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Oh, So NOW Twitter Cares About Tweets Wishing Someone Was Dead?

By Chelsea Steiner Oct 3rd
Demons in the Internet: Buffy and the Timelessness of Abuse

By Sam Riedel Aug 19th
Twitter Determined to Win Us All Over By Banning 235,000 “Extremist” Users & Giving That “Quality Filter” to Everyone

By Maddy Myers Aug 18th
Since 2014, Online Harassment Has Gotten More Media Attention … But It Hasn’t Actually Decreased

By Maddy Myers Aug 4th
Instagram Updates Its Anti-Harassment Tools—But Only for “High-Profile Accounts” (So Far, Anyway)

By Maddy Myers Aug 1st
Yahoo’s Abuse-Detecting Algorithm Works 90% of the Time & It’s A “Major Step Forward” in Its Field

By Maddy Myers Jul 29th
Twitter Updates Their Harassment Reporting Tool, Allowing Users to Submit Multiple Tweets For Review

By Maddy Myers Apr 26th
Twitter Has a New “Trust & Safety Council,” Including Organizations like Feminist Frequency, GLAAD, & More

By Maddy Myers Feb 9th
Landmark Australian Study on Internet Harassment Has Sadly Unsurprising Findings

By Carolyn Cox Nov 13th
Tauriq Moosa Reminds Us to Celebrate and Listen to Minority Voices

By Jessica Lachenal Jun 30th
Trolls Be Gone! Twitter Has Made It Possible to Share Block Lists

By Jill Pantozzi Jun 10th
Twitter Harassment Is Not Just a Joss Whedon Problem: The Age of Ultron Director Explains Why He Deleted His Account

By Jill Pantozzi May 6th
Twitter Expands On Its New Anti-Harassment Policies And Practices

By Jessica Lachenal Apr 18th
George R.R. Martin Talks Gamergate, Online Hate and Representation of Straight White Men

By Carolyn Cox Apr 14th
[UPDATED] Writer Valerie D’Orazio Calls Out Marvel’s New X-Men Writer Chris Sims for Online Harassment

By Teresa Jusino Mar 18th
Since Police Still Don’t Know How to Internet, Twitter Allows You to Print Harassment Reports

By Jill Pantozzi Mar 18th
Law and Order SVU Is Doing an Episode Inspired By Gamergate

By Victoria McNally Jan 30th
How League of Legends Uses Colors To Affect Players’ Behavior

By Victoria McNally Jan 28th
Lindy West Interviews a Repentant Troll in Latest This American Life Episode

By Victoria McNally Jan 26th
Jessica Chastain Comments On Barrage Of Abuse She Received After Her “Diversity In Movies” Speech

By Victoria McNally Jan 23rd