cyberstalk
Americanverb (used with object)
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to harass (a person) using digital communication in an aggressive or threatening manner.
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to follow or observe (a person) on social media in an obsessive manner.
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Guttenberg said Monday that the sentence “is a big deal” and sends a message to those who cyberstalk the families of shooting victims that they will be caught and punished.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2023
Authorities said they believe Castillo cyberstalked other real estate agents in 20 cities and 10 states, the station reported.
From Fox News ● Sep. 5, 2020
They’ve known I’m bisexual for about five years, but it wasn’t by choice, as my mother cyberstalked and subsequently outed me.
From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2017
More recently, James Lasdun devoted a book, Give Me Everything You Have, to being cyberstalked by someone he'd taught.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 12, 2013
A striking account by this feted writer and poet of being cyberstalked.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 4, 2013
Up to 5 million people experience stalking each year according to a 2006 crime survey, but there are no official statistics on the percentage cyberstalked.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2011
With John Paul awaiting trial for cyberstalking and making false statements to federal investigators, and Mica’s family trying to pass legislation in her name, the doc seems set on rallying viewers.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
The BBC contacted 46 police forces across the UK and among the 27 that responded, 8,365 cyberstalking offences had been recorded in 2024.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2025
One 2005 study showed that barely 30 percent of students who read accounts from a case where a perpetrator was actually convicted of cyberstalking identified the behavior as such.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 26, 2023
A bill that would treat cyberstalking the same as in-person stalking passed the Washington House on Feb. 27 and had a public hearing Tuesday in the Senate Committee on Law and Justice.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
Seven of them were released late Tuesday, while two of them, Tumuhimbise and a colleague, were charged in a court in the capital Kampala on Wednesday with engaging in cyberstalking and offensive communication.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2022
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