The White House held a conference about it in 2011. Legislators have referred to it as the scourge of the Internet. It allegedly has caused teen suicides. Many school districts have policies aimed at it, and some state laws specifically address it. It is cyberbullying, a form of online harassment in which a person uses […]
The father of a 17-year-old Westside High School senior who took her own life after being the victim of cyber-bullying said he wants to see someone held accountable in his daughter’s case. But authorities are not commenting on their progress in the case. Craig Porter, of Dayton, said he’s had no contact with law enforcement […]
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) – A vicious after-school fight was caught on camera and posted to social media. A Las Vegas mother said her son was attacked while walking home from school. She saw video of the incident posted to Facebook and believes the video constitutes cyberbullying. The victim, eight-grade student Wanyeih Brown, said it took only […]
Internet trolls have turned into a real-life nightmare for two Kiwi beauty bloggers. Sally Jo Hickey, daughter of former TVNZ weatherman Jim Hickey, has hundreds of thousands of people following her make up tutorials on YouTube. But some of her fans have become frightening aggressive, with Sally Jo this week revealing she was assaulted at […]
Rates of cyber bullying in New Zealand alarming. Three in five women in their late teens have been victims of online bullies, according to new research revealing an alarming number of Kiwi adults encountering the problem. While new measures have been brought in to tackle the problem in schools, a snapshot of voting-aged New Zealanders […]
Kestrel McNeill says May 29th, 2015 was the darkest day of her life. “I did attempt suicide.” A victim of bullying, the first-year McMaster University student told CBC Hamilton how, in her final year at a Windsor, Ont. high school, she endured months of public insults at school, negative comments on social media and frequent home ‘drive-bys’. These incidents fuelled feelings of […]
Policy holders who pay a premium toward home invasion and carjacking coverage through one of the country’s largest insurers now have a new option available: protection from cyberbullies. Chubb Limited announced on Wednesday that it has expanded it’s cyberbullying coverage to customers in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, allowing policy holders there to purchase plans […]
Model Iskra Lawrence has some thoughts on this and a more creative approach than we’ve typically seen in response to Internet bullies. An Instagram user left the following comment on one of her pictures: “”Fat cow. It’s only cus every F****r on this planet is obese that that’s the norm… Plus-size models? give me a […]
NSW police are investigating racist and sexist comments on NSW Greens MP Jenny Leong’s Facebook page, allegedly posted by high-ranking police officers. The Newtown MP has referred the ‘disgusting and disturbing’ remarks, which were allegedly posted and ‘liked’ by officers, to the Police Integrity Commission. Acting Deputy Commissioner Geoffrey McKechnie said the comments were disappointing […]
