After the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka, a doctor with no connection to the attacks, living thousands of miles away, became the target of mass rage.
Tag: Cyberharassment
Wikipedia Isn’t Officially a Social Network. But the Harassment Can Get Ugly.
Unlike at social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, the people who respond to reports of harassment are largely unpaid volunteers.
Queen Elizabeth II Posts Her First Instagram Photo. No, It Wasn’t a Mirror Selfie.
The world’s longest-reigning monarch reached a new milestone, posting on the photo-sharing app for the first time.
Facebook Group of French Journalists Harassed Women for Years
The private Facebook group, called the Ligue du LOL, was behind waves of online mockery of women in journalism, often those who were feminists.
U.K. Doctors Call for Caution in Children’s Use of Screens and Social Media
Britain’s chief medical officers declined to recommend specific age or time limits, but saw associations between social media use and mental health problems.
A Case of ‘Catfishing,’ Blackmail and Sexual Abuse Rattles Norway
A 26-year-old man has been accused of impersonating a teenage girl online to lure hundreds of boys into sending him explicit images and of abusing some of them offline.