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How a Crisis Actor Conspiracy Theory Rises in Times of Tragedy

“I think this gives them a form of power,” he said of the people posting his photo, often under accounts intended to look as if they belong to news organizations. […]










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The Metaverse’s Dark Side: Here Come Harassment and Assaults

VRChat did not respond to a request for comment.After Ms. Siggens faced abuse while playing the Population One virtual reality game, she said, she joined a virtual support group for […]




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Germany Struggles to Stop Online Abuse Ahead of Election

“We have zero tolerance for hate speech and support the aims of NetzDG,” Facebook said in a statement. Twitter, which received around 833,000 complaints and removed roughly 81,000 posts during […]




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How Facebook Failed to Stem Racist Abuse of England’s Soccer Players

In May 2019, Facebook asked the organizing bodies of English soccer to its London offices off Regent’s Park. On the agenda: what to do about the growing racist abuse on […]




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After the Floods, China Found a Target for Its Pain: Foreign Media

After extreme flooding in central China last week destroyed homes, engulfed subways and killed at least 73, the ruling Communist Party found a convenient outlet for the public’s pent-up emotions: […]







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A Vast Web of Vengeance

A Waterfall of MaggotsMs. Atas vanished from the public record for the next nine years. But around 2001, according to Ontario court filings, she was arrested and charged with assault […]