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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 372

online bullying

Illustrative: A young woman sits alone (torwai; iStock by Getty Images)
May 23, 2022, 2:38 am
Report finds 360% increase in violence, anxiety among youth after pandemic’s onset
The Elem welfare organization received 1,682 complaints of sexual violence in 2021, a 230% increase from 2019, pointing to COVID as a catalyst for several such trends
By ToI Staff
Israeli children in second grade use computers in a classroom as part of a study program of the Jerusalem Municipality and the Education Ministry (Kobi Gideon / Flash90)
February 2, 2022, 6:03 pm
Over half of Israeli teenagers suffer from online violence – survey
Teenage girls more likely to encounter offensive content online than boys, poll finds
By Tobias Siegal
Yair Netanyahu in court in Tel Aviv, December 10, 2018, where he testified in a NIS 140,000 libel suit he filed the previous year against Abie Binyamin, a social activist. (FLASH90)
August 25, 2020, 8:39 pm
Woman sues Yair Netanyahu for insinuating she had an affair with Benny Gantz
Dana Cassidy demands NIS 500,000 from PM’s son, says he’s responsible for ‘mass, public sexual harassment’ after his posts about her ahead of March elections
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Yair Netanyahu in court in Tel Aviv, December 10, 2018, where he testified in a NIS 140,000 libel suit he filed the previous year against Abie Binyamin, a social activist. (FLASH90)
August 2, 2020, 12:31 pm
Court orders Yair Netanyahu to remove tweet doxing protest leaders
Judge also orders PM’s son to stop harassing demonstrators against his father for the next 6 months, after he posted their addresses and encouraged followers to picket their homes
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of President Reuven Rivlin speaking as part of a campaign against online bullying among schoolchildren. (President's Office)
February 16, 2020, 6:11 pm
Rivlin launches anti-bullying campaign
Celebrities and ‘online influencers’ join president in urging schoolchildren and young people to act against intimidation, exclusion on social media
By Stuart Winer
In this April 25, 2018, file photo the YouTube app and YouTube Kids app are displayed on an iPhone in New York. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
July 29, 2019, 2:24 pm
YouTube needs ‘new set of rules and laws’ to block racism, hate, says executive
Video-sharing platform says it is striving to thwart abuse of platform that promotes violence, spreads disinformation
By Jules Bonnard
Illustrative: A gamer at a computer. (Dror Garti/Flash90)
July 25, 2019, 4:41 pm
Online gamers face physical threats, stalking and other abuse
In new ADL survey, 23% of respondents report being exposed to discussions about white supremacy
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Blogger Lori Shem-Tov on May 21, 2019. (Screenshot: YouTube)
June 10, 2019, 2:25 pm
State said seeking 12-year jail term for blogger for harassing judges
Prosecution reportedly trying to turn extensive indictment against Lori Shem-Tov into a test case on shaming, following online campaign against welfare and other officials
By ToI Staff
In this July 31, 2013 photo, the home page for Twitter is displayed on an iPad and a laptop computer. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
February 13, 2019, 11:06 pm
Poll: Over third of Americans experienced severe online hate, harassment in 2018
Anti-Defamation League report finds 16% of Jews have been harassed online over their religion
By JTA
In this September 27, 2010, photo, Raphael Golb, center, and his attorney Ron Kuby, left, confer during a recess in his trial at Manhattan State Supreme Court in New York. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)
April 17, 2018, 8:18 am
Case of Dead Sea Scrolls, online aliases ends with probation
Scholarly dispute about which Jewish authors wrote ancient religious texts leads to philosophical, erudite court case
By Jennifer Peltz
In this Sept. 27, 2010, file photo, Raphael Golb, center, and his attorney Ron Kuby, left, confer during a recess in his trial at Manhattan State Supreme Court in New York. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano, File)
April 16, 2018, 8:29 am
Strange case of online impersonation in Dead Sea Scrolls feud set to end
Ten years ago, Raphael Golb created fake online accounts to go after the detractors of his scholar father; courts have spent the years since trying to figure out what he did wrong
By AP
Sarah Silverman participates in a panel during the Hulu Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton on Thursday, July 27, 2017. (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
January 4, 2018, 2:04 pm
Sarah Silverman does a mitzvah for her friend, a former Twitter troll
A San Antonio man sends an obscene tweet hoping to raise dander, but the plan backfires when the Jewish comedian shows compassion, not contempt
By Tracy Frydberg
In this Wednesday, June 28, 2017 photo, US President Donald Trump speaks during an energy roundtable with tribal, state and local leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
June 30, 2017, 9:04 am
If you tweeted like Trump, you could be fired
Experts say employees should not imitate US president’s attacks on critics, as many companies have policies against shaming on social media
By Barbara Ortutay
Screenshot from Monica Lewinsky's first speech in 13 years to Forbes' Under 30 Summit, Monday, October 20, 2014.
October 21, 2014, 5:55 am
Monica Lewinsky: I was suicidal as Clinton scandal went viral
In first speech in 13 years, ex-White House intern tells of shame, depression; says she was cyber-bullying’s Patient Zero, wants to help others
By AFP and ToI Staff
Ella Rose, President of the Union of Jewish Students, left, with members of the Coventry JSoc. (courtesy UJS)
October 13, 2014, 2:09 am
UK Jewish student union uses new media to fight oldest hatred
After a summer of heightened anti-Semitism, leader of the 8,500-strong group spearheads campaign #keepitkosher to stop online racism
By Liam Hoare
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