Facebook has joined forces with a child protection agency to create a "panic button" application on its site, it was announced Monday, as the social networking giant finally gave in to calls to do more to protect youngsters ...
Internet
Jul 12, 2010
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Uber is launching a "panic button" and other safety features for users in India, following news that Mumbai was readying a ban on the ride-sharing service.
Business
Feb 6, 2015
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A British child protection agency said it has pressed Facebook to add "panic buttons" to its pages after the murder of a teenager was linked to the site.
Internet
Apr 13, 2010
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When New York City moved in 2006 to make it easier for transgender people to revise the gender on their birth certificates, the proposal was widely expected to pass.
Social Sciences
Nov 5, 2013
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A free app for certain smartphones that works as a "panic button" in emergencies has launched in Venezuela, one of the world's most violent countries, a lawmaker said Saturday.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 19, 2014
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It is supposed to help protect human-rights activists, labor organizers and journalists working in risky environments, but a GPS-enabled "panic button" that Colombia's government has issued to about 400 people could be exposing ...
Security
Mar 27, 2017
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A climate researcher hit back against his dismissal from a German think-tank after refusing to take a flight back from a fact-finding mission in Papua New Guinea.
Other
Oct 13, 2023
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Facebook has seen a sevenfold increase in young people reporting suspicious behaviour online since it introduced a so-called panic button in Britain last month, investigators said Thursday.
Internet
Aug 12, 2010
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A strong and shallow undersea earthquake shook western Indonesia on Monday, causing residents to panic, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties.
Environment
Aug 29, 2022
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A year ago, China enacted a trash import ban on 24 varieties of waste, which brought the world into a state of environmental panic. Now, countries are not easily able to dispose of their trash like they have in the past.
Environment
Sep 21, 2018
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