An 11-year-old Michigan boy tragically killed himself in despair after falling prey to an Internet prank that convinced him that his 13-year-old girlfriend had committed suicide.
The tragic suicide of a Texas teen late last year left one family with few answers and even less justice until this week when authorities arrested and indicted two suspects in connection with the cyber-bullying of their daughter.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) responded to criticism surrounding actress and supporter Rosario Dawson’s statement that the Hillary Clinton campaign is bullying Sanders fans the way the Clintons treated Monica Lewinsky.
Pop singer Aaron Carter walked back his endorsement of GOP frontrunner Donald Trump over the weekend — claiming to have received death threats over his public support — and pledged to not vote in the upcoming election.
A North American professional Counter-Strike player has found himself forced to attend an anti-bullying seminar by his employers after being caught verbally berating a fellow professional on a video stream.
This may be a case of “trolling” gone wild, an increasingly common and troubling phenomenon. It’s easy and cost-free for social media users to whip up campaigns of harassment, unleashing destructive passions that can spill over into far worse activities.
