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News Stories Related To: Mo. lawmakers vote to bar Internet harassment

Source: International Business Times
Los Angeles : CA : USA | 6 months ago
Responding to the suicide of a Missouri teenager who was teased over the Internet, state lawmakers Friday gave final approval to a bill making cyber harassment illegal...The bill...
Tags: Missouri, Megan Meier, missouri teenager, social networking, old boy
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