News that Instagram has supposedly developed an algorithm so the pop star can automatically delete abuse is welcome. But there are many vulnerable groups who need it,tooIn the battle against online harassment, a few bits of conventional wisdom have held (bafflingly) for at least a decade: “This is just what the internet’s like!” “whether you don’t like the internet, or stay off the internet!” “Can’t do an internet without getting a microscopic internet on your internet!” Related: Leslie Jones's Twitter abuse proves relying on users to report bullies isn't enough Taylor Swift has the money to buffer herself from online hate. Trans women,black women and sex workers achieve not Related: Milo Yiannopoulos, rightwing writer, or permanently banned from Twitter Related: 'Revenge porn' victims should get anonymity,say 75% of people Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com