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The National Retail Association (NRA) has welcomed the Victorian Government’s move to implement tough new penalties for people who assault retail workers.

Romance scams are on the rise and Valentine’s Day is just one example of when these scams can significantly increase, according to security and exposure management company Tenable, who also warn that the reality is that scammers are constantly looking to prey on those looking for genuine connections and “abuse the currency of trust”.

MD Films and artists join this important social issues campaign with donations of 10% to UNICEF and Dubai Cares to speak out against all forms of abuse with a special set of videos, released as NFTs on the Rarible platform.

GUEST OPINION: With the year’s biggest shopping season just around the corner, consumers are preparing to take advantage of enticing discounts and offers from a range of e-commerce websites and applications.

One often sees claims being made that Twitter has destroyed journalism. This kind of assertion seems a bit over the top given that journalists are perfectly capable of destroying the profession on their own. But it is worth examining the reasons why this kind of hyperbole is being flung around.

Google is aiding people in bypassing anonymity orders issued by courts in the UK by allowing them to uncover the identity of rape victims who are allowed to remain anonymous under the law, it has been claimed.

From trolling, to threats of physical violence, to sexual abuse, the number of men and women falling victim to online harassment continues sadly rising.

Twitter has long been reputed as slow to act on anonymous "egg account" trolls, harassing users via its network. No more, the news and social network says, announcing it's finally taking steps to do so.

Twitter has taken steps to further beef up safety for users of its services in an effort to be a “safer place” and address issues including abuse and harassment of users by others.

Ethical worker rights do-gooders plan wheelbarrow delivered petition protest featuring 250,000 signatures and an ethical iProtester dressed in a presumably ethically made iPhone iSuit - in Sydney, Washington DC, New York City, San Francisco, London and Bangalore.