Researchers at UCL (University College London) and Harvard University have found that we punish cheats only when they end up better off than us, in a study that challenges the notion that punishment is motivated by revenge.
Social Sciences
Jul 17, 2012
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In 2015, Keeley Richards-Shaw found her name and personal life splashed all over the media. Her photo, her job and links to her Facebook page were all published. She'd been in court seeing her ex-partner sentenced for harassment ...
Social Sciences
Jul 10, 2023
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A researcher at the University of Kentucky is helping solve a mystery on the coast of North Carolina: Where did coal found on the shipwrecked Queen Anne's Revenge come from?
Archaeology
Apr 12, 2023
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People's lives have been shattered by so-called "revenge porn," upskirting, fake porn, sexual extortion and videos of sexual assaults and rape shared online. Victims and survivors can experience profound "social rupture"—a ...
Social Sciences
Jul 1, 2019
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Revenge-seeking ex-lovers, jilted business partners and vindictive former employees are among the nearly 12,000 whistleblowers who reported tax fraud to the IRS in 2017. An estimated $3 trillion dollars is lost worldwide ...
Social Sciences
Apr 3, 2019
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We all think we know what pornography is, whether we oppose it, use it, or tolerate it. But are we all conjuring up the same images?
Social Sciences
Mar 19, 2019
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Social media networks face fines of more than Aus$500,000 (US$380,000) under new Australian laws proposed Wednesday cracking down on "revenge porn", with individuals distributing images without consent also risking hefty ...
Internet
Dec 6, 2017
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The fight against online abuse has put increasing pressure on social media corporations to take responsibility for the content that appears on their platforms. As a result, Twitter, Facebook and other sites have created buttons ...
Internet
Nov 27, 2017
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Facebook's latest attempt to tackle the non-consensual sharing of sexual pictures (often known as "revenge porn") appeared so wrong-headed that at first it seemed like a joke. But the social network has made clear its system ...
Internet
Nov 15, 2017
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Facebook's latest attempt to wipe revenge porn off its platform: asking users to send their own nude photos.
Internet
Nov 8, 2017
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