Japan’s amended cyberbullying law makes online insults punishable by one year in prisonThe suicide of "Terrace House" star Hana Kimura pushed lawmakers to stiffen penalties for online harassment. By I. Bonifacic, 07.06.2022
A Japanese man was charged $81 for cyberbullying star Hana Kimura before her deathShould we be punishing online trolls even more?By D. Hardawar, 03.31.2021
Facebook is using bots to figure out how to stop harassmentThe bots interact in a test Facebook environment.By A. Smajstrla, 07.23.2020
Tumblr's digital literacy campaign targets fake news and bullyingTumblr and Ditch the Label hope to start conversations around safe internet behavior.By C. Fisher, 01.06.2020
Jonah Hill tackles bullying in new Instagram TV series'Un-filtered' starts streaming today. By I. Bonifacic, 09.18.2019
BBC's smart keyboard helps kids live healthy digital livesThe Own It app is available in the UK beginning today.By C. Fisher, 09.18.2019
UK will hold social networks accountable for harmful contentThey could face fines for failing to protect users.By S. Shah, 04.08.2019
For Twitter, 'sorry' seems to be the easiest wordIt's time to turn apologies into more action.By E. Alvarez, 10.30.2018
Google is giving parents a toolkit to educate kids on internet safetyThe company is also giving out $1,000 grants to parent organizations for online safety workshops.By A. Dellinger, 10.11.2018
Ruby Rose is the latest celebrity driven off Twitter by abuseThe trolls strike again.By E. Alvarez, 08.13.2018
Netflix renews controversial '13 Reasons Why' for a third seasonCEO Reed Hastings told investors 'nobody has to watch it.'By K. Holt, 06.06.2018
UK to introduce internet safety laws within 'next couple of years'Social networks may be on the hook for exposing kids to online bullying.By J. Fingas, 05.20.2018
The White House's anti-cyberbullying campaign copied an old FTC pamphletEven the covers are almost identical.By M. Moon, 05.07.2018
With Squadbox, friends moderate harassing messages in your emailMIT researchers developed it as a way to mitigate online harassment.By M. Locklear, 04.06.2018
Facebook to train UK students as cyber safety expertsFacebook, Childnet International and The Diana Award are teaching young people to become 'digital safety ambassadors' in the classroom.By N. Summers, 10.16.2017
Privacy group says Washington cyberbullying law is censoring insteadWhen protection blocks more speech than intended.By D. Lumb, 08.23.2017
UK teens say Instagram is the worst app for cyberbullyingFacebook is a close second.By S. Shah, 07.20.2017
Netflix renews controversial '13 Reasons Why' for second seasonIt's pushing ahead despite concerns about the dark subject matter.By J. Fingas, 05.07.2017
Netflix gives controversial '13 Reasons Why' series more viewer warningsA new caution message will pre-empt the first episode.By E. Alvarez, 05.01.2017