Twitter Abuse

• ‘ParityBOT’ uses AI to combat negative tweets toward female candidates

  The organization is tempering social media, sending out a positive tweet for every abusive one directed at women running in the federal election.

  Canada

  Sep 27, 2019
  
• Twitter CEO says he’d give his own company a ‘C’ grade on fighting abuse

  Jack Dorsey tweeted that he would give himself a 'C' grade for what Swisher termed "tech responsibility."

  Tech

  Feb 12, 2019
  
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• Edmonton comic shop faces online attacks after refusing to stock controversial writer

  Variant Edition comic book shop stands by its decision to not stock a book by a controversial author, even though it's meant a barrage of abuse online.

  Crime

  May 13, 2018
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• Twitter rolls out new tools to combat abuse, cyberbullying after months of criticism

  Twitter, facing pressure for not doing enough to curb abusive behavior on its platform, said on Tuesday it would upgrade some features to better combat cyber-bullying.

  Tech

  Nov 15, 2016
• Almost half of young Canadians have been harassed on social media, reports poll

  According to an Angus Reid poll, one quarter of Canadians say they've experienced harassment or abuse while on social media.

  Canada

  Oct 21, 2016
• Twitter tries to make it easier to report abuse

  Twitter is trying to make it easier for victims and witnesses of online harassment to report it.

  Tech

  Dec 3, 2014