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Japan
Japan passes bill making online insults punishable by jail time in wake of ‘Terrace House’ star’s death
An amended Japanese law will consider cyberbullying a crime that may result in one-year imprisonment and fines of up to 300,000 yen (approx...
Rebecca Moon
China
Chinese student cyberbullied for ‘showing off’ by buying classmates $7,600 worth of chocolates
A Chinese graduate student in Shanghai was cyberbullied after buying her classmates 50,000 yuan (approximately $7,621) worth of chocolates ...
South Korea
South Koreans demand tougher cyberbullying laws following recent suicide deaths of Korean celebrities
South Korea’s government is under pressure to act after the recent deaths of a high-profile volleyball player and Twitch streamer, both of ...
News
Man May Face Cyberbullying Charges in Death of ‘Terrace House’ Star Hana Kimura
A man from Osaka, Japan may face charges for cyberbullying the late Hana Kimura who died from an apparent suicide earlier this year. What ha...
Bryan Ke
Entertainment
Kelly Marie Tran Says She Has Moved on From Cyberbullying Over ‘Star Wars’ Casting
While Kelly Marie Tran has not made a social media comeback, the Vietnamese American star has already moved past the backlash she had receiv...
Carl Samson
Teen Wins International Award for Anti-Cyberbullying App
Sadat Rahman, a 17-year-old boy from Bangladesh, was named the winner of the 2020 Children’s Peace Prize for creating the anti-cyberbullying...
Massachusetts AP Chinese Class Zoombombed with ‘Slew of Racist Insults’
An AP Chinese class from Newton South High School in Massachusetts is the third victim this month of “Zoombombing.“ Lanlan Chen,...
Maina Chen
CNN Host Lisa Ling Reveals the Hateful Messages She’s Received Because of COVID-19
Award-winning journalist and CNN host Lisa Ling is one of the many Asians being targeted for racially charged attacks and hate speech, not o...