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  • May 2008

    • MySpace Bully's Case Sets Risky Course: Experts

      Wired  |  May 16, 08 2:43 PM CDT

      MySpace Bully's Case Sets Risky Course: Experts

      (Newser) - A criminal indictment over MySpace bullying that led to a Missouri teen's suicide sets an unusual and perhaps dangerous legal precedent, experts say. Because her activities violated the site’s terms of use, Lori Drew faces charges of computer fraud and abuse related to the death of Megan Meier, Wired reports—and the charges involve a contract that few users even bother to read. More »

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      social networking  • MySpace  • suicide  • contract  • teenager  • indictment  • cyberbullying  • Internet crime  • Megan Meier  • Lori Drew

  • April 2008

    • Video-Beating Teens Could Face Life

      CNN  |  Apr 11, 08 11:41 CDT

      Video-Beating Teens Could Face Life

      (Newser) - The eight Florida teens who videotaped a half-hour beating of a classmate will be tried as adults and could face life behind bars if convicted, CNN reports. The suspects face felony kidnapping charges, and three also face witness tampering raps. They seemed remorseless, a sheriff said. “They were joking: ‘I guess we won’t get to go to the beach during spring break,'" he said. More »

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      crime  • Florida  • YouTube  • teenager  • attack  • cyberbullying  • cheerleading  • bullying

    • Teenager's Beating Raises Cyberbully Fears

      The Ledger  |  Apr 10, 08 5:20 CDT

      Teenager's Beating Raises Cyberbully Fears

      (Newser) - Parents and educators are still puzzling over how a dispute among girls got so out of hand that it ended with six Florida cheerleaders giving a high school classmate a concussion in a vicious beating. Teen bullying is nothing new but the fact that the feud started on MySpace and ended up with a video posted on You Tube highlights new worries about cyberbullying, the Lakeland Ledger writes. More »

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      Florida  • YouTube  • MySpace  • teenager  • bullying  • cyberbullying  • cheerleading

  • December 2007

    • No Charges in Cyberbullying Suicide Case

      Wired  |  Dec 4, 07 4:00 CST

      No Charges in Cyberbullying Suicide Case

      (Newser) - No charges will be filed in the cyberbullying case that led a young girl to commit suicide, Wired reports. A Missouri prosecutor found there was not enough evidence to prove criminal intent on the part of mother Lori Drew and others who launched an online bullying campaign against 13-year-old Megan Meier through a hoax MySpace persona called "Josh." More »

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      Internet  • social networking  • MySpace  • suicide  • cyberbullying  • Megan Meier

  • November 2007

    • Anger Brews Over Cyber Suicide

      Chicago Tribune  |  Nov 17, 07 4:00 PM CST

      Anger Brews Over Cyber Suicide

      (Newser) - Police fear a "mob mentality" is brewing in a St. Louis suburb after a 13-year-old girl killed herself, and the hoaxers who allegedly prodded her have gone free. Two adults—parents of the girl's friend—badgered Megan Meier online until she hanged herself in her closet last October. Cops say they've been getting angry calls since the story broke last week, but insist that no law can corral the cyber-bullies. More »

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      MySpace  • suicide  • Missouri  • St. Louis  • cyberbullying  • Internet hoax

    • Bullying Cases Spike in Japan

      Associated Press  |  Nov 16, 07 10:44 PM CST

      Bullying Cases Spike in Japan

      (Newser) - School bullying cases have spiked sixfold in Japan this year, according to a new survey that highlights a dark issue in Japanese education. Officials blame the 125,000 cases on a recent, broader definition of bullying and the addition of more schools to the tally—but admit to six student suicides linked to bullying in 2007, up from only one last year. More »

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      Japan  • education  • teenagers  • high school  • bullying  • cyberbullying

  • September 2007

    • British Schools Crack Down on 'Cyberbullying'

      BBC  |  Sep 23, 07 10:42 CDT

      British Schools Crack Down on 'Cyberbullying'

      (Newser) - England's education chief wants schools to put their digital foot down when it comes to “cyberbullying.” The schools should confiscate mobile phones when necessary and pull down hurtful material from websites, the BBC reports. The schools chief called cyberbullying a particularly “insidious” form of abuse because it follows students home. More »

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      education  • England  • cyberbullying

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