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China is canvassing public opinion on draft guidelines to punish online abuse, authorities said on Friday, as concern grows over cyber bullying and attacks that have especially targeted women and children in the world's largest internet community.The guidelines were drafted jointly by bodies including the Ministry of Public Security and the Supreme People's Court, in response to the danger that online abuse poses to social order and the rights of individuals. Cyber violence involves behaviours such as the spread of…

Twitter users will be able to appeal account suspensions and be evaluated under the social media platform's new criteria for reinstatement, starting February 1, the company said on Friday.Under the new criteria, which follow billionaire Elon Musk's purchase of the company in October, Twitter accounts will only be suspended for severe or ongoing and repeat violations of the platform's policies.Severe policy violations include engaging in illegal content or activity, inciting or threatening violence or harm, and engaging in…

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has started lifting suspension of some journalists on the micro-blogging site after running a poll on the platform, asking if he should "Unsuspend accounts who doxxed my exact location in real-time". The Twitter poll included two options -- "Now" or "In 7 Days". Of the two options, "Now" won with 59 per cent of responses, while "In 7 days" received 41 per cent. Nearly 3.7 million users responded to the poll. "The people have spoken. Accounts who doxxed my location will have their suspension…

Elon Musk's abrupt suspension of several journalists who cover Twitter widens a growing rift between the social media site and media organizations that have used the platform to build their audiences. Elon Musk's abrupt suspension of several journalists who cover Twitter widens a growing rift between the social media site and media organizations that have used the platform to build their audiences. Individual reporters with The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, Voice of America and other news agencies saw…

Twitter has banned multiple journalists on its platform. Elon Musk tweeted that the reason behind the suspension was live sharing of his location data. In the early morning of Friday, December 16, microblogging platform Twitter banned some journalists from the platform. Most of these journalists were high-profile, belonging to institutions such as CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post and more. While the reason for the ban was not known at the time, it was later revealed by the company CEO Elon Musk that the…

Twitter suspends accounts of several prominent journalists who recently wrote about its new owner Elon Musk, with the billionaire tweeting that rules banning the publishing of personal information applied to all, including journalists. "Any account doxxing real-time location info of anyone will be suspended, as…

Google has expanded options for keeping personal information private from online searches. Google has expanded options for keeping personal information private from online searches. The company said Friday it will let people request that more types of content such as personal contact information like phone numbers, email and physical addresses be removed from search results.The new policy also allows the removal of other information that may pose a risk for…