• Here’s What You Can Expect at Facebook’s F8 Conference

    Here’s What You Can Expect at Facebook’s F8 Conference

    The Facebook F8 conference is mere hours away, and while we cannot wait for the announcements that they’re going to make, I think we need to pause and reflect on what they should be talking about instead. Over the last year, Facebook has been caught doing some pretty shady things, including: Intentionally tricking minors into…

  • Twitter Has New Tools in Place to Automatically Flag Abusive Tweets

    Twitter Has New Tools in Place to Automatically Flag Abusive Tweets

    Twitter wants you to spread love, not hate. And as a result, the company gave a status update this week, on their plans to target online harassment, which, according to Twitter, appears to be working. The platform has made “meaningful progress” in moving towards its goal of cutting down abuse on the platform. More specifically,…

  • UK Puts Rules in Place to Start Regulating Social Networking Companies

    UK Puts Rules in Place to Start Regulating Social Networking Companies

    You heard last week that Australia has plans to try to regulate social networking platforms in an attempt to stop hate speech. You also might recall Mark Zuckerberg’s opinion piece in the Washington Post that outlined the need for more regulations by governments throughout the world. Which means, it should come as no surprise that…