Tag: Cyberharassment

Twitter Shows, Again, the Failure of the New Right’s Theory of Power

How to take something that has flaws — and break it completely.

UChicago Course on Whiteness Sparks Debate Over Free Speech and Cyberbullying

A student objected to a class, “The Problem of Whiteness,” and tweeted the lecturer’s photo and email address. Hate mail poured in. What should the school do?

Supreme Court Puts First Amendment Limits on Laws Banning Online Threats

The case concerned Billy Counterman, a Colorado man who became obsessed with a singer-songwriter, sending her disturbing messages on Facebook.

ADL GLAAD Report Cites More Than 350 Anti-LGBTQ Incidents Over 11 Months

The incidents included online harassment, gatherings of armed protesters outside drag shows, and bomb threats against hospitals that provide gender transition care.

When Do Creepy Facebook Messages Cross a Line? Supreme Court May Decide.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in April on a question it once ducked: whether intent counts in criminal cases based on online threats.