Twitter can give clues about suicide risk, according to a study conducted by Birmingham Young University. “Kids will spill their guts out there in cyberspace,” Christophe Giraud-Carrier, a BYU computer scientist told sltrib. “We’re hoping to pick up thoughts and feelings they might not share with their parents or school.” Read more…
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Twitter Can Warn About Cyber Bullying and Suicide Risk Ahead Of Phone Calls
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Categories: Blog, Bullycide, Bullying, Cyber Bullying, Suicide, Teen suicide, Twitter
How to Keep Your Child Safe on the Internet
Comments Off on How to Keep Your Child Safe on the InternetWith the proliferation of electronic devices, today’s children have greater access to the Internet now more than ever. Many parents are not aware of the many ways children can get online. In addition to computers and smart phones, kids can access the Internet with game consoles, PS3, XBOX, Wii, iTouch, all WIFI versions of Kindle, [ Read More ]
Report: Majority Of Parents “Concerned” About Kids’ Online Privacy
Comments Off on Report: Majority Of Parents “Concerned” About Kids’ Online PrivacyA new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds that most US parents are concerned about their kids’ online privacy and also about how much advertisers are able to learn about their kids’ online behavior. The findings are based on telephone interviews of 802 US teens and their parents in late Q2 [ Read More ]
Categories: Blog
Felony Counts for 2 in Suicide of Bullied 12-Year-Old
Comments Off on Felony Counts for 2 in Suicide of Bullied 12-Year-OldMIAMI — For the Polk County sheriff’s office, which has been investigating the cyberbullying suicide of a 12-year-old Florida girl, the Facebook comment was impossible to disregard. In Internet shorthand it began “Yes, ik” — I know — “I bullied Rebecca nd she killed herself.” The writer concluded that she didn’t care, using an obscenity [ Read More ]
Categories: Blog, Bullycide, Bullying, Cyber Bullying
Girl’s Suicide Points to Rise in Apps Used by Cyberbullies
Comments Off on Girl’s Suicide Points to Rise in Apps Used by CyberbulliesRebecca’s mother, Tricia Norman, said she had no idea that her daughter, who died this week, was being cyber-bullied by about 15 middle-school children, a problem that first arose and was addressed last year. Inside her phone’s virtual world, she had changed her user name on Kik Messenger, a cellphone application, to “That Dead Girl” [ Read More ]
Categories: Blog, Bullycide, Bullying, Cell Phone Apps, Cyber Bullying, Teen suicide
