Kate Gosselin found herself in the crosshairs of a hacking scandal late last week after she corresponded via Twitter with some self-described hackers and thanked them for what appeared to be efforts to expose the identities of some Twitter users she reportedly called out as bullies. Kate has previously spoken out about bullying on a ... read more »

New studies presented Thursday report that cyberbullying may be less common than previously thought. Ian Rivers, a professor of human development at Brunel University in London, and other researchers presented their studies at the American Psychological Association’s annual meeting on Thursday. Though cyberbullying has been heavily studied since the early 2000s, Rivers states that, ”the one ... read more »

Middle school students at a Covington, Kentucky school are using the power of the Internet to combat it’s use to spread hate and meanness among fellow students. A teacher at Woodland Middle School, Jason Bowman, came up with the idea after observing how students love to use Facebook, Twitter and other social media, and how ... read more »

The case that brought the effects of cyber-bullying into the national spotlight ended in a guilty verdict for a former Rutgers student today. Dharun Ravi, who was accused of setting up a hidden webcam to spy on his college roommate Tyler Clementi, was found guilty of invasion of privacy and bias intimidation, a hate-crime charge ... read more »

Singer Rebecca Black has become an overnight Internet sensation, with her music video “Friday” already receiving over 15 million hits on YouTube. But unfortunately for the 13-year-old Black, that popularity is not because fans think she’s the next big pop star but rather people piling on to laugh and make fun of her. The comments ... read more »