Youth Advisory Group gets smart about online safety
Social media sites should provide simpler explanation and assistance to help school kids navigate cyber-safety issues.
Lori Drew, 50, is a free woman after a judge ruled in her favor
A U.S. judge on Friday overruled a jury verdict and dismissed a case against a Missouri woman convicted last November in a cyberbullying case that led to a teenager's death.
The broadly written bill potentially could turn a lot of flamers and bloggers into felons
A little-noticed bill re-introduced in Congress last month would make the use of popular electronic communications a felony if "the intent is to coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to a person."
Social networking sites signed an EU pact on child safety Tuesday.
Seventeen social-networking Web sites including household names such as Facebook, Bebo and MySpace have signed a voluntary code of practice designed to stamp out online bullying of children and to inform kids how to protect their personal information, the European Commission said Tuesday.
