Man Face 181 Charges Related to Cyberbullying
A 42-year-old Canadian man faces 181 charges of cyberbullying and harassment after joint investigation by the US, Canadian and British police forces. He is accused of bullying 38 people in total in the three countries, some of them for more than a decade. Authorities...Woman Sues Facebook For $123 Million Over Revenge Porn
We have written in the past about the topic of “revenge porn” – pornography that is uploaded on the internet without consent, often for the purpose of getting revenge. Yesterday, a Texas resident sued Facebook and her former friend for “revenge...Cyberbullying Increases Significantly in Turkey
An increase in the number of smartphones and constant access to mobile data has led to a dramatic increase in cyberbullying worldwide, including Turkey. Young Life Foundation in Istanbul recently conducted a study with 1,714 students from 50 high schools across the...Alaska’s Cyberbullying Legislation Signed Into Law
On July 17, 2014, Sean Parnell, the current governor of Alaska signed Senate Bill 128, which criminalizes cyberbullying, into law. Senate Bill 128 (SB128), proposed by Senator Kevin Meyer in April of this year, criminalized harassment of a minor through electronic...Viral Bathroom Video and Cyberbullying Led to Teen’s Suicide, Parents Say
Last year, Matthew Burdette committed suicide two weeks after a video of him was put on social media. The video showed him in a boys bathroom stall at University City High School in San Diego. The student who recorded the video claimed that it showed Burdette...
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