Abuse

Twitter’s CEO: “We Suck at Dealing With Abuse and There’s No Excuse”

Twitter’s long had a problemwith trolls hurling abuse and harassing other users. Now, its CEO Dick Costolo has admitted how big the problem is, accepting that the blame lies squarely at his feet and declaring that the company will make dramatic changes to help stamp it out. In a series of leaked internal memos obtained…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe Feb 5

Google Announces Massive New Restrictions on Child Abuse Search Terms

Following no small amount of pressure from the UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron, Google has announced a new initiative which will see it clean up search results for queries relating to underage sexual abuse. https://gizmodo.com/the-uk-moves-to-block-all-internet-porn-by-default-866811082 Taking to the pages of the UK’s Daily Mail, Eric Schmidt announced that Google has put together a team of…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Nov 18

How Batman helped a cartoonist through a violent childhood trauma

Dean Trippe‘s comic Something Terrible is a deeply personal account of his experiences following a childhood trauma, and how the fictional heroes he grew up admiring helped him cope with those experiences even as an adult. Trippe is posting Something Terrible very gradually online as a webcomic, but for 99 cents, you can download the…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis Oct 20

Chinese Worker Group Reports New Wave of Abuse at Apple Suppliers

A report from New York-based China Labor Watch has raised concerns over a new wave of worker abuse among Apple suppliers. While Cook and co attempt to shift some of their manufacturing load from Foxconn—which has drawn its own share of criticism for worker abuse—it seems it can’t leave behind poor working conditions, reports the…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Jul 29

Samsung Denies New Claims of Underage Workers In Its Supplier Plants

Following allegations that a Samsung supplier used child labor in its factories, and an audit by Samsung which turned up no such thing, the claims are back. According to China Labor Watch there were definitely at least three underaged girls working for Samsung supplier HTNS Shenzhen Co. Samsung says otherwise. https://gizmodo.com/report-underage-children-abused-in-samsung-factories-5932504 The three workers in…

Gadgets Eric Limer Dec 15

Samsung Audit: No Child Labor, But So Many Other Problems

After a a Chinese labor watchdog fingered Samsung with child labor allegations, the company set to auditing its entire catalog of factories. Initial results weren’t too great, but now the final results are in—and while there’s no evidence of child labor, there are plenty more problems to worry about. https://gizmodo.com/report-underage-children-abused-in-samsung-factories-5932504 The company has inspected 105…

Gadgets Jamie Condliffe Nov 26

Report: Worker Abuse and Underage Employment at Six More Samsung Factories

Another report from a Chinese labor watchdog suggests that reports of Samsung’s underage and abused workforce weren’t a one-off. https://gizmodo.com/report-underage-children-abused-in-samsung-factories-5932504 A four-month investigation by China Labor Watch has revealed “severe labor abuses” at six Samsung-owned factories and two of its suppliers. A press release details abuses including unpaid labor, forced and excessive overtime hours, and…

Gadgets Jamie Condliffe Sep 6

Should Online Dating Sites Prevent Users From Naming Abusers?

Earlier this week, Tracy Clark-Flory published an article on Salon about allegations of assault in the BDSM community, specifically on FetLife, a Facebook-like social network for men and women in the kink scene. The Salon article explains that FetLife administrators have begun removing message board posts that name names, and that a group of members…

Social Media Molly Oswaks Jun 7

Facebook Lets You Turn to Friends to Handle Harassment

Until now, the only way to report Facebook abuse was to Facebook. Now they’re letting you take matters into your own hands—sort of. If you come across an offensive or bullying (or otherwise abusive) photo, you can report it to a “trusted friend” and ask for IRL help with a pre-written message. It’s an interesting…

Social Media Sam Biddle Mar 10

The Agonizing Last Words of Programmer Bill Zeller

Bill Zeller was a talented programmer whose work we’ve featured on Lifehacker. He took his own life on Sunday and left an explanation that I think it’s important you read. Zeller was a victim of sexual and psychological abuse. It’s clear from his writing that the abuse left him unable to interface with the world…

Tech News Joel Johnson Jan 6

Foxconn Guards Allegedly Beat Up Workers On Tape

The stories coming out of Chinese gadget manufacturer Foxconn keep getting worse. Now, there’s a video clip floating around the Chinese internet that shows a group of guards getting physical with some workers. Updated https://gizmodo.com/undercover-report-from-foxconns-hell-factory-5542527 Now, to be fair, there’s not a lot of context in this video for the non-Chinese speaker. And I’m not…

Tech News Adam Frucci May 20

Tsera Sues Apple, Microsoft… Everyone Else For Touchpad Tech

An obscure company has filed suit in a patent infringement-friendly Texas district against Apple and several other companies it for what it contends is—wait for it—patent infringement related to touchpad technology. The iPhone and iPod-related lawsuit, filed Wednesday, also includes Microsoft (Zune), Cowon (Curve), iRiver LG, high end speaker firm Bang & Olufsen, Philips and…

Tech News Jack Loftus Jul 19

Innocent Little Pleo Endures Cruel Domestic Abuse

The guys over at DVICE decided that it would be a good idea to abuse the poor little Pleo robo-dinosaur companion by smacking him, holding him by the tail, and dropping him (among other tortures). In the end Pleo died from the injuries he sustained, only to be revived later by the same savages that…

Tech News Sean Fallon Dec 4

Twitter’s CEO: “We Suck at Dealing With Abuse and There’s No Excuse”

Google Announces Massive New Restrictions on Child Abuse Search Terms

How Batman helped a cartoonist through a violent childhood trauma

Chinese Worker Group Reports New Wave of Abuse at Apple Suppliers

Samsung Denies New Claims of Underage Workers In Its Supplier Plants

Samsung Audit: No Child Labor, But So Many Other Problems

Report: Worker Abuse and Underage Employment at Six More Samsung Factories

Should Online Dating Sites Prevent Users From Naming Abusers?

Facebook Lets You Turn to Friends to Handle Harassment

The Agonizing Last Words of Programmer Bill Zeller

Foxconn Guards Allegedly Beat Up Workers On Tape

Tsera Sues Apple, Microsoft… Everyone Else For Touchpad Tech

Innocent Little Pleo Endures Cruel Domestic Abuse

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