But free speech advocates spoke up on Twitter to express their concerns that the measure is too harsh.
On Jun 5, 2013 by Tim Sampson
The Internet seems to be overrun with "trolls" these days. But do we actually know what the label means? Or what a troll really is? Whitney Phillips breaks it down in a brief history of the term and why using it is problematic.
On May 20, 2013 by [email protected]
Is Audrie Pott's suicide the result of a new kind of public shaming and persecution that's here to stay?
On Apr 18, 2013 by Janet Kornblum
The students, who all attend Coláiste Chíaráin in Limerick, were suspended within the last week after the school principal decided that the mob mentality of swarming the post and liking it created a "very unpleasant" situation for the school.
On Mar 12, 2013 by Jordan Valinsky
Twitter told an Irish commission trying to curb cyberbullying that the value of anonymity outweighs its contribution to online harassment.
On Mar 7, 2013 by Kris Holt
Kaitlyn Collins mobilized Packers fans with a YouTube video and eventually got the offending post removed.
On Feb 8, 2013 by Fidel Martinez
In a 20-tweet-long opus, the singer and former American Idol contestant laid out his thoughts about stopping bullying.
On Jan 14, 2013 by Jordan Valinsky
Students will no longer be allowed to take photos at school, after students and teachers were harassed on Facebook.
On Dec 4, 2012 by Kris Holt
Two days after what would have been Amanda Todd's 16th birthday, Kody Maxson skipped out on two Surrey Provincial Court hearings.
On Nov 30, 2012 by Cooper Fleishman
“I cant, im done, I give up,” 15-year-old Felicia Garcia tweeted on Oct. 22, one day before she jumped in front of a train in New York.
On Oct 25, 2012 by Michelle Jaworski
After a number of cases of students destroying teachers' reputations online, the state now specifically mentions teachers and other school employees in a cyberbullying law.
On Sep 21, 2012 by Curt Hopkins
A teenage girl named Zoe came to Reddit's attention as the victim of cyberbullying on Instagram, but redditors soon accused her of faking the whole thing.
On Aug 7, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
The teen bully reportedly posted to Facebook, "I'm going to kill her. F--k the restraining order, she's dead."
On Jun 28, 2012 by Kris Holt
After making national news and a stint in foster care, the 13-year-old vlogger is now making videos as a genderqueer named “Damien."
On Jun 5, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh
The Australian principal's strict plan is meant to help alleviate cyber-bullying.
On May 16, 2012 by Kevin Morris