Cyberbulling is a new form of bullying which developed as the internet and internet chat sites grew. It is a horrible thing and needs to be dealt with severely. There is a law presently working its way through the House of Representatives that wants to amend Title 18 with regard to cyberbullying. The law is sponsored by Rep. Linda T. Sanchez and 14 others.<\/p>\n
I have posted the link to the text of the law at Thomas.gov<\/a>. The law will criminalize any attempt to coerce anyone using the internet. The problem here may not be the law, but it will definitely be in the interpretation of the law. Theoretically, this law could be used to shut out any political criticism of a current administration or be used to silence any website that takes sides on political issues. The law could be used to stifle political free speech on the internet. Again, cyberbullying is a nasty thing that needs to be stopped, but political speech is not cyberbullying and should never be included in a law dealing with cyberbullying. With this group of sponsors, I am afraid it will be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cyberbulling is a new form of bullying which developed as the internet and internet chat sites grew. It is a horrible thing and needs to be dealt with severely. There is a law presently working its way through the House … Continue reading