Posts Tagged: toxic

CDC says a toxic compound may be responsible for vaping illnesses

On November 9, 2019 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

The Center for Disease Control is edging closer to an explanation for vaping-related lung illnesses. The agency has determined that vitamin E acetate, a compound present in all 29 lung tissue samples obtained from patients, is a "potential toxin of…
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Killing comments won’t cure our toxic internet culture

On May 3, 2019 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

2014 was a year of reckoning for online news media. Following increasingly fractious and aggressive behavior by users, a number of marquee organizations threw their collective hands up and shut down their comments sections. Within weeks of each other…
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‘Overwatch’ endorsements reduced toxic behavior by 40 percent

On March 24, 2019 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

Blizzard has been waging a war against toxic players for a while, but how is it faring, exactly? Quite well, it seems. The company's Natasha Miller has revealed that the number of matches with "negative behavior" has dropped 40 percent since the ad…
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