Possibly. In Alaska, it can be a crime to send rude or scary text messages, emails, or social media posts to someone under 18. If you repeatedly send messages that insult, taunt, or intimidate someone, and the messages are meant to harass or annoy that person, and they make the person reasonably afraid they might get physically hurt, this is called harassment. This crime also applies even if you only send one message, as long as that single message threatens to physically hurt someone or threatens unwanted sexual contact.

Sending these kinds of messages could also lead to a more serious charge called stalking, if the messages happen again and again and make someone afraid they could be hurt or killed. Harassment and stalking are both real crimes in Alaska, and stalking is treated as more serious than harassment. If you send threatening or repeated scary messages to someone, you could be charged with a crime, so it’s important to think carefully before hitting send.