Protecting Kids

What Is Cyberbullying? Cyberbullying is like playground bullying, but it’s done either online or with cell phones. It can take the form of individual harassment, public humiliation, or both. The viral nature of online life and cell phones makes sending...

Young people think friends are more at risk

Young people are aware of the risks of cyberbullying but perceive others as being more at risk than themselves. Young women are more vulnerable to this perception than young men. This is the finding of a study by Dr Lucy Betts and Sondos Metwally from Nottingham Trent...

Nova Scotia Cyber Safety Act sparks debate

HALIFAX – An overwhelming majority of complaints filed under Nova Scotia’s anti-cyberbullying law have been resolved out of court, proof that it is working despite lingering criticism, supporters of the legislation say. Two years after it was passed in April 2013, the...

Open Drum: cyber bullying claimed our Jessica

When we lost our Jessica to suicide the police knew just where to look: her phone and laptop. The coroner states cyber bullying contributed to her death and so we have the evidence – but where’s the justice? Fran Cleland writes. There’s a fairy story...