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Cyberbullying

Building a Culture of Responsibility

Stephen Balkam | Posted 11.05.2009 | Technology

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Stephen Balkam

We need to build a Culture of Responsibility online where government, law enforcement, industry, teachers, parents and the kids themselves accept differing yet overlapping areas of responsibility.

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Cyberbullying: Teen Arrested For Making Website Attacking Peer As 'Slut'

wired.com | Posted 10.16.2009 | Technology

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The name of the website, which has since been taken down, included the target's name and "cunt.com," Binder told Threat Level, and it hosted photos of...

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Cyber Laws Obsolete, Vague: New Technology "Scares Legislators"

wsj.com | Posted 09.28.2009 | Technology

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Mr. Silverglate, who will testify against the bill later this week, tells me he figures that "being emotionally distressed is just part of living in a...

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Be Who You Are

Terrance Heath | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics

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Terrance Heath

School will soon start again, and countless LGBT youth will return to classrooms all over the country. Some will return to schools where they find support and protection; some won't.

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Schools Out for Summer: Kids Go Online

Stephen Balkam | Posted 06.30.2009 | Living

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Stephen Balkam

Now would be a good time to have a talk with your children, tweens and teens about what they are doing online, where they are going and what they are uploading.

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Protecting Victims, Preserving Freedoms

Rep. Linda Sanchez | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics

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Rep. Linda Sanchez

The Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act would criminalize bullying like when perpetrators hide behind the anonymity of the web. Severe online bullying must have consequences.

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Sexting and the Law of Unintended Consequences

Stephen Balkam | Posted 04.24.2009 | Style

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Stephen Balkam

Sexting -- teens sending sexually explicit photos of themselves via cell phones -- has become the latest in a line of highly charged issues involving kids and the internet.

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An End to Name-Calling?

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

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Joel Schwartzberg

Some will say "No Name-Calling Week" is more accurately called "PC Police Week." After all, an offensive term over the dinner table might be applauded in a rap song.

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What's Next In Online Safety

Stephen Balkam | Posted 11.17.2008 | Living

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Stephen Balkam

Kids are now producing the kind of content we once shielded them from. There are cases pending in court where the kids are being charged with production of child pornography.

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