Cyber-bullying

Israel Police decry online defamation campaign against female officer in Jerusalem

Online posts about the officer included comparisons to the Nazis and derogatory language, behavior that police asserted “crosses a dangerous red line" and may constitute a criminal offence.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
ISRAEL POLICE at the scene of a fallen piece of an Iranian missile, March 5, 2026.
Reddit app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021.

Reddit fined $20 million in UK over children's data failures

Britain’s data watchdog fined Reddit £14.47 million for failing to properly verify children’s ages, saying under-13s were unlawfully exposed to harmful content.

|ByREUTERS
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Identity theft, data leaks top Israel’s cybercrime list, nearly 1 in 12 affected in 2024

Of the thousands of online crimes reported in 2024, over half of them involved theft and/or distribution of information (52.4%), with a higher likelihood of women being the victims.

|BySHIR PERETS
An illustration of a young girl looking at a computer screen, warning STOP! in large lettering.

More than half of online abuse reports now come from child victims themselves, Israel finds

Online abuse reports in Israel jumped 71 percent in 2025, with children now submitting the majority of complaints directly to authorities.

|ByPESACH BENSON/TPS

Cyber-bully attacks increase, watchdog reports

Results showed that 62% of teenagers have encountered sexual content online.

AUGUST 31, 2017BySARAH LEVI
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