Friday, August 15, 2014

Editor's Pick: Twitter to Review Toothless Policies on Cyberharrassment


Richard Adhikari
08/15/14 6:33 AM PT
The Internet's lowlives scuttled out of their dark lairs following the death of Robin Williams this week, forcing daughter Zelda to abandon her social media accounts. Although the vast majority of Twitter and Instagram users offered sympathy and support, it was not enough to outweigh the perverse attacks of the Web's merciless haters, who've been allowed the freedom to strike at will. [More...]

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