#Facebook & #Instagram Step Up Fight Against #RevengePorn
Facebook is taking fresh action to prevent so-called revenge porn from being spread across its platforms. The social network is making it impossible to repost or share [...]
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#Video: MP’s Tackle Social Media Giants On Online Hate Speech
https://cdn.theguardian.tv/mainwebsite/2017/03/14/170314SocialMedia_desk.mp4 Social media companies including Twitter, Facebook and Google have come under pressure from MPs [...]
Identity Fraud Reaches Record Levels
Identity theft cases reached record levels in 2016 with young people a growing target, the fraud prevention organisation Cifas says. Almost 25,000 victims of fraud were aged [...]
Facebook Policy Chief: Social Media Must Step Up Fight Against Extremism
Social networks such as Facebook need a more proactive approach to countering extremism and hate speech than simply deleting extremist posts, the tech giant’s head of [...]
Worrying Letter ‘X’ Snap Chat Craze Sweeps UK
Parents are being urged to learn more about the ‘Letter X’ Snapchat phenomenon sweeping the UK. The craze encourages children to post “the most vile abuse [...]
Social Media #Phishing Soared 500% In 2016
Social media phishing attacks jumped by 500% in Q4, driven by a huge increase in fraudulent accounts including many posing as customer support for big name brands, according [...]
