Sunday, February 8, 2009

Digital Criminals


image from Joyce Dopkeen/The New York Times


Bullying has moved from the playground to the World Wide Web. Cyberbullying, such a new word that my spell checker is highlighting it, is the new form of harassment in the digital world. The law is cracking down big time on this new crime. The question is where would the line be drawn separating free speech from harassment?

Follow up the most recent article found in the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/us/08cyberbully.html?scp=1&sq=cyberbullying&st=cse

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