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Illawarra man admits to making offensive online comment about PM
By Brooke Chandler

A Wollongong man has pleaded guilty to using a carriage service to menace, harass, or cause offence after posting an online comment about Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-25/online-comment-prime-minister-guilty-plea/106841972

#Courts #Police #OnlineAbuse #BrookeChandler

Illawarra man admits to making offensive online comment about PM

A Wollongong man has pleaded guilty to using a carriage service to menace, harass, or cause offence after posting an online comment about Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Technology | The Guardian US 6d ago

I dived into my digital past to revisit my most cringe teenage moments – and realised how lucky I am to not be young and online today https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/20/digital-past-cringe-teenage-moments-lucky-not-young-online-today #OnlineAbuse #SocialMedia #DigitalMedia #Internet #Technology #YoungPeople #Society #Media

I dived into my digital past to revisit my most cringe teenage moments – and realised how lucky I am to not be young and online today

Twenty years ago I briefly became the victim of a viral pile-on – all because of a silly YouTube video. But I’m glad I had the chance to embarrass myself and move on. Are today’s teens so fortunate?

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Jun 14

Make platforms that promote violent content pay towards riot costs, Streeting says https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/14/make-platforms-that-promote-violent-content-pay-towards-riot-costs-streeting-says #WesStreeting #KeirStarmer #OnlineAbuse #SocialMedia #ElonMusk #Politics #Society #Technology #Belfast #FarRight #UkNews #NorthernIreland #Southampton #England #DigitalMedia #Media

Make platforms that promote violent content pay towards riot costs, Streeting says

Exclusive: Former minister calls for urgent action against companies such as X that allow incitement to violence

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ResearchBuzz: Firehose Jun 13

Ars Technica: Racist comments targeting politicians tripled since Meta relaxed its rules. “The researchers analyzed about 8 million Facebook comments and found that abusive and racist comments targeting both Republican and Democrat lawmakers tripled in the six months after the new rules were put in place. Some categories of abusive comments documented by the researchers saw even sharper rises, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/13/ars-technica-racist-comments-targeting-politicians-tripled-since-meta-relaxed-its-rules/

Ars Technica: Racist comments targeting politicians tripled since Meta relaxed its rules

Ars Technica: Racist comments targeting politicians tripled since Meta relaxed its rules. “The researchers analyzed about 8 million Facebook comments and found that abusive and racist comment…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

Alaska Headline Living Jun 10

🚨 62 MILLION VISITS. In ONE MONTH.

An "online rape academy" teaching men to drug and rape partners on Telegram. ALASKA IS ALREADY AFFECTED.

Two Alaska men caught using Telegram for abuse. Alaska Native women face assault rates 10x higher than the US. 84% of Native women experience violence.

This is happening HERE. You can help stop it.

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#StopRapeAcademy #Alaska #NativeWomen #SexualAssaultAwareness #OnlineAbuse #ProtectAlaska #EndViolence

CBC Kitchener-Waterloo Jun 8

Reported hate incidents more than doubled last year in Waterloo region, community report finds
A new report from the Centre for Mutual Wellbeing found hate incidents reported in Waterloo region more than doubled in 2025, with racism, Islamophobia and online abuse among the most commonly reported forms of hate.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/hate-reports-double-2025-community-report-9.7226687?cmp=rss

Technology | The Guardian US Jun 8

Ofcom warns social media firms over online abuse during World Cup https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/08/ofcom-social-media-online-abuse-world-cup #WorldCup2026 #WorldCup #OnlineAbuse #Sport #Football #Ofcom #Media

Ofcom warns social media firms over online abuse during World Cup

Ofcom has written to social media companies to remind them of their responsibilities regarding online abuse and said it will monitor measures taken during the World Cup

The Guardian