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The US charity said the perpetrators had posted flashing and strobing Gifs and videos in November. The Epilepsy Foundation’s own Twitter handle and hashtag had been used in order to target people […]
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In the lengthy battle over the UK’s future, one that often feels like a fight for the country’s soul, trust in institutions is on the wane. The Brexit stalemate has […]
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Twitter suspended the accounts of Danielle Stella, a Republican candidate hoping to challenge Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota next year, after she suggested the congresswoman should be tried for […]
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The Alan Turing Institute’s public policy programme today (27 November) publishes a new policy briefing, How much online abuse is there? A systematic review of evidence for the UK. The briefing […]
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Donald Trump has made the demonization of Representative Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, a key element of his 2020 re-election strategy. But the targeting of Ms. Omar and her fellow […]
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The kids aren’t just all right — they’re scrambling the brains of their political enemies. Last Friday, millions of people, many of them children and teenagers, took to the streets during […]
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A new tool can identify Twitter accounts engaging in bullying with over 90% accuracy, according to researchers. Its algorithms classify two specific types of offensive online behaviour – cyber-bullying and […]