Neowin News Feed for: Violence

Violence erupts between workers and the police at Foxconn's plant in Zhengzhou

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 06:48:02 +0000

A protest turned violent when workers of the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou, China clashed with the police on Tuesday. Strict curbs, unpaid wages, and possible infection surge caused the protest. Read more...

Facebook will now redirect you if you search for extremist content in Pakistan or UK

Usama Jawad — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:50:01 +0000

Meta has announced the expansion of its Counterspeech program to Pakistan and the UK. Facebook users searching for potentially problematic, violent content will now be redirected to support resources. Read more...

Homeland Security may hire firms to spot signs of impending terrorism on social media

Usama Jawad — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 06:06:02 +0000

The Department of Homeland Security has revealed that it is considering collaborating with external companies to detect and proactively responding to signs of violence and terrorism on social media. Read more...

Chicago lawmaker proposes bill to ban all violent video games due to rise in carjackings

Usama Jawad — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:03:55 +0000

A Democrat lawmaker in Chicago has proposed a new bill to ban the sale of violent video games in Illinois. Similarities between carjackings in real-life and those done in video games were observed. Read more...

Donald Trump has been permanently banned from Twitter

Jay Bonggolto — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 01:44:02 +0000

Twitter has finally banned President Donald Trump's account, @realDonaldTrump, due to several violations and claiming "due to the risk of further incitement of violence." Read more...

Twitter is launching custom emojis to raise awareness about domestic violence against women

Usama Jawad — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 04:42:01 +0000

In an effort to raise awareness regarding domestic violence against women, Twitter is launching custom emojis, supporting local nonprofits, and providing people resources to get help on the matter. Read more...

YouTube plans to curb content promoting harmful conspiracy theories

Usama Jawad — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 03:50:01 +0000

After announcing that it would be removing videos containing misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, YouTube has now stated that it will be removing all content promoting harmful conspiracy theories. Read more...

China resumes game approvals after freeze over addiction fears

Paul Hill — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 10:42:01 +0000

China has resumed issuing licenses to game publishers after it spent the last nine months figuring out how to filter out extreme violence and how to limit games being too addictive for children. Read more...

PayPal terminates the accounts of far-right group Proud Boys and anti-fascist groups

Jay Bonggolto — Sat, 10 Nov 2018 03:56:01 +0000

PayPal has canceled several accounts used by far-right group Proud Boys and multiple anti-fascist groups as the payments service continues to crack down on entities that promote hate and violence. Read more...

Tumblr targets hate speech, violence and sexual harassment with new community guidelines

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 20:26:01 +0000

The social network is updating its rules for content shared on the platform starting next month, including clearer and more straightforward wording regarding what is allowed and what isn't. Read more...

Facebook bans Myanmar's top military chief and dozens of pages from its services

Jay Bonggolto — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 15:32:54 +0000

Following a UN Human Rights Council report which found evidence of human rights abuses in Myanmar, Facebook has banned dozens of accounts and pages, including that of the country's top military chief. Read more...

Facebook reveals how much content it has removed from its platform since October

Paul Hill — Tue, 15 May 2018 19:56:02 +0000

Facebook has published a new report which details how much content it has removed that is in violation of its community standards. The report was published to help the firm build user's trust. Read more...

Facebook will allow more nudity and violence as long as it's 'newsworthy'

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 13:16:02 +0000

After months of criticism and a few too many errors on Facebook's part, the company is ready to develop its editorial policies to allow for images and content that may be offensive but newsworthy. Read more...

Introducing Facegloria - the "sin-free" social network

Usama Jawad — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 14:28:01 +0000

A group of Evangelical Christians in Brazil have launched a "sin-free" rival to Facebook where 600 swear words, violence, pornography, eroticism and homosexuality are strictly outlawed. Read more...

Teen allegedly shoots classmate, takes selfie and shares it

Steven Parker — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 09:20:01 +0000

Technology and always being online is a wonderful thing, although there are always people who can find the most baffling ways to make use of it, incriminating themselves in the process. Read more...

Controversial game 'Hatred' now available for digital pre-order

Usama Jawad — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 21:54:01 +0000

Controversial mass murdering game 'Hatred' is now finally available for digital pre-order. Was all the hype surrounding the game actually worth it? We'll soon find out. Read more...

Hotline Miami 2 gets banned in Australia, dev asks Australians to 'just pirate it'

Usama Jawad — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:32:01 +0000

Hotline Miami 2 has been banned in Australia due to depiction of sexual acts. the developer has asked Australians to pirate the game and enjoy it regardless of what the Australian Board thinks. Read more...

Australian Christian Lobby demands banning of violent videogames

Paul Ferson — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:00:41 +0000

In the wake of the attacks made within Norway during July 2011, the Australian Christian Lobby has called for the banning of videogames, should they contain "gratuitous or excessive" amounts of violence. Their demands have... Read more...

Ban on violent video games hits the Supreme Court

Byron Hinson — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:16:53 +0000

The push for California to ban the sales of violent video games to youngsters has hit the U.S. Supreme Court today, according to ABC News. Currently, there is no law in place that prevents the... Read more...

EU says games are good for children

Matthew Hopson — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:01:50 +0000

A European Union report on Wednesday concluded that video games can in fact be good for children, and also said that there was no definitive link between violence in video games and violent behaviour. "Video... Read more...

Hackers Unlock Extra Violence in Manhunt 2

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:38:51 +0000

Hackers have unlocked violent content previously censored in "Manhunt 2" to give it a marketable rating. The game, initially given an "Adults Only" rating by the Entertainment Software Rating Board, went on sale in the... Read more...

France bans citizen journalists from reporting violence

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:01:38 +0000

The French Constitutional Council has approved a law that criminalizes the filming or broadcasting of acts of violence by people other than professional journalists. The law could lead to the imprisonment of eyewitnesses who film... Read more...

Did video-game violence lead to real-life shooting?

Marcel Klum — Sun, 26 Jan 2003 09:34:22 +0000

Christian Kwee was an average 17-year-old from the suburbs. He wasn't brilliant at high school, but he was hoping to get into college. The Grade 12 student, however, had a talent for playing video games,... Read more...

Gaming Violence is an Epidemic?

Fri, 20 Dec 2002 10:54:06 +0000

Warning of an "epidemic" of violence in video games, an industry watchdog on Thursday blasted some of the biggest titles of the year for treating women as sex objects and rewarding violence against them. ... Read more...