Criminology Professor Sameer Hinduja at Florida Atlantic University accepted a $188,000 grant to continue studying cyberbullying and electronic dating violence in America, the first national study of its kind. Dr. Sameer Hinduja and his research center received the grant from Facebook’s Digital Trust Foundation ﹘ an organization that funds projects that promote online privacy, safety and […]
It didn’t take long for Tony Veitch to become biggest topic of online conversation in New Zealand on Tuesday. The Kiwi sports commentator had come under fire for a picture he had posted to do with the All Blacks v France match. Veitch, who pleaded guilty in 2009 to one charge of injuring his partner with […]
Parents can learn about monitoring their Chilean’s use of technology at an Internet safety presentation scheduled for 5-6 p.m. Oct. 22 at Flex Academy, 100 W. 66th St., Richfield. Jill Mecklenburg, crime prevention specialist for Richfield Police, will tell parents how they can help kids demonstrate responsibility online and prevent cyberbullying. All community members are […]
Bullies who prey on their victims at school should be suspended. Cyberbullying at school can prevent pupils from learning, meaning they will be left behind when it comes to achieving. In addition to suspension, I believe blacklisting should be used; it can be an efficient way of stopping the bully. An important reason why blacklist […]
This season’s The Bachelorette has been called “the sexiest”, as Kaitlyn Bristowe has reported spending intimate time with a few men before this normally occurs on the show. This has led to a lot of people cyberbullying her, and this will be addressed on the show. Considering that the 2015 season finale will have a release […]
The Air Force is planning to take on cyberbullying of sexual assault victims, Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer said in a Wednesday interview. Spencer said that Air Force lawyers are working on guidance to send to commanders outlining actions that can be taken against airmen who take to social media to attack sexual […]
KUSA – A family has rallied for legislation after one of the daughters tried to take her own life due to cyberbullying. Now, that crusade will hopefully prevent more cyberbullies and bring those who torment others to justice. Kaitlyn Arellano, 14, is excited to start high school in the fall. She’s even more excited that […]
Dentists don’t generate a lot of online love. But in the annals of negative dentistry feedback, no practitioner has earned quite the same torrent of invective as Walter Palmer, the now-notorious killer of Cecil the lion. A quick scan of the Yelp page for his now-shuttered practice, River Bluff Dental in Bloomington, Minnesota, yields “reviews” like this one: […]
Michael Cleland was nervous — he had spoken to groups of people before, but he wanted this speech to make an impact, to change behaviour, to save lives. Students at Glenroy College in Melbourne’s north thought they were in for a boring power-point presentation about cyber bullying — they had heard the warnings before, but […]
