Newspaper takes stand against 'comment trolls'
They lurk in the comments sections of websites, firing off inflammatory messages behind a cloak of anonymity.
Internet
Jun 22, 2010
12
0
Page 9 - News tagged with comments
Canadian model unmasks blog tormentor
A Canadian model has won a landmark case in a New York court after Google was forced to disclose the online identity of a blogger who anonymously posted derogatory comments about the Vogue covergirl.
Internet
Aug 19, 2009
0
0
The problem with shaming people for Auschwitz selfies
Selfies have become the modern day equivalent of postcards, a way to share our travel experiences with family and friends on social media. It's one thing to strike a goofy pose and snap a photo for Instagram on a beach or ...
Social Sciences
Mar 20, 2024
0
1
Sexual harassment victims in Nigerian universities are being blamed—cyberspace study
Sexual harassment encompasses a wide range of inappropriate behavior, from ogling, touching and commenting about body parts, to sexual proposition, coercion, assault and rape. In other words, it is any form of unsolicited ...
Social Sciences
Oct 18, 2023
0
22
'You rarely see abuse directed at men': A look at the sexist abuse women police officers face online
The third series of BBC police drama "Happy Valley" marked the end of a beloved program, and the end of Sergeant Catherine Cawood's career navigating Yorkshire's criminal underworld. Cawood's age and gender is not ignored ...
Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2023
0
1
Research reveals impacts on hotel brands used for COVID quarantine
As vaccination rates continue to rise and government border policies change, the need for hotel quarantine is fading.
Social Sciences
Jan 21, 2022
0
4
Pregnant women victims of microaggressions in the workplace
Half of women questioned in a survey said that taking maternity leave had hurt their careers, new research says.
Social Sciences
Sep 1, 2021
0
2
New research: Monitoring online posts by consumers could help improve food safety
An estimated 48 million cases of foodborne illness are contracted in the United States every year, causing about 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). In some instances, ...
Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2021
0
2
Expert: Justin Trudeau's French isn't bad; Quebecers just don't think he belongs
Quebec's criticism of Justin Trudeau's French serves to position him as an "outsider" to Quebecois identity, according to a professor at Binghamton University, State University of New York.
Social Sciences
Apr 30, 2019
0
9
Elite sport is becoming a platform to target the trans community
Tennis champion Martina Navratilova recently called the participation of transgender women in elite female sporting competitions "insane" and "cheating."
Social Sciences
Mar 15, 2019
12
5
