HB 2590 would add language about bullying and cyberbullying to the state’s law about threats and harassment. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee bill that would effectively ensure reports of bullying are treated the same as harassment passed the House of Representatives on March 25. HB 2590 was introduced by Rep. Lowell Russell (R – Vonore)...Read More

tl;dr: Cyberbullying can be a crime in Texas and can be filed as a harassment charge. Texas also passed David’s law that created requirements for schools to report bullying – even a single instance – to parents. Bullying among school children has long been an issue for educators and parents. However, the problem has only worsened...Read More

A 15-year-old girl from New Jersey dropped a lawsuit against Meta, Google, and Snap after accusing the social media companies of designing their platforms to addict young users, according to a report. Citing court documents, Reuters reported that the plaintiff — identified by the initials P.M-Y. — dismissed her claims on Thursday. Her case had...Read More

In early August, the judge in the case ordered Meta to pay an additional USD 567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms in the second phase of the trial. The judge also outlined new safety measures he ordered as a part of the ruling, including a time limit of 90 hours...Read More

ISLAMABAD: For social media platforms, keeping children off services they are too young to use is increasingly difficult when signing up can be as simple as entering a different date of birth. TikTok says it is trying to close that gap through a mix of technology, user reports and other signals, helping it identify and...Read More

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A new Tennessee law could punish students for bullying and cyberbullying. HB2590/SB1887could punish students accused of bullying with offenses subject to the same penalties as harassment. The law goes into effect July 1, 2024. Sponsor of the bill Representative Lowell Russell (R-Vonore) says students 18 years or older will face a...Read More

Australia secures court-enforceable child safety undertaking from Roblox Audio By Carbonatix Enlarge SYDNEY, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Australia’s internet regulator secured a court-enforceable undertaking from Roblox to improve protections against grooming and sexual exploitation, after tests found adult strangers could still contact children despite safety measures introduced by the world’s biggest gaming platform. The agreement...Read More

Following a recent appearance in an online advertisement, the Yemeni artist Abdel Nasser al-Arasi became the victim of a cyberbullying campaign, mocked for his skin color, appearance, and performance. Unfortunately, Al-Arasi’s experience was not an isolated incident: as the number of social media users in Yemen has grown, so too has the prevalence of cyberbullying....Read More

Abstract Introduction: Young social media users in the United States (US) have recently experienced real and proposed regulatory and access changes on common platforms. Through a convergent mixed-methods design, teens from a major US city provided their perspectives on social media, recent regulatory shifts, and what they believe digital health researchers should consider when designing,...Read More

Swedish police are investigating the possible involvement of an 18-year-old attacker in online platforms promoting school violence, following a tragic incident at a Fagersta high school. The suspect, who wielded a sword, killed one student and severely injured two others before police apprehended him. Authorities are examining a TikTok account potentially linked to the suspect,...Read More