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cyber bullying news

Words that scar, actions that break spirits

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Growing challenge of bullying
Published on Sept 09, 2025 08:09 pm IST

Why Adolescence's one-take storytelling to deliver a gritty look is a must-watch

A still from Netflix's Adolescence
Published on Mar 20, 2025 04:22 pm IST

Millie Bobby Brown opens up on why she called out her bullies: I was overwhelmed

Millie Bobby Brown opens up on why she called out her bullies
Published on Mar 12, 2025 10:26 pm IST

Gurugram: 7 people held for duping people over 87 crore in cyber frauds

Police recovered 7.60 lakh in cash, seven mobiles and three SIM cards from their possession of the accused. (Representational photo)
Published on Mar 06, 2025 09:32 am IST

Big tech says Australia "rushed" social media ban for youths

Big tech says Australia "rushed" social media ban for youths
Published on Nov 29, 2024 11:42 am IST

Content creator does this after he sees a man mocking a differently-abled singer

The image shows the content creator and the differently-abled singer he stood up for.
Published on Aug 03, 2024 10:00 pm IST

Navigating identity-based cyber threats

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Cyber threats
Published on May 11, 2024 04:27 pm IST

Cybersecurity tips for the digital era

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Cybersecurity (Representative)
Published on May 11, 2024 01:03 pm IST

Advanced persistent threats and their impact on cybersecurity

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Published on May 11, 2024 11:57 am IST

Nearly half of American teens subjected to cyberbullying, claims survey

According to the survey conducted between April 14 and May 4 this year, the most common cyberbullying behaviour was name-calling
Published on Dec 16, 2022 07:56 pm IST

How this new snapchat tool helps parents to prevent children from cyber abuse

Abusive content and online bullying harms teens’ mental health and body image.
Published on Aug 09, 2022 11:58 am IST

Sensitise students, parents about online bullying: Delhi govt to schools

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Published on Feb 23, 2021 06:00 pm IST

Zoya Akhtar: 'It is matter of time before virtual abuse seeps into real spaces'

Zoya Akhtar has spoken about cyber bullying.
Published on Jan 16, 2021 06:34 pm IST

Kerala guv approves ordinance to check cyber bullying; experts wary

Anyone producing, publishing or disseminating such content on social media will face a prison term of up to five years or a fine of up to Rs10,000 or both.
Updated on Nov 22, 2020 02:16 am IST

Sonakshi Sinha files FIR against cyber bullies, one arrested

Sonakshi SInha has been running a campaign against cyber abuse for sometime now.
Published on Aug 21, 2020 06:30 am IST

Digital age: Keep your children safe from online predators and hackers

Children are now spending more time in front of screens than ever before.
Updated on May 08, 2020 04:27 pm IST

‘Significant’ increase in cybercrime against women during lockdown: Experts

According to National Commission for Women (NCW) data, 54 cybercrime complaints were received online in April in comparison to 37 complaints
Published on May 03, 2020 05:10 am IST

1 in 3 adolescent internet users in India have gone through negative experience

Three in every five adolescents (63 per cent) said they accepted friendship/connect request only from people they knew, while the rest said they accepted requests from friends of friends and strangers.
Updated on Feb 19, 2020 04:33 pm IST

Peer victimisation may lead to risky sex among teenagers

Researchers have found that peer victimisation is associated with adverse psychological and behavioural problems, including depression and risky health behaviours, such as substance use and unprotected sex with multiple partners.
Updated on Jan 08, 2020 12:43 pm IST

K-pop star Goo Hara left 'pessimistic' note, says police

Goo Hara, a member of South Korean idol group KARA, performs during the 2010 Asia Song Festival in Seoul October 23, 2010.
Updated on Nov 25, 2019 03:50 pm IST

Ananya Panday on being bullied online: ‘I wanted to ignore it but it was affecting people around me’

Ananya Panday has started an initiative against cyber bullying.
Published on Jul 01, 2019 12:45 pm IST

Parenting and its challenges in the age of the social media

There is something new everyday on the Internet – a new app, a new feature which reaches adolescents and teenagers very fast because it is an increasingly growing user base with heavy users in it.
Updated on Jul 01, 2019 12:16 pm IST

We must listen to our children and help create bully-free zones for them

Bullying can take many forms—verbal (name-calling and teasing), physical (kicking, biting or beating up) or social exclusion.
Updated on Jan 28, 2019 03:00 pm IST

Janhvi Kapoor says Anshula got rape threats over Koffee With Karan, Priyanka Chopra says trolls compare her to her dog

Priyanka Chopra hosted a session of #socialforgood with Janhvi Kapoor, Ishaan Khatter and more.
Updated on Nov 27, 2018 05:44 pm IST

24-yr-old commits suicide after being bullied for dressing up as a woman

The man jumped before a train and committed suicide on October 17.
Updated on Oct 19, 2018 08:51 am IST

The law must find ways to deal with online abuse of children

In the past two years or so, there has been a spate of incidents involving children and the darker side of the Internet, be it pornography, cyber bullying, or online games such as the Blue Whale Challenge or the latest deadly online game, the Momo Challenge.
Updated on Sept 17, 2018 01:01 pm IST

Kerala CM orders probe into cyber bullying of woman college student selling fish for living

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan has asked the Ernakulam district collector to provide adequate protection to Hanan, who sold fish in a local market at Thammanam in the city after college hours.
Updated on Jul 27, 2018 10:12 pm IST

Britain minister threatens to regulate young people’s use of social media

Google’s UK operation said it was committed to protecting children and had introduced features to help parents set screen time limits. There was no immediate comment from Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and other firms.
Updated on Apr 22, 2018 05:43 pm IST