Many of the world's problems are indeed incredibly complex. But they are not unsolvable.
Twitter has taken a pair of shears to its user rules, shaving almost 2,000 words off of its T&Cs — with the stated aim of making it clearer for users what is not acceptable behaviour on its
Facebook released new figures about its attempts to stop the spread of videos after a shooter livestreamed his attacks on two Christchurch, New Zealand mosques last Friday, killing 50 people. In a blo
Y Combinator partnered with Callisto, a sexual misconduct reporting software built for victims, to survey its roster of female founders.
The online gaming community is responding to the mass-shooting that occurred at a Madden 19 competition in Jacksonville, Florida, as reports identify the shooter involved in the attack and his victims
Twitter has now followed Apple’s lead in changing its pistol emoji to a harmless, bright green water gun. And in doing so, the company that has struggled to handle the abuse, hate speech and har
Facebook bans monetization of hate, porn, drugs and violence on its platform, some shake-ups happen at Baidu and WhatsApp, and North Korea is allegedly targeting bitcoin exchanges. All this on Crunch
The Guardian has published details of Facebook's content moderation guidelines covering controversial issues such as violence, hate speech and self-harm culled from more than 100 internal training man
In the wake of a mass shooting or terrorist attack the question of video game violence is raised. Games are often portrayed as little more than drug-addiction meets murder-simulator, and we game maker
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/mk2warning.jpg" />How many of you have played “violent video games” since you were a wee pup? I certainly have, and you don’t see m
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/cavemanviolence.jpg" />There was another "are violent video games evil?" debate yesterday, this time on BBC Radio in the UK. (We sure do
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/fallout-3-3.jpg" />Sandbox games are nothing new, but in general, most players try to play the game in the way the designers intended: be
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/germany.jpg" />Bad news for German gamers. (As I understand it, we're <i>huge</i> in Baden-Baden.) A bill is about to be introduced to pa
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/utahjazz.jpg" />Have any of you guys been following this <a HREF="http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/03/04/game-biz-opposes-utah-bill">anti
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/flowerr.jpg" />The notoriously liberal, as if that's a bad thing in and of itself, Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that that
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<i>House of the Dead: Overkill</i> comes out for the Wii next month, and it promises to be a violent, superfun adventu
WWE Superstar Randy Orton wants to see more violence in video games, arguing that movie violence is far more detrimental to young kids than something like Grand Theft Auto. Yup, the pro wrestler recen
Oh dear, it seems certain Members of Parliament in the UK are completely outraged that The Dark Knight has only been rated 12A. Apparently the gentlemen think the movie is violent enough to warrant a
Details are scarce right now, but New York’s Governor David Patterson just signed a bill into law that could lead to restrictions in video game violence. Good to see that with the worldwide econ
Don’t be alarmed, but video game and movie downloads will soon carry age ratings in the UK. The Cousins, worried that such downloads are completely unregulated and unlabeled, will apply the new
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