Category: safety advisory council

Twitch clarifies what its Safety Advisory Council will do

Post author By Randall
Post date May 19, 2020
Categories In Amazon, Gaming, gear, harassment, Internet, livestreaming, News, safety advisory council, streaming, Tech, twitch

[ad_1] The follow-up is partly in response to harassment levelled at one of the council’s members. Newsweek reported that Steph “FerociouslySteph” Loehr faced harassment soon after she was named to the council, including overt transphobia as well as attacks on her positions (such as her belief that voice chat in high-level gameplay exposed transgender people […]

Lyft forms yet another group to address passenger safety

Post author By Randall
Post date January 14, 2020
Categories In business, council, it's on us, Lyft, rainn, ridesharing, Safety, safety advisory council, Security, sexual assault, sexual harassment, Tech, tomorrow, Transportation

[ad_1] Lyft and its competitor Uber have both faced criticism for failing to effectively address sexual assault and harassment claims. Lyft has publicly acknowledged that its response has fallen short, and the company now faces a lawsuit, which accuses Lyft of failing to protect its female passengers. It’s unclear how many sexual assault claims Lyft […]