Neowin News Feed for: Bullying

Samsung and Internet Matters launch a new project to promote positive online culture

Fiza Ali — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 18:16:01 +0000

Through Samsung's collaboration for anti-bullying week with Internet Matters, the tech giant aims to support parents and empower youths to promote an inclusive and positive culture online. Read more...

Online civility deteriorated in the second year of the pandemic, claims Microsoft

Usama Jawad — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:30:01 +0000

Microsoft has reported that digital civility has taken a turn for the worse in the second and ongoing year of the pandemic. 18 out of the 22 surveyed countries reported net-negative stats. Read more...

Facebook has apologised for naughty word blocking blunder

Paul Hill — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 18:42:01 +0000

Facebook's automated blocking systems went into overdrive recently when it caused a woman to be blocked from a local Facebook after she set the collection point to a historical part of Plymouth, UK. Read more...

UN agency says kids forced online earlier due to COVID-19

Paul Hill — Tue, 05 May 2020 21:32:01 +0000

The UN ITU has warned that children are being forced online by COVID-19 at an earlier age than their parents anticipated. It said that this leaves children vulnerable to harassment and bullying. Read more...

Instagram will now warn users before they post something offensive

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 18:18:01 +0000

Instagram has announced that it's rolling out a new feature that warns users when they're about to post something that may be considered offensive. The feature is rolling out gradually. Read more...

Instagram launches new tools meant to detect bullying in photos

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 16:08:01 +0000

Instagram is rolling out new tools to help curb incidents of bullying on its platform using machine learning that identifies photos with bullying nature. There's also a new kindness camera effect. Read more...

Facebook launches new tools to curb bullying and harassment

Paul Hill — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 18:56:01 +0000

Facebook has announced new tools in order to curb occurrences of online bullying and harassment. Users will now be able to report others, to Facebook, on behalf of friends and family. Read more...

Microsoft makes Minecraft safer for online players

Usama Jawad — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 08:50:02 +0000

Microsoft has introduced some changes to make Minecraft safer for online players. This likely follows a comment from Sony saying that it has to be "mindful" of its responsibility to its install base. Read more...

YouTube considers changing comment system

Paul Ferson — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 06:58:46 +0000

A Q&A session during the Google I/O conference indicates that Google are paying attention to comments posted on YouTube, and could be contemplating changing the commenting system to crack down. Read more...

7-year-old becomes web sensation over Star Wars drink bottle

Matthew Jones — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 13:25:33 +0000

A Chicago first-grader has stirred the global online community into action over a case of schoolyard bullying. The story of young Katie Goldman first came to light with the publishing of a ChicagoNow story early last... Read more...

Internet bullying the rage for teens

Steven Parker — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 08:43:09 +0000

Teenager Austin Stewart did something a friend didn't like and the next thing she knew "a nonstop flood of hurtfulness" was posted about her on Facebook and other networking websites. "It was all about how... Read more...

Child Welfare Groups Slam Rockstar for Bullying Game

Mon, 08 Aug 2005 17:04:39 +0000

Bully is "no worse than Just William", claims publisher - but expect an adult rating. Anti-bullying charities have strongly criticised Rockstar's Bully, pointing out that children commit suicide over issues which the... Read more...

E-mail bullying on the rise in the UK

Tom Warren — Mon, 31 Mar 2003 15:02:52 +0000

One in six workers in the UK has been bullied via e-mail, according to a new study. A poll conducted by internet job site reed.co.uk showed that e-mail bullying is on the... Read more...