Twitch’s new ‘Shield Mode’ is a one-button anti-harassment tool for streamers
Twitch has steadily added to its streamer safety measures, but they can still be a pain to use if a hate raid or dedicated harasser makes life miserable. The…
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Microsoft will amp up its anti-harassment rules after investigation following Gates affair
Microsoft’s adjusting its sexual harassment policies in response to findings from ArentFox Schiff, the law firm it hired to evaluate the company’s practices…
Google’s Jigsaw open sources its anti-harassment tool to help protect journalists
Anyone can be harassed online, but it's an inevitability for activists and journalists covering contentious topics and challenging their country's…
Twitter opens up its anti-harassment Safety Mode to millions more users
Twitter is expanding access to its by bringing the beta to around 50 percent of accounts in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand. The…
Activision Blizzard’s latest anti-harassment effort is a ‘responsibility committee’
Activision Blizzard is facing increasing scrutiny from the government and the games industry over its handling of the ongoing sexual harassment scandal, and…
Discord buys AI anti-harassment company
Discord has purchased a company working on AI tools to detect harassment online. The company, Sentropy, monitors online networks for abuse and harassment,…