Tag Archives: harrassment

Top Ten Email Scammer Tips

Posted on 23/03/2013 by

Some parents allow children, as young as 5 or 6 to hold an email account.  The list below, of the many scams that prey on email users, helps to explain why most email providers expect account holders to be 13 and over. To keep them cyber safe, … Continue reading →

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Call to tighten the laws around social media

Posted on 10/09/2012 by

In the past few weeks there have been a number of disturbing cases of cyber bullying and harassment involving the micro-blogging website Twitter. Both Charlotte Dawson (Australia’s Next Top Model judge) and Robbie Farah (Wests Tigers NRL captain) have been on the receiving end … Continue reading →

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What is Qooh.me? Your tweens and teens are all over it!

Posted on 28/08/2012 by

Yet another social media site that our teens and tweens are flocking to and one which parents need to know about.  Qooh.me  allows users to ask one another questions anonymously.  Think about that? Vincent Mabuza, left is the founder. The site … Continue reading →

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The Law is Catching Up – This is a ‘must have’ Conversation with your Teen!

Posted on 01/08/2012 by

On this site I will often draw to your attention what I call, ‘a teachable moment’.  We should grab these with glee as they are sometimes easy ways of getting a message across without sounding as if you are nagging … Continue reading →

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Most Humiliating is the Embarrassing Pic on Facebook

Posted on 29/07/2012 by

More than anything else teens fear the posting of embarrassing photos of themselves. Many say that they cope with mean comments but they live in fear of someone taking a photo and posting it on one of the many social media networks … Continue reading →

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Cyber Backlash at First Love’s Break Up

Posted on 22/03/2012 by

The end of a first love is crushing – more soul destroying and more hurtful than almost any other.  As a teenager it can be excruciating, managing the feelings of rejection and feeling wounded and rebuffed. Teenagers’ emotional lives often … Continue reading →

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ACMA help your Teens deal with unwanted contact

Posted on 10/08/2011 by

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) have published on their Cybersmart site guidelines for teens on how to deal with unwanted online contact. Unwanted contact can come from complete strangers or online friends that are acting inappropriately. This page will … Continue reading →

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Police warn teens on spreading Facebook gossip

Posted on 07/06/2011 by

Yet another gossip site has been set up – no suburb seems immune. This time it is in Craigieburn. According to this report, Constable Harris says the content on the sites can be deemed as cyberbullying and making threats, and both are criminal … Continue reading →

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Gossip website shocks Germany

Posted on 15/04/2011 by

We bring you these articles because we find that once a website becomes popular in Europe or America it is not long before we see evidence of it being used in Australia. Our aim is to keep parents one step ahead of the cybersafety issues … Continue reading →

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Facebook Launch New Anti-Bullying Tools

Posted on 12/03/2011 by

Last week at a White House anti-bullying event hosted by President Barack and Michelle Obama Facebook launched a new suite of anti-bullying tools aiming to “create a culture of respect” amongst users of the social networking site. Facebook’s changes are centred … Continue reading →

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formspring.me

Posted on 09/10/2010 by

Teenagers are flocking to Formspring.me, a social media tool that allows users to anonymously ask questions for others to publicly answer. Initally set up to engage users in at worst fun and light hearted banter and at best philosophical debate, formspringme has … Continue reading →

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What is Cyberbullying?

Posted on 18/05/2010 by

Cyberbullying refers to the use of technology to harass, or bully, someone else. This behaviour is particularly prevalent in teenagers. It occurs on Facebook, MSN, via mobile text, email, web pages, and digital photos. Forms of cyberbullying can range in severity from hurtful … Continue reading →

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