Category: Cyberharassment

Elon Musk’s Playbook for DOGE Has a Precedent: X

Mr. Musk is wielding his X account to single out federal employees and agencies for cuts. He has used this method before.
Instagram Unveils Sweeping Changes for Users Under Age 18

The app, which is popular with teenagers, introduced new settings and features aimed at addressing inappropriate online contact and content, and improving sleep for users under 18.
After Olympic Show, ‘Love Activist’ D.J. Barbara Butch Deals With Hate

The French D.J. Barbara Butch wanted to deliver a message of peace in the opening ceremony, but ended up getting savaged online.
How Drew Afualo and Kacie Rose Deal With Rude TikTok and Instagram Comments

Ignore vitriol, or turn it into content? Creators like Kacie Rose and Drew Afualo share their tips for dealing with a harsh comments section.
Bots Tied to China Are Harassing a Dissident’s Teenage Daughter

A covert campaign to target a writer critical of the country’s Communist Party has extended to sexually suggestive threats against his 16-year-old daughter.
These Grieving Parents Want Congress to Protect Children Online

A group is using the Mothers Against Drunk Driving playbook, sharing personal tragedies, to lobby for the Kids Online Safety Act.
States Move to Ban Deepfake Nudes to Fight Sexually Explicit Images of Minors

Legislators in two dozen states are working on bills, or have passed laws, to combat A.I.-generated sexually explicit images of minors.
NewJeans Asks U.S. Court for Help Finding YouTuber in Defamation Case

The request by NewJeans is the latest effort by the K-pop industry in its struggle to stem rumors on platforms based outside South Korea.
Ella no es Catalina: una doble de la princesa de Gales aclara dudas

Gracias a su parecido físico, Heidi Agan trabaja imitando a Catalina. La contratan para eventos corporativos y fiestas. En cuanto a las teorías conspirativas, esto es lo que tiene que decir.
Kate Middleton’s Look-Alike, Heidi Agan, Is Having a Weird Time

A royal look-alike clears the air on a recent conspiracy theory.
A K-Pop Star’s Lonely Downward Spiral

Goo Hara’s life was a struggle from the start. She ended it at 28, isolated and harassed online.
23andMe Breach Targeted Jewish and Chinese Customers, Lawsuit Says

The class-action suit said the genetic testing company failed to notify customers whose personal information was compiled into “curated” lists that were sold on the dark web.