Can Digital Vigilantism Make the Internet Safer for Women?
Curt Schilling's war against Internet trolls follows a distinctly American tradition of justice. Namely, it's about more than just vengeance.
Cyberbullying
The Next Civil Rights Issue: Why Women Aren't Welcome on the Internet
"Ignore the barrage of violent threats and harassing messages that confront you online every day." That's what women are told. But these relentless messages are an assault on women's careers, their psychological bandwidth, and their freedom to live online. We have been thinking about Internet harassment all wrong.
Should We Encourage Our Kids to Spend Their Teens as Cyber Deviants?
Research finds that hacking and online theft among teenagers is widespread, but mostly harmless.
The Shocking Level of Dating Violence Among Teens and Adolescents
Kids who bully other kids are much more likely to abuse their partners as teens.
For Teens Online, Hundreds of ‘Friends’ and No One to Turn To
A tragic suicide underscores just how easy it is for teenagers to find trouble on the Web—and how hard it can be to escape the past.
Some Bullies Just Want to Be Loved
As society gets more punitive in dealing with bullies, psychologists are trying to figure out what drives them to aggression.