Cyberbully Victim Amanda Todd posted video on YouTube month before taking her own life(image source: Gawker.com) by Niall Mulrine 3 suicides due to Cyber Bullying in the last 6 weeks Cyber bullying has increased nationally over the last few years, but the recent news in the North West of Ireland has given more insight… Read More »
How to deactivate Facebook to prevent Cyber-Bullying
It maybe a very difficult time for us if we are getting abuse online and if Facebook is one of these sites and you have tried other methods to stop it, then this can be one of the last resorts to try. By deactivating Facebook we are not deleting our information or webspace, but more… Read More »
What to do if you are being Cyber-bullied
If you get Cyber-bullied what do you do? Whilst delivering my Cyber-bullying workshops under the umbrella of Internet Safety, the children ask me what can we do if we are getting Cyber-bullied or we know someone that is getting Cyber-bullied? Are you getting cyber bullied? Here are a few tips on what steps you can… Read More »
Top 50 Acronyms that children use online
Some people refer to this as “Bebo Talk” Top 50 of thousands of Acronyms that the youth use online. Yes its true, this talk was heavily used on Bebo social networking platform as quick text that parents could not decipher. But today in 2012, teenagers over age of 15 would rather use normal text. Parents… Read More »
Should we have Facebook Memorial Pages?
In the wake of recent suicides in Ireland, we have seen an unprecedented amount of activity on Facebook after the bully victim has taken their own life. RIP Facebook Memorial Pages are souvenirs for people who either know the victim well or have not met the deceased but are compassionate to the surroundings of the… Read More »
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