Kids can be mean to each other. That, we know. But what actually constitutes cyberbullying? That, we’re unsure of. Despite rising concerns about cyberbullying among kids, the results of a national poll by University of Michigan researchers show parents have inconsistent views about what should be labeled cyberbullying and how — or whether — teens should be punished […]
Monica Lewinsky, the then-White House intern whose relationship with Bill Clinton led to his impeachment and nearly brought down his presidency, will speak in Columbus on Nov. 5. Lewinsky will speak on “The Price of Shame,” a discussion on cyber-bullying and the Jewish faith, in a 6 p.m. event at Sheraton on Capitol Square sponsored […]
Three Central Falls teens girls were arrested for assaulting two 15-year-olds, as well as harassing them on social media and stealing one of their cell phones. According to authorities, the victims flagged down an officer on Broad Street around 10 p.m. on Sept. 24, claiming that they had been beaten. Police said they suffered noticeable injuries. […]
Rep. Kathleen Rice on Saturday touted an anti-cyberbullying bill that backers call necessary to combat modern-day harassment but opponents fear would threaten constitutionally protected speech. Named for a gay college student who jumped off the George Washington Bridge in 2010 soon after his roommate streamed via webcam a dorm-room hookup with another man, the Tyler […]
The hosts of “The View” just can’t seem to keep themselves out of boiling hot water. Candace Cameron Bure was the latest of the group to make some controversial comments on Wednesday’s show by comparing Internet trolling and cyberbullying to rape. Cameron Bure, the resident conservative voice, made her comments during the Hot Topics segment […]
Facebook, Instagram and YouTube have to will remove from their networks serious cyberbullying material referred to the Office of the Children’s eSafety Commissioner within 48 hours of being notified or face $18,000 a pop, Communications Minister Mitch Fifield announced on Thursday. The recently established office also revealed it referred more than 600 child cyberbullying victims to the Kids […]
We already know that Australia’s first Bachelorette, Sam Frost is no stranger to keeping it real — and now the reality television star has come out saying that social media is the worst part of being a Bachelorette. “I experience cyber bullying all the time,” Frost told The Huffington Post Australia. “I can’t post a photo […]
Criminology Professor Sameer Hinduja at Florida Atlantic University accepted a $188,000 grant to continue studying cyberbullying and electronic dating violence in America, the first national study of its kind. Dr. Sameer Hinduja and his research center received the grant from Facebook’s Digital Trust Foundation ﹘ an organization that funds projects that promote online privacy, safety and […]
It didn’t take long for Tony Veitch to become biggest topic of online conversation in New Zealand on Tuesday. The Kiwi sports commentator had come under fire for a picture he had posted to do with the All Blacks v France match. Veitch, who pleaded guilty in 2009 to one charge of injuring his partner with […]
