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Ireland welcomes Cyber-Bullying website Ask.fm to its capital

ASK..com the parent company of ASK.FM have revealed that they will be opening their head office in Dublin to handle all the HQ duties of a social network site that is known for. ASK.FM hit the headlines a few years ago with links to the deaths of teenagers Ciara Pugsley, Erin Gallagher and Shannon Gallagher… Read More »

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Top 10 tips for victims of bullying online

  It’s a tough position to be in and its hard to think that there can be something we can do to help ourselves when we are in the thralls of being cyber-bullied. All we can see is the bully and their friends and the focus on them is anger, as they are the people… Read More »

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Online time takes up more of our time!

Recently a survey I carried out was highlight in the Irish Independent newspaper on what children are really doing in their “spare” time. Some of the statistics were scary, knowing now that 35% of the 400 children surveyed were spending time on the internet after midnight on a school night. What does this suggest about… Read More »

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Anthony Weiner Sexting scandal destroying New York Mayor campaign

Anthony Weiner running for Mayor of New York, is caught in a tragic circle of ladies accusing him of sexting them. Back in 2011, Anthony Weiner had to leave congress after messages and pictures of a rude nature were send to women online, was revealed to the public. His reaction then was to spend $45,000… Read More »

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Three Things Parents Can Do To Minimize The Risk for Summer Cyberbullying

Cyberbullies don’t take the summer off. With more time on their hands to engage in social media, here are a few prevention tips for parents to use as “dinner conversation” with their kids to identify and prevent certain types of cyberbullying tactics this summer. Photos: “Pays To Be Paranoid”: So many adults are like “Eghhh… Read More »

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