Category Archives: Cyberbullying
National Anti-Bullying Month is October
Several groups are rallying around October as a time to raise awareness about anti-bullying efforts. A key component of modern bullying and a key emphasis of “The New Bullying” is cyberbullying, and that has played a role in two current cases. * In Canada, 15-year-old Amanda Todd made a video detailing the ways she was …
Online bullying course helps teachers
Online antibullying course at California State University at Fullerton helps K-12 teachers address bullying in the classroom and cyberbullying.
Cartoon Network takes a stand
By Devyne Lloyd Staff writer Children’s television channel Cartoon Network realized how important bullying is and decided to take a stand. It started with a definition. According to the Cartoon Network website, bullying is “when someone repeatedly hurts or threatens another person on purpose. Bullying comes in many forms. And it can happen in person, …
Facebook fights bullying
By Dustin Petty Staff writer Katie Springer has just joined the social networking website Facebook. She was 11 years old, two years younger than the site’s required age to gain membership. “Most of my friends were already on,” she said, “so it wasn’t a big deal.” Katie’s mother, Karen Springer, agreed to allow her to …
Second look at Bully, the video game
by Dmitri Barvinok Staff writer Bully, a video game produced by Rockstar Games, was first greeted by panic and protest by many organizations. Jack Thompson, an infamous anti-video game activist, went as far as to compare the game to Columbine. Bully made both the Yahoo! list of Top 10 controversial games, and PlayStation Magazine’s Top …
Boys are the more physical bullies
By Sam Schmitt Staff writer The behaviors of boys and girls that bully can be similar, but spotting bullying among boys is much easier than it is with girls. David P. Farrington, professor of psychological criminology at Cambridge University, says that boys that bully are more physical than girls. Psychiatrist Ann Ruth Turkel says boys …
Teens’ online world can be mean
By Joe Grimm Staff writer In November 2011, a report on teens’ impressions of social media gave a glimpse of what it feels like to be young and online. “Teens, kindness and cruelty on social network sites,” was written by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. The study asked teens about their online experiences …
Girls’ bullying can be almost secret
Studies show that girls are more likely to engage in non-verbal, emotional bullying and social exclusion. This can be even more harmful than the physical bullying more frequently attributed to boys and it can go undetected for longer.
Korea suspects online gaming, bullying link
The South Korean government is considering further restrictions against online gaming because of a belief that gaming encourages bullying. MSNBC reports that the “Cooling Off” law would shut down games played by people under 16 after two hours of play. Gamers would be able to log in one more time during that 24-hour period, but …
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