Online Bullying

• 1 in 4 Canadian youths suffered online threats and harassment: StatCan

  A StatCan report concluded young Canadians who suffered cyber-victimization had a higher risk of having poor mental health and eating disorders.

  Canada

  Sep 20
  
• Coronavirus: B.C. couple donates $1K following meat-hoarding backlash, death threats

  A couple in Lake Country, B.C. has gone viral, from a video showing them buying two shopping carts full of meat.

  Canada

  Mar 19, 2020
  
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• Blue Bomber Adam Bighill calls out Wendy Williams on Twitter over TV host’s actions

  Linebacker Adam Bighill says he'll be calling out Wendy Williams online every day for her actions until she makes a public apology and a donation to the cleft lip community.

  Canada

  Jan 13, 2020
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• ‘It’s a human issue’: vulgar slur denounced by Nova Scotia women in politics

  Women in politics and political studies say the slur against McKenna is an everyday example of the realities many of their female colleagues face. 

  Canada

  Oct 25, 2019
• Peterborough man accused of fleeing police during arrest for criminal harassment

  Police allege the man drove away while being arrested for criminal harassment involving a woman.

  Crime

  Apr 15, 2019
• As racist abuse towards Meghan Markle grows, Royals amp up social-media monitoring

  Researchers found that just 20 accounts were responsible for 70 per cent of anti-Markle online abuse.

  Entertainment

  Mar 8, 2019
• Kindness counts: How Edmonton students tackle cyberbullying on Pink Shirt Day

  Growing up in a world ruled by social media can be tough. Edmonton students share their thoughts on what it means to be bullied in the online age.

  Canada

  Feb 27, 2019
• Amnesty puts numbers to what women have said for years: Twitter lets their abuse go unchecked

  An Amnesty International report says on average a problematic or abusive Tweet is sent to a woman every 30 seconds.

  Dec 19, 2018
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• Even with more awareness, cyberbullying isn’t declining in Canada: Ipsos poll

  The poll found that most Canadians, at 85 per cent, are aware that online bullying is an issue.

  Lifestyle

  Jun 27, 2018
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• Facebook, Instagram now tackling bullying and hate speech — automatically

  Comments that are “intended to harass” can now be filtered out on Instagram. And on Facebook, artificial intelligence is scouring the site for bad content.

  Tech

  May 3, 2018