TikTok testing ‘clear mode’ for a distraction-free scrolling
- TikTok is testing a new feature for a ‘distraction-free’ scrolling experience which gets rid of clutter on screen.
- The ‘clear mode’ feature removes elements such as captions, buttons, usernames, and audio information while scrolling on the app.
- Clear mode is currently only available to some users in limited testing and no wider release date has been announced.
- You can read the full story on Tech Crunch’s website.
Online abuse lasts at least two years for 22% of trolling victims
- Research commissioned by Dame Vera Baird, the Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales, found that online abuse lasts at least two years for 22% of victims.
- Almost two thirds of online abuse victims (65%) report being unhappy with the response from tech companies and 55% were dissatisfied with police response.
- On many occasions, police didn’t understand what constituted a crime online, were not well-trained in internet skills and mainly told people to block the abuser.
- You can read the full story on the Winsford and Middlewich Guardian’s website.
Ofcom urges tech firms to keep women and girls safer online
- Ofcom is urging tech firms to keep women and girls safer online on websites and apps.
- The latest Online Nation report from Ofcom found that women are less confident about their online safety than men and feel less able to have a voice and share opinions online.
- Results show that women are also more negatively affected by discriminatory, hateful, and trolling content.
- You can read the full story on Ofcom’s website.
