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Woman journalist victim in Pakistan takes action against online harassment

Even in 2026, Women journalists in Pakistan face persistent online abuse, where appearance often overshadows work, amid rising digital harassment, self-censorship, and legal concer...

Victims in online sexual harassment cases urged to prioritise safety, preserve digital evidence, says former Selangor Ba...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Online sexual harassment is becoming an increasingly serious concern, with victims urged to...

"Making Negative Statements" About People to Their Employers = Criminal Harassment

"[S]tatements made to third parties can be 'directed at' the victim," and thus criminal harassment if they're repeated and likely to cause serious annoyance or distress, "when they...

When technology fails women: Online abuse and Nigeria’s digital weak points

When AI-generated harassment is treated as “engaging content,” it gets amplified, and women, especially women from the Global majority, become collateral damage.

Cyber Stalker

CYBER STALKER puts you in the unsettling position of being stalked by Becca, a 25-year-old "professional admirer"...

EDITORIAL: Justice falling short on digital abuse

Love, Breakups, and Harm in the Digital Age

Technology has significantly expanded the reach, permanence, and amplification of student harm. As students navigate relationships in digital spaces, emerging concerns such as onli...

Cyberstalking and Free Speech

In recent months, I have received several questions about what North Carolina’s cyberstalking statute covers and whether it may infringe on First Amendment free speech rights. This...

Tipping point: The chilling escalation of online violence against women in the public sphere

This publication explores the growing surge of online abuse faced by women in the public sphere—and how digital attacks are increasingly leading to real-world harm. Drawing on glob...

What Is Cyber Bullying? Meaning, Types and Prevention | Simplilearn

TL;DR: Cyberbullying is digital bullying that happens through phones, social media, games, messaging apps, or other digital spaces. It can feel nonstop, spread fast, and leave last...

When Elon Musk had a crack at Australia’s online safety boss, she received 60,000 abusive messages, including death thre...

As more women take on public leadership and regulatory roles, Australia’s first eSafety commissioner warns they could require security protections similar to elected parliamentaria...

Nearly three out of four women journalists face digital abuse globally: How digital violence threatens press freedom in...

As online abuse against journalists intensifies globally, understanding how women reporters navigate these hostile digital environments and what can be done to protect them has bec...

Men Are Buying Hacking Tools to Use Against Their Wives and Friends

In Telegram groups, men are sharing thousands of nonconsensual images of women and girls, buying spyware, and engaging in doxing and sexual abuse.

‘The goal is silence’: Women journalists report increasing violence online

Journalists open up about the lack of accountability and the toll of online violence – on themselves and on the freedom of the press.

Friends allegedly ‘stalked’ former senior politician and posted abuse on social media

Stalker hid in bushes behind woman’s home during harassment campaign against her

Caldicot stalker George Selwood harassed woman by sending her emails and hiding in bushes behind her home

Miami man arrested for stalking and harassing estranged wife

A Miami man was arrested Thursday on multiple charges including stalking, aggravated harassment, cyberstalking and promotion of an altered sexual depiction without consent after he...

A Hidden Second Harm of Image-Based Abuse: Reporting It

Survivors know reporting non-consensual intimate images is its own ordeal. New research finally names why, and what you can do to ease the burden.

Israel Police decry online defamation campaign against female officer in Jerusalem

Online posts about the officer included comparisons to the Nazis and derogatory language, behavior that police asserted “crosses a dangerous red line" and may constitute a criminal...

Morning Run Turns Nightmare As Viral Harassment Video Sparks Nationwide Outrage

A disturbing video circulating online shows a woman being followed and verbally threatened during an early morning run in Nigeria, raising fresh concerns about public safety and ha...

Blogger arraigned for cyberstalking UBA Group Chairman Tony Elumelu

In the charges filed in court, police alleged that Surpruchi and others now at large on or about the 5th day of April, 2026, conspired amongst themselves to commit felony to with C...

Online abuse is a daily reality for women in public life | Letters

As Stella Creasy’s experience shows, these encounters follow a pattern typically comprising seven elements, writes Dr Susan WatsonReading Stella Creasy’s piece about the online abu...

Voices rising against digital toxicity

Actors condemn trolling and intrusive commentary as online culture grows increasingly aggressive

You're being watched: Japan battles online abuse of athletes

Japanese Olympic Committee officials tried to combat online abuse against athletes during the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics and plan to do so again at the Asian Games.