YouTube Cracks Down on Dangerous Pranks

YouTube is cracking down on videos which show people engaging in dangerous challenges and pranks. YouTube already had rules in place regarding people filming themselves engaging in dangerous activities, but this explicitly deals with challenges and pranks. There are some dumb people doing dumb stuff on YouTube. In 2018, some people filmed themselves eating Tide
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Tumblr Finally Cracks Down on Hate Speech

Tumblr is updating its community guidelines to tackle certain behaviors. The changes mean Tumblr is cracking down on hate speech, violent threats, and non-consensual sexual content. The new guidelines are set to come into effect on September 10. While many other social networks have been cracking down on hate speech (with the exception of Twitter),
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Quora Cracks Down on Anonymous Users

Quora is cracking down on users’ ability to hide behind a veil of anonymity. The vast majority of actions will no longer be available to anonymous users, and everything else will be reviewed before publishing. The reason? The usual spammers and harassers, of course. For the uninitiated, Quora is a website where some people ask
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