News of the Cyber World

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Twitter Vows to Crackdown on Users
‘Weaponizing’ Abuse Reporting System by Making Fake Complaints

The social media platform announced on April 7 that it had updated its abuse and harassment policy to clarify how it defined “targeted harassment.”

There have been increasing complaints from individuals about being attacked and harassed by random Twitter users for their opinions in an attempt to have them driven from the app.

Twitter has responded to complaints by updating the criteria for “targeted harassment” of individuals on its website.

“We believe in free speech and we also believe users have a right to use and enjoy our platform without being subjected to targeted and repeated harassment,” Twitter said.

“We define ‘targeted harassment’ as behavior that is repeated, unreciprocated, and intended to humiliate or degrade an individual(s). This includes targeting people based on gender, race, religion, or sexual orientation.”
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The relaxation of censorship on Twitter has led to a more relaxed and opinionated user base, but harassment and threats by extremists and left-wing social justice warriors have increased.

The rapper and podcaster, Zuby, tweeted about the various attacks and threats he receives on Twitter.

Some angry users even filed false allegations against certain individuals to Twitter monitors to get them banned or suspended.

The artist said that many of the personal attacks are by people who have no other reason than take glee at ruining his reputation but veil their intent under the guise of virtue signaling

Hackers Leak 16,000 Australian State Documents on Dark Web

Hackers have released 16,000 Tasmanian education department documents on the dark web including school children’s personal information, the state government has confirmed.

Science and Technology Minister Madeleine Ogilvie said thousands of financial statements and invoices containing names and addresses of school students and their parents had been released after third-party file transfer service GoAnywhere MFT was hacked.

It is understood the information was released on the dark web by a Russian-linked hacker group called Cl0p.

“At this point in time, I’m advised that there are approximately 16,000 documents that have been released,” Ogilvie told reporters in Hobart on April 7.

“This data has been accessed through a third party file transfer service, and as I have said previously there is no evidence that Tasmanian government IT systems have been breached.

“The information released includes financial invoices and statements, including information relating to student assistance applications. This may include names and addresses and this is an evolving situation.”

The state government has set up a helpline for Tasmanians who are concerned their data has been compromised.