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Unfortunately, some abusive users were beginning to use Send to distribute malware and as part of spear phishing attacks.
MOZILLA SHUTTERS FIREFOX SEND AND NOTESFREDERIC LARDINOISSEPTEMBER 17, 2020TECHCRUNCH
Across the United States, cities are experiencing turbulence and a rise in gun violence following the protests of abusive policing sparked by the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
WHAT CAN MAYORS DO WHEN THE POLICE STOP DOING THEIR JOBS?BY ALEC MACGILLISSEPTEMBER 3, 2020PROPUBLICA
Pender told NBC Washington in an interview that he initially had a consensual relationship with Grant and Grant became abusive after Pender ended the relationship.
MALE STAFFER ACCUSES SEAT PLEASANT MAYOR OF SEXUAL HARASSMENTLOU CHIBBARO JR.AUGUST 11, 2020WASHINGTON BLADE
Apart from this, Twitter authorities also informed about efforts being taken to automate the removal of abusive and manipulated posts.
HOW TWITTER IS CONTRIBUTING TO SUPPORT MASSES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAKHARRY LIAMMAY 22, 2020SEARCH ENGINE WATCH
So the implication is, you can make your kids stupider by being a bad parent, particularly if you’re abusive or something like that.
REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL (EP. 417)STEPHEN J. DUBNERMAY 7, 2020FREAKONOMICS
He delivered to the Secretary of State a note abusive and impertinent beyond all example and all endurance.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II.THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY
One day Captain Bainbridge, of the Essex, was talked to in an abusive way, and said little back.
STORIES OF OUR NAVAL HEROESVARIOUS
Pointing his musket first at one and then at another, he returned yell for yell, and was in fact abusive.
OVERLANDJOHN WILLIAM DE FOREST
If you had not prevented him, that blackguard would have used abusive language to me and ranged himself on your side.
THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS: ENVY AND INDOLENCEEUGNE SUE
But his vehement and abusive style of declamation could not in debate be compared with the calm reasoning of Castlereagh.
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