You’re so ugly it hurts.Maybe if you lost some weight, someone would actually like you.No filter can fix that face. These are the sorts of comments teenage girls see online daily, via social media, group chats, or anonymous messages. While some may dismiss this as teasing, these comments constitute . Our shows appearance-related cyberbullying is one of...Read More
The United States House Energy & Commerce Committee on Thursday will mark up bills discussed at a December hearing in pursuit of protecting children online. The bills run the gamut from funding initiatives increasing research and education on online platforms’ impacts to restricting children’s access to certain online features to mandating that online services and...Read More
Got story updates? Submit your updates here. › The harsh flash and stark black backdrop of this close-up image evoke the serious, investigative nature of the case against an online child predator.Bird Island Today A 46-year-old Minnesota man, Travis Jon Olson, has been sentenced to five years of probation and 120 days in jail after...Read More
Got story updates? Submit your updates here. › A law enforcement operation targeting online predators leads to the arrest of two men in Noblesville, Indiana.Noblesville Today Two men, Tyler Marcum and Gregory Carter, were arrested in Noblesville, Indiana after a week-long online predator investigation by local police. The men were charged with child solicitation, attempted...Read More
A child crying behind a chain-link fence is not a border problem. A toddler struggling to breathe after exposure to tear gas is not a policy success. And a preschooler detained as he returned home is a moral failure. The United States is once again invoking child protection to justify immigration policies that inflict profound...Read More
A mayor in Melbourne’s outer west has temporarily stepped down from his position just a week after being elected, following revelations he provided a character reference for a convicted child sex offender. Wyndham City Council’s Preet Singh wrote a character reference for Kashyap Patel, who in 2024 was convicted of grooming and sexually assaulting a...Read More
Many U.S. children have experienced bullying, whether online or in person. This has prompted discussions about schools’ responsibility to curb student harassment, and some parents have turned to home-schooling or other measures to prevent bullying. Here is a snapshot of what we know about U.S. kids’ experiences with bullying, taken from Pew Research Center surveys...Read More
Thomas Trutschel | Photothek | Getty Images New U.S laws designed to protect minors are pulling millions of adult Americans into mandatory age-verification gates to access online content, leading to backlash from users and criticism from privacy advocates that a free and open internet is at stake. Roughly half of U.S. states have enacted or are advancing...Read More
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The museum issued a statement confirming it had recently become aware of serious allegations involving a former employee.
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Abstract Background: Cyberbullying is well-recognized as a severe public health issue which affects both adolescents and children. Most extant studies have focused on national and regional effects of cyberbullying, with few examining the global perspective of cyberbullying. This systematic review comprehensively examines the global situation, risk factors, and preventive measures taken worldwide to fight cyberbullying...Read More
