Tools and Links for Harassing Language
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Tools and Links for Harassing Language
The social networking sites that use most often include face Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Twoo. On these sites, finding reporting tools and links that allow for the reporting of harassing language is easy. On most of these social media platforms, these reporting tools come in the form of a “report abuse or spam” button, which, when clicked, provides options for reporting harassing language. For instance, looking on my YouTube channel, finding the tool for reporting abuse and harassment takes less than one minute. Here, the tool is available when I click on the three dots appearing on the profile or the right hand of the content to report. On Facebook, the “Find Support” or “Report Post” link is also found after clicking on the three dots appearing on the right hand of the content or profile that I would want to report as harassing language. This means that these tools are found on obvious places on these social networking sites and they are easy to find. Upon clicking on these dots and finding the tools or links for reporting, I find several options for reporting other social vices besides harassment. For instance, I can report sexual content, hateful content, repulsive comments, child abuse, rights infringement, and spam on YouTube. Similarly, on Facebook, the reporting link allows me to report nudity, terrorism, violence, spam, hate speech, and suicidal ideations, besides harassment.
