Slack announced today that it is launching Enterprise Key Management (EKM) for Slack, a new tool that enables customers to control their encryption keys in the enterprise version of the communications app. The keys are managed in the AWS KMS key management tool. Geoff Belknap, chief security officer (CSO) at Slack, says that the new […]
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Slack removes more than two dozen accounts tied to hate groups
Slack is giving the boot to users with ties to hate groups.
On Thursday, the messaging company announced that it had removed more than two dozen users that were affiliated with hate groups. In all, Slack banned 28 accounts.
“The use of Slack by hate groups runs counter to everything we believe in at Slack and is not welcome on our platform,” the company said in a statement.
Last week, the online media collective Unicorn Riot published leaked Slack messages that revealed white nationalist group Identity Evropa was using the platform to organize events. Slack is traditionally used by businesses as an internal messenger and file-sharing tool. However, as leaked messages show, members of Identity Evropa preferred to use Slack over alternative sources, like Discord, for its localized event planning. There was also a growing distrust of Discord as a safe space for their private communications. Read more…
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View More Slack removes more than two dozen accounts tied to hate groupsSlack removes 28 accounts linked to hate groups
Today in a short blog post, Slack announced that it had removed 28 accounts with a “clear affiliation with known hate groups.” Few details were provided about the accounts or how Slack identified them, but we have reached out to the company for more information. The announcement, brief as it is, comes as a surprise. […]
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View More HotelTonight, Slack stakeholder Accel stays on top with $2.5B fundUse this new Slack plug-in to combat unconscious bias in the workplace
Aggressive, bossy, dramatic. Chances are, if you’re a women, you’ve heard these word used to describe — and demean — you or a coworker.
That needs to change. To alter the way people think and talk about ambitious women, the global nonprofit Catalyst, with the help of New York-based agency Burns Group and technology company Eskalera, launched the #BiasCorrect plug-in and campaign, which aims to combat unconscious bias in the workplace by flagging problematic words employees write in Slack and other chat platforms. Similar to spell-check, the tool highlights words like “cold” and “aggressive” and then recommends alternatives, such as “focused” and “persuasive.” Read more…
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View More Use this new Slack plug-in to combat unconscious bias in the workplaceSlack’s dark mode on mobile is now available to all users
Slack’s doing its bit in the quest to save your phone’s battery life: The company just launched dark mode for mobile.
The feature, which recently launched in beta, is now available to everyone.
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Slack’s new mobile dark mode is available for beta users
Nobody loves staring at a bright white screen all day, which is why dark versions of popular apps are useful for people whose eyes need a break. Workplace communication tool Slack has finally joined the ranks of apps that offer a dark mode — but there’s a catch.
Dark mode for iOS and Android Slack users is only available in beta for the present moment. If you’re not already in the Slack beta, it’s not hard to sign up — but there’s no telling when your tester availability will be approved.
Ah so Dark Mode is only available on our mobile betas specifically. You can signup here! https://t.co/LpGBPaKF54
— Slack (@SlackHQ) March 10, 2019 Read more…
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many emails can you replace with a video? As offices fragment into remote teams, work becomes more visual, and social media makes us more comfortable on camera, it’s time for collaboration to go beyond text. That’s the idea behind Loom, a fast-rising startup that equips enterprises […]
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Slack has become a critical communications tool for many organizations. One of the things that has driven its rapid success has been the ability to connect to external enterprise apps inside of Slack, giving employees what is essentially a centralized workhub. This ability has led to some unintended consequences around formatting issues, which Slack addressed […]
View More Block Kit helps deliver more visually appealing content in SlackSomeone could scoop up Slack before it IPOs
Earlier this week, Slack announced that it has filed the paperwork to go public at some point later this year. The big question is, will the company exit into the public markets as expected, or will one of the technology giants swoop in at the last minute with buckets of cash and take them off […]
View More Someone could scoop up Slack before it IPOsEquity Shot: All about Slack’s confidential IPO filing
Hello, and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Today we’re bringing back an old Equity format: The Shot. No, I haven’t started drinking again. Equity Shots are short takes on breaking news. And no news was more explosive recently than word that Slack has filed to […]
View More Equity Shot: All about Slack’s confidential IPO filingWorkplace messaging platform Slack has confidentially filed to go public
The company has taken its first official step toward a rumored direct listing.
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