Alibaba fires manager accused of sexual assault August 9, 2021 Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group said today it had fired a manager over suspected sexual assault. The firm has also promised policies to prevent sexual harassment in the office but was criticised by state media for no action until the accuser went public. Over the weekend, a female staff posted an 11-page account on Alibaba’s [...]
Schools sound alarm over ‘Tinder for teens’ app February 20, 2022 Schools and campaigners have warned against a new social media platform, Yubo, which an investigation has shown is exposing children to abuse. The “Tinder for teens” app allows children aged 13 to 17 to match with dates and join video calls of hundreds of people. A Sunday Times investigation found that there was no age [...]
Vice fashion editor suspended after sexual misconduct claims November 11, 2021 An editor at one of the UK’s biggest fashion magazines has been suspended after more than a dozen women accused him of sending sexually inappropriate messages.
Case dropped against ex-Alibaba manager accused of sexual assault September 7, 2021 Prosecutors have dropped their case against a former Alibaba Group holding manager accused of sexual assault by a colleague. The manager, surnamed Wang, was investigated after a female subordinate published a viral account of being sexually assaulted and raped during a business trip. The female victim was ignored when she raised the assault with her [...]
Caroline Nokes decries Tory colleague Nadine Dorries for dismissing Stanley Johnson allegation November 27, 2021 Tory MP Caroline Nokes has condemned her colleague, culture secretary Nadine Dorries, for using her “considerable influence and power in the media” to dismiss her allegation against of inappropriate touching against Stanley Johnson, the Prime Minister’s father. Nokes, the chairwoman of the Commons Women and Equalities Committee was responding to Dorries’ rejection of her allegation [...]
Andrew Cuomo resigns as New York governor in wake of harassment allegations August 10, 2021 Andrew Cuomo has sensationally resigned as New York State governor today after being accused by 11 different women of sexual harassment. The Democrat said that “the best thing he can do is step aside”, but also claimed that the accusations were “politically motivated”. He will officially stand down in 14 days’ time. An investigation from [...]
David Cameron resigns from Afiniti role after founder accused of sexual assault November 17, 2021 Former prime minister David Cameron has quit as chairman of the advisory board to the Afiniti software company after its multi-millionaire founder was accused of sexual harassment and assault. Afinit founder Zia Chishti is alleged to have left a 23-year-old employee with injuries after sex on a work trip to Brazil in 2017. The US [...]
Tesla accused of ignoring female employee’s complaints of ‘nightmarish’ harassment November 19, 2021 Tesla has been accused of subjecting female employees to “nightmarish” sexual harassment at its main factory, in a fresh lawsuit. Jessica Barraza, 38, said she was forced to put up with “near daily” catcalls and inappropriate touching during her three-year stint at the car-maker’s California factory. The production associate said male employees would make inappropriate [...]
Former DeepMind employee claims AI firm mishandled sexual misconduct allegations March 30, 2022 A former employee at British artificial intelligence (AI) developer DeepMind has accused the firm of mishandling multiple sexual misconduct allegations. The former DeepMind employee – referred to only as Julia – claimed a senior researcher at the Alphabet owned firm sexually assaulted her twice after subjecting her to a campaign of sexual harassment. In a [...]
NDAs have earned a bad rap, but we can make them fair August 13, 2022 In the City, there are many legitimate reasons for confidentiality to exist. But too broad NDAs can create a dangerous culture of secrecy,