by Larry Cang | Jul 1, 2013 | Cyber Bullying News
With the recent suicide of a 19-year old due to cyberbullying on Facebook by a deputy at a local police station in Idaho, uKnowKids and mobile safety expert Tim Woda offer tips for parents related to cyberbullying. 1. Understand the technology your kids are using....
by Larry Cang | Jun 30, 2013 | Cyber Bullying News
Facebook has announced the beginning of trials of a new chat room feature, similar to the one from AOL in the 90s. The new feature allows for people to host chats revolving around anything, and for any of the friends to join without being invited, pretty much an open...
by Larry Cang | Jun 28, 2013 | Cyber Bullying News
Linguistics expert, Dr. Claire Hardaker, who has studied over 4000 online cases of trolling, has discovered that the methods used by trolls, such as those on Facebook and Twitter, are used to outrage others for amusement. Some say that trolls aren’t doing...
by Larry Cang | Jun 27, 2013 | Cyber Bullying News
Some new light has recently been shed on the case of Paris Jackson, Michael Jackson’s daughter. According to a new report, Paris sunk into a deep depression due to the cyberbullying she was facing, which led to her attempt at suicide. Many of the comments were...
by Larry Cang | Jun 27, 2013 | Cyber Bullying News
Lauren and Victoria Coaxum began a campaign to “Think Before You Type” as a fight against cyberbullying last year. This month marks the first year anniversary of this grass-roots initiative to end online negativity. “We saw a friend being bullied...
by Larry Cang | Jun 25, 2013 | Cyber Bullying News
Although a recent law made online harassment of teachers a criminal offense, CMS has still not charged any of its students for online harassment. The new law was put in place to protect teachers from incidences of identity theft and more serious forms of harassment....