Myspace Suicide

Cyber Laws Obsolete, Vague: New Technology "Scares Legislators"

wsj.com | Posted 09.28.2009 | Technology


Mr. Silverglate, who will testify against the bill later this week, tells me he figures that "being emotionally distressed is just part of living in a...

CA Court: MySpace, Internet Servers Not Liable For Assault

Reuters | Gina Keating | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media


LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Internet servers like MySpace cannot be held liable when minors are sexually assaulted by people they first meet on a website, ...

Jury convicts mom of lesser charges in online hoax

AP | GREG RISLING | Posted 12.27.2008 | Home


LOS ANGELES — A Missouri mother on trial in a landmark cyberbullying case was convicted Wednesday of only three minor offenses for her role in a...

Cyberbullying Trial Witness Tells Of Torturing Young Girl On MySpace

AP | GREG RISLING | Posted 12.22.2008 | Home


LOS ANGELES — The daughter of a woman accused of orchestrating a cruel Internet hoax against a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide took the w...

Lou Drew Indicted In Missouri MySpace Suicide Case

AP | LINDA DEUTSCH | Posted 05.23.2008 | Home


LOS ANGELES — A Missouri woman was indicted Thursday for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a ...