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10.01.2009 2:37 pm

Cyberbullying legislation under consideration in Washington

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

If you are interested in what’s happening out there on the cyberbullying-front, check out this story at Ars Technica that looks at a couple pieces of legislation - including one named after Missouri’s own Megan Meier - that hope to curtail…

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08.18.2009 11:48 am

Really? Another cyber bullying case here?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Given all the uproar around the cyber bullying case involving Lori Drew and teenager Megan Meier, isn’t it just a bit bizarre that we’re looking at another case of an adult targeting a minor?

Thankfully, this alleged incident didn’t have such…

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07.02.2009 4:43 pm

Drew acquittal is likely to be embraced by Internet supporters

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A judge’s decision today to overturn a jury’s verdict against Lori Drew is sure to create a stir among those who think she should be punished for her role in the MySpace-related death of Megan Meier, the Dardenne prairie teen who…

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05.18.2009 11:34 am

Big day in Megan Meier cyber-bullying case

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Today we should learn of the fate of Lori Drew, the woman convicted in the 2006 cyber-bullying of Megan Meier, of Dardenne Prairie, who committed suicide.

Late last year, a California jury found Drew guilty of three misdemeanors for illegally accessing…

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08.07.2008 11:58 am

Troll takes credit for controversial Megan Meier blog

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

One of the mysteries following the suicide of 13-year-old Megan Meier seems to have been solved. In the weeks after the public became aware of the Dardenne Prairie teen’s death - she hanged herself after being tormented by a fictional…

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05.15.2008 11:00 pm

When you go online, should you have to prove who you are?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

While helping out with our coverage of the Megan Meier/MySpace story, I spoke with Catherine Dwyer, a computer science professor at Pace University in New York. One of the things we discussed - which I didn’t have room for in…

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