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Fighting online abuse shouldn't be up to the victims

  • Written by Stine Eckert, Assistant Professor of Communication, Wayne State University
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The fight against online abuse has put increasing pressure on social media corporations to take responsibility for the content that appears on their platforms. As a result, Twitter, Facebook and other sites have created buttons for reporting harassment and blocking unwanted contact – and they occasionally ban particular...

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