This study examined the impact of personality traits and fan identity on cyberbullying and cybervictimization among sports fans on Sina Weibo, highlighting the significant roles of extraversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and the newly introduced fan identity variable. The findings contribute to the expanding literature on online aggression by contextualizing personality-driven behavior within the social identity...Read More
“Ā·no·bhadrāḥ·kratavo·yantu·viśvataḥ” is a very famous Vedic philosophy with which we began the second volume of “Understanding Cyberbullying from Various Perspectives.” The crux of the quote matches our intent and outcome of this scholarly project after a year full of contributions, reviews and reflection. In a world full of unquenching thirst for dopamine, where the chase...Read More
In this photo illustration a 13-year-old teenage boy looks at an iPhone screen displaying various social media apps on January 12, 2026 in Bath, England. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.K. government on Wednesday proposed new measures to protect older teens on social media, including a midnight curfew and a...Read More
How Deepfakes Are Being Used Against Students and Staff Deepfakes are driving a rise in “sextortion.” “Kids are sending out a picture to somebody, and that picture gets converted into something it wasn’t. Now they’re saying, ‘Hey, pay this or I’m going to tell all your friends and family,’” says Jennifer Duer, executive vice...Read More
A former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, Abimbola Olawumi, has been arraigned before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. She was docked over allegations of cyberbullying, criminal intimidation and making false accusations against the Chief Executive Officer of YSJ Farms Limited, Mrs. Yemisi Joluwe, and two...Read More
The European Commission on Friday said it found TikTok had not adequately protected children’s privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the accounts of minors. The action exposed children to cyberbullying, unwanted contact and predatory behavior, the commission said. The investigation comes on the heels of back-to-back crackdowns on Big Tech by...Read More
A Florida teenager who sued Meta claiming that he was addicted to and harmed by his use of platforms, such as Instagram, has dropped his case. The 15-year-old plaintiff, known by the initials R.K.C., had in recent weeks settled the same claims against TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube, all of which have been accused in a...Read More
BRUSSELS (July 24): ByteDance’s social media platform TikTok has been charged with breaching EU online content rules due to design features which could expose children to predators or cyberbullying, EU regulators said on Friday, putting the company at risk of a hefty fine. The charges, called preliminary findings under the Digital Services Act which requires...Read More
The 35-page report lists numerous concerns including missing crosswalks and messy drop-off areas. A new report highlights unsafe conditions for students traveling to San Diego Unified schools, prompting school leaders to call for urgent changes. The 35-page report, titled “Building Safe Routes to School,” stems from a survey distributed to all principals in the district...Read More
July 8, 2026, 5:43 p.m. ET This article discusses suicide and suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. New details have emerged surrounding the circumstances of Darrell Sheets’ suicide. Nearly three months after the “Storage Wars” star died at the age...Read More
