Thursday, December 18, 2008
Cyber bullies turn vicious - Really!
According to Asia One News:
A 16-YEAR-OLD girl here created fake profiles on popular social networking sites MySpace and Facebook with a single-minded purpose: To befriend those she disliked in school.
Once the connections were made, the teen turned on her schoolmates, hurling nasty insults at them.
The bullying [...]
Cyberbullying Suicide Stokes the Internet Fury Machine
By Kim Zetter 11.21.07
Sarah Wells used her blog to post the name of suicide victim Megan Meier’s neighbor, fueling a firestorm of internet outrage.
Photo: bluemerle.blogspot.com
Sarah Wells used her blog to post the name of suicide victim Megan Meier’s neighbor, fueling a firestorm of internet outrage.
Photo: bluemerle.blogspot.com
Sarah Wells makes [...]
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Singapore has the 2nd highest cyber bullying cases after the US…read on:-
http://www.tcs.org.sg/pressroom/english_news/news_st110308_01.html
An article by a ST reporter against cyber bullying:-
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20090210-120811.html
Parent Launches website to fight cyber bullies:an article written by the ST on our support site.
http://www.asiaone.com/Digital/News/Story/A1Story20090204-119236.html
Educators concerned about increasing trend of cyber-bullying
By Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 18 June 2007 1751 hrs
SINGAPORE: Educators say cyber-bullying is becoming increasingly common all over the world and it is no different in Singapore, where over 70 percent of students have access to the internet at home.
It may be the school holidays, but [...]
How do I protect my children from cyber bullies?
Read more from the Australian government website:
http://www.netalert.gov.au/advice/risks/cyberbullying/How_do_I_protect_children_from_cyber_bullies.html
An informative article on the type of anti social behaviour seen online - useful information for both parents and school staff.
Click here to read anti social behaviour online article
A useful article on how parents can protect their kids online:
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-he-kidsprotect26-2009jan26,0,4770463.story?track=rss