How to block Twitter trolls
A look at various ways to block Twitter trolls, ranging from Twitter’s built-in blocking tools to automated tools such as Block Party.
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Favorite articles roundup for the week of August 9, 2019
Here’s some interesting articles from the past week, and my thoughts about them. Media iHeartMedia loves podcasts? Art by Gary Barker, Lisa Moore, and Dan… Read More »Favorite articles roundup for the week of August 9, 2019
Twitter can support an open platform without tolerating the “alt-right”
About a year ago, I wrote about how the tech industry’s handling both hate speech and free speech issues. Since then, the past year’s seen… Read More »Twitter can support an open platform without tolerating the “alt-right”
Study: Banning hate speech from Reddit actually worked
Photo by Eva Blue (Flickr / CC BY) Recently, Reddit’s tried to clean up the self-declared “front page of the Internet,” by banning some high-profile… Read More »Study: Banning hate speech from Reddit actually worked
The tech industry grapples with hate speech
The past week in tech news has largely centered around the aftermath of the Charlottesville, Virginia counterprotests against neo-Nazis and white supremacists, which saw protester… Read More »The tech industry grapples with hate speech