Online Harassment

• How two B.C. political opponents worked together to quell a flood of death threats

  Two MLAs from opposing political parties recently found a common cause, working together to take down a man who was flooding them with harassing and threatening emails.

  Politics

  Sep 22
  
• 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
  
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• New Westminster school board renews call for Twitter troll trustee to resign

  Last week it was revealed Dee Beattie was using the account to target parents and others in the community with disparaging comments, jabs and insults. 

  Politics

  Jun 21
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• Documentary by two Quebec filmmakers exposes horror of online violence against women

  The goal of the documentary called 'Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age' is to bring awareness to online misogyny and provide a voice for victims, filmmakers say.

  Canada

  Jan 13
• Cobourg, Ont. woman arrested for sending harassing emails to police

  According to the Cobourg Police Service, in the summer of 2022, its members received a number of harassing emails from a woman who was warned to stop, but did not.

  Crime

  Jan 10
• Winnipeg drag queens, cafe face alleged online harassment, threats ahead of drag story time

  A barrage of direct messages and promises of protest began landing in Scout: Coffee + Tea's inbox within 24 hours of announcing the event.

  Canada

  Oct 23, 2022
• Defence in Amanda Todd sextortion case now seeks 2 year sentence, down from 6

  Aydin Coban was extradited from the Netherlands to face multiple charges related to the years-long cyberstalking and harassment of B.C. teen Amanda Todd, who died by suicide at 15.

  Crime

  Oct 13, 2022
• Kiwi Farms, site at centre of Clara Sorrenti doxxing, dropped by 2nd hosting provider

  The website has been a rallying point for the vicious harassment and doxxing of transgender people, feminists and people of colour.

  Tech

  Sep 6, 2022
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• Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover bid may stifle marginalized groups: experts

  Musk's bid to buy Twitter has spurred speculation that the tech mogul's promises to foster "free speech'' could translate into a hands-off approach to harassment.

  Tech

  Apr 30, 2022
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• B.C. councillor targeted by threats says arrest made amid growing harassment of public figures

  Coun. Brenda Locke, who is running for mayor in the upcoming October election, described the threats as violent and sexual in nature, delivered over the course of multiple emails.

  Crime

  Mar 23, 2022