Day: January 22, 2014

TWITTER UK ISSUES STATEMENT ADDRESSING ONLINE ABUSE

January 22, 2014

In the wake of the racism and threats received by former footballer turned pundit Stan Collymore, social media giant Twitter has issued the following statement: We cannot stop people from saying offensive, hurtful things on the Internet or on Twitter. But we take action when content is reported to us that breaks our rules or is illegal. We have features that allow people to block accounts from following them, unfollow accounts they don’t want to see and filter the replies they receive […]

I’MPOSSIBLE DEBATE (GOOGLE HANGOUT): ‘#TALKING TUESDAYS’ (JANUARY 14TH – PART 3)

January 22, 2014

#TalkingTuesdays is a monthly Twitter debate which has been running since 2010 created and hosted by I’mPOSSIBLE to give time for open, effective dialogue on how our followers truly see the world and it’s events as well as positively interact with one another.   For 2014, we’ve revamped the format and taken the debate to Google Hangout.  Sticking with the same successful formula, but adding a rotating, well-informed, opinionated panel with your views – the debate is getting bigger, more interactive and global. […]

FORMER FOOTBALLER STAN COLLYMORE BLASTS TWITTER FOR NOT DOING MORE TO GET RID OF ABUSIVE TROLLS

January 22, 2014

Via The Daily Mail Former footballer Stan Collymore has accused Twitter of ‘not doing enough’ to combat abusive tweets on the social networking site after he was targeted by internet trolls. Police confirmed on Tuesday night they were investigating a series of offensive messages directed at the ex-England striker after the pundit suggested Liverpool striker Luis Suarez cheated by diving during Saturday’s match against Aston Villa. Collymore retweeted some of the abuse he has received since the match – three days ago […]