Teen girls arrested for threatening Steubenville victim, quoting rap lyrics
These words might sound familiar to hip-hop fans. They’re lyrics from the song “Traumatized” by Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill.
On Mar 19, 2013 by Kevin Collier
British man arrested for threatening 200 Tennessee students on Facebook
An Englishman was arrested on Friday for making anonymous threats on Facebook to 200 people in Tennessee. His mother blamed Facebook.
On Feb 11, 2013 by Fidel Martinez
Teen arrested for threatening cop on Facebook
Dumb: making Facebook threats against a cop. Dumber: making Facebook threats against a cop who leads an online investigation unit.
On Feb 11, 2013 by Jordan Valinsky
Nude-photo hacker charged with victimizing 350 women
A California man is accused of breaking into women’s online accounts, and using the nude photos he found there to extort them.
On Jan 30, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger
Man arrested for Facebook posts about killing children
A Calif. man named Akbar Baraki was arrested after writing “more kids must be killed” on his Facebook wall.
On Jan 11, 2013 by Jordan Valinsky
2Channel founder facing drug charges over a forum post
A 2010 post on 2channel, the massive Japanese site that inspired 4chan, has landed founder Hiroyuki Nishimura in hot water with police.
On Dec 21, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Bahraini activist arrested over photos of police violence
Sayed Yousif Al-Muhafdhah was arrested for spreading “false information” after he tweeted photos of police using Molotov cocktails and shotguns against protesters.
On Dec 20, 2012 by Kevin Collier
Alleged Carly Rae Jepsen hacker arrested
A 25-year-old British Columbia man has been arrested for hacking the “Call Me Maybe” singer.
On Dec 12, 2012 by Jordan Valinsky
Anonymous spokesman Barrett Brown faces new charges
Brown is now being charged for sharing a link to Wikileaks’ Global Intelligence Files. Could any Twitter user who tweeted that link also face charges?
On Dec 7, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy
Chinese model jailed for posting police-fantasy pics to Weibo
Just a few weeks after jailing a Twitter user for telling a joke, Chinese authorities busted a model for posting pictures online.
On Nov 29, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Indian police detain another young Facebook user
Indian police have taken custody of yet another young person who allegedly used Facebook to criticize a public figure.
On Nov 29, 2012 by Kevin Collier
South Korean sentenced for ironic pro-North-Korea retweets
In South Korea, even an ironic retweet “praising an antistate entity” can lead to arrest.
On Nov 22, 2012 by Kevin Collier
2 Indian women arrested for Facebook post
The post questioned whether Mumbai should have shut down for the funeral of controversial political figure Bal Thackeray. One of the two women was arrested for merely liking the message.
On Nov 19, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
U.K. police average 3 arrests daily for offensive posts
The frequency of cases has led to the creation of the development of a new government body, the Crown Prosecution Service.
On Oct 29, 2012 by Michelle Jaworski
Bahrain charges 4 for insulting king on Twitter
Four men, all in their 20s, were arrested Wednesday for defamation against Bahrain’s royal family.
On Oct 18, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
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