cyberbullying

Cloudflare shoots down calls to drop Kiwi Farms

The company said terminating Kiwi Farms would set the wrong precedent.

On Aug 31, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

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‘Mean girls will always be mean girls’: TikToker claims her former high school bully has a Facebook group dedicated to reporting her account

Twelve years after high school, she says her bully is still trying to hurt her.

On May 2, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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Pregnant Ukrainian influencer injured in hospital bombing harassed online after crisis actor claims

Marianna Podgurskaya has made her Instagram private.

On Mar 11, 2022 by Claire Goforth

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‘I thought my trolls were bad’: Teen ‘Jeopardy!’ contestant says she was cyberbullied, stalked in viral TikTok

‘You know it’s bad when the dabbing is the least traumatic thing she said.’

On Jan 26, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

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Chrissy Teigen

‘Save it Chrissy’: People aren’t buying Chrissy Teigen’s apology for cyberbullying then-teen Courtney Stodden

Teigen is accused of urging Stodden to kill themself when they were only 16.

On May 12, 2021 by Edward Medeles

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Man allegedly killed while confronting teen daughter’s cyberbully

Brandon Curtis' daughter reportedly received a message ridiculing his killing.

On Jan 26, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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‘Terrace House’ cast member Hana Kimura dead after reportedly being cyberbullied over the Netflix show (updated)

Netflix has canceled production of the show.

On May 23, 2020 by Eilish O'Sullivan

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Everything you need to know about Instagram’s new anti-bullying tools

"We can do more to prevent bullying from happening on Instagram."

On Jul 10, 2019 by Amy-Mae Turner

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Melania is bringing a bullied boy named Trump to the State of the Union

Joshua Trump will be a special guest.

On Feb 5, 2019 by David Covucci

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Cyberbullying is now punishable with jail time in Michigan

The worse the offense, the greater the prison time or fines.

On Dec 30, 2018 by Joseph Knoop

Pete Davidson addresses online trolls and mental health.

Pete Davidson addresses troll harassment, mental health in candid post

‘I’m upset I even have to say this.'

On Dec 3, 2018 by Sunny Kim

First Lady Melania Trump claimed she was one of the most bullied people on the planet on Thursday when discussing her 'Be Best' initiative.

Melania Trump claims she’s the most bullied person in the world—which no one buys

She later clarified that she was 'one of' the most bullied people.

On Oct 11, 2018 by Andrew Wyrich

A new Instagram AI is set to tag photos engaged in bullying.

New Instagram algorithm set to detect bullying in photos, captions

The new algorithm will flag attacks on a person's appearance.

On Oct 9, 2018 by Ana Valens

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Melania Trump gave a cyberbullying talk hours before Trump attacked foe on Twitter

The timing is almost ridiculous.

On Aug 21, 2018 by Chris Illuminati

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Transgender game developer who’d been bullied online dies by suicide

She had reportedly been the target of an online community known for harassment.

On Jun 25, 2018 by Josh Katzowitz

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