guaranteeing the protection of people emotionally
Erdogan’s Putin-Style Internet Trolls Blamed for Turkish AKP’s Election Losses
At least one Turkish columnist, described as pro-government by the newspaper Hurriyet, is blaming an aggressive Internet strategy to smear critics of the majority AK Party for its own losses during Sunday’s parliamentary election.
There’s a Reason Why Twitter Won’t Let You Turn Off its Content Filter
Has Twitter turned on its userbase? Desperate to develop a viable revenue model as investors start to lose confidence, the microblogging giant has begun to exert greater control over its users’ timelines. Originally presented as a means to tackle “trolling” and “abuse”, new
Ohio Attorney: Brianna Wu ‘Wasted Time and Resources’ over #GamerGate
The office of Ron O’Brien, prosecuting attorney for Columbus, Ohio, was deluged with emails and phonecalls that “wasted time and resources” following an online campaign whipped up by Brianna Wu, a controversial video game developer. Wu published a widely-shared article on The Mary
Why is Twitter Censoring Our Timelines Without Consent?
Twitter has come under fire from its users after installing mandatory content filters that cannot be switched off. The new system censors the newsfeeds of users without their consent, causing messages from followers and strangers alike to be automatically hidden
World View: Putin’s Return Leaves More Questions than Answers for Russia
Putin’s return leaves more questions than answers for Russia; The talking points of the Russian and Chinese internet trolls; Oil prices continue to crash
