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Kids Online Health and Safety Task Force Releases New Guidance for Families, Industry

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The Kids Online Health and Safety Task Force, which is co-led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s...more

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Cyber Harassment Gives Rise to FRO In Case That Emphasizes Importance of ‘Four Corners”

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In the unpublished (non-precedential) decision of K.E.M. v. S.R.A., the Appellate Division used the trial court’s findings to reinstate a Final Restraining Order (“FRO”) based on the predicate act of cyber harassment....more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

VASPA Creates More Access for Victims of Stalking and Cyber Harassment

Before last year’s legislative session came to a close, New Jersey’s State legislature was busy passing significant laws that will change how the family court system in New Jersey operates. One of those changes was the...more

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Can a Bad Social Media Post Lead to a Final Restraining Order?

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Social media has become a prevalent part of people’s lives. Many people post about how great their life is or about the good things that their children do (guilty as charged.) Others debate politics. Some post pictures of the...more

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Are We Dating the Same Guy? The Legal Implications of Posting your Dates on Facebook

“Are we Dating the Same Guy” groups on Facebook are everywhere. If you’re single and dating in 2024, chances are, you or someone you know is a group member. The groups, which started in New York City in 2022, serve as a...more

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Sixth Circuit Title IX Decision: Schools Must Consider Post-Incident Student-on-Student Cyberbullying/Electronic Harassment or...

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On November 15, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a decision that underscores the importance of ensuring proper steps are taken when Title IX complaints are first received by a school for sexual...more

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How to Report Social Media Harassment

Social media platforms have become an integral part of our daily lives, enabling us to connect with friends, family, and communities worldwide. However, the openness of these platforms also exposes users to the risk of...more

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Students Beware: Schools Can Discipline Off-Campus Cyber-Harassment

THE SUPREME COURT’S 2021 DECISION IN MAHANOY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT V. B.L. The Sixth Circuit’s first ruling on a First Amendment student speech issue since a landmark Supreme Court case in 2021 has arrived, marking the...more

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Riot’s Listening: Valorant Combats Player Toxicity

Riot Games’ (Riot) team-based, first-person-shooter game, Valorant, has received mixed emotions upon its announcement that it will monitor the game’s voice chat. Team-games especially benefit from players being able to...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Au-delà de la diffamation : un tribunal ontarien reconnaît le délit de harcèlement sur Internet

Dans l’affaire Caplan v. Atas (l’« affaire Caplan »), le juge Corbett de la Cour supérieure de justice de l’Ontario (la « Cour ») a accueilli les requêtes pour jugement sommaire et jugement par défaut des demandeurs après en...more

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Beyond Defamation: Ontario Court Recognizes New Tort of Internet Harassment

In Caplan v. Atas (Caplan), Justice Corbett of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Court) granted the plaintiffs’ motions for summary judgment and default judgment, concluding that the defendant carried out egregious...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Can You Be Held Accountable For Online Sexual Harassment?

Gone are the times where sexual harassment was limited to face to face confrontations. With the advent of technology and various social media platforms, sexual harassment can be between people that are miles apart. Online...more

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Triumph over Trolls: Combatting Online Abuse and Lessons from Going 'Viral'

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Quaden Bayles is a nine-year-old Indigenous Australian who suffers from a rare case of dwarfism as well as other significant health issues. Quaden's story became topical globally following the release of a video filmed by...more

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The Kids are Online (All the Time): Remember Cyberbullying Risks

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Whether your students are learning in a remote or a hybrid model, there is no doubt that they are online much more frequently these days than in the past—sometimes, it seems like they are online all the time. All of that time...more

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Do Virtual Sticks and Stones Also Break Bones? Addressing Cyberbullying Under Title IX

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Cyberbullying is nothing new. A majority of teens have experienced the phenomenon and college campuses certainly are not immune. Just because something is common does not make it simple to deal with, however. And this is...more

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Trolls and Consequences: A Racially Motivated Doxing and Social Media Assault Is Ruled a Compensable Offense

We’ve previously written about doxing and how it can be used by both vigilante social activists and malicious cyber bullies. Recently, in a first-of-its-kind ruling, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #111 – Stop Cyber Bullying: Check Out nobully.org

I was fortunate this week to be able to attend and speak at the annual Privacy Xchange Conference sponsored by CyberScout. There were amazing presentations during the conference, but one in particular touched me and is worthy...more

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The Doxing Dilemma: A Popular Tactic of Social Activists and Cyber Bullies Alike Remains Mostly Legal

After counter-protests ended in tragedy, a small group of social media users took to Twitter to expose the identities of the white supremacists and neo-Nazis rallying in Charlottesville, Va. Since last Sunday, the...more

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North Carolina Cyberbullying statute struck down as unconstitutional

On February 9, 2012, Robert Bishop was arrested and charged with one count of cyberbullying under the North Carolina Cyberbullying statute, which states that it is “unlawful for any person to use a computer or computer...more

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The War to Stay Secure: Online Privacy and the Battle in the Civil Courts against Sexual Cyberharassment

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Privacy Is Fundamental, Right? Over one hundred years ago, Samuel Warren and Louis Brandeis recognized that individual rights were fundamental and “as old as the common law.” Samuel D. Warren & Louis D. Brandeis, The...more

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General Assembly Adds “Cyber Harassment” To Pennsylvania Criminal Code

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On July 10, 2015, the Pennsylvania General Assembly adopted Act 26 of 2015, which amends Title 18, Section 2709 (“Harassment”) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes by adding the crime of cyber harassment. Cyber...more

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The Top Social Media Platforms’ Efforts To Control Cyber-Harassment

Social networking platforms have long faced the difficult task of balancing the desire to promote freedom of expression with the need to prevent abuse and harassment on their sites. One of social media’s greatest challenges...more

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Must Schools Protect Teachers from Bullying by Students Online?

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A lawsuit filed by a California teacher against the school district where she works puts a new spin on an old problem. As the National School Boards Association reported, the suit, filed last week by Amy Sulkis in the Los...more

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Copyright Law and the Fight Against Revenge Porn: Q&A With David Bateman of the Cyber Civil Rights Legal Project

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In-depth Q&A with attorney David A. Bateman about the Cyber Civil Rights Legal Project, which Bateman co-founded last year with K&L Gates colleague Elisa J. D'Amico to help victims of revenge porn. We wanted to learn...more

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Managing Social Media-Issues Consistent With The Law

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In this age of electronic communication, social media has added another dimension to the array of issues schools must address in order to maintain the integrity of the learning environment while also preserving the rights of...more

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