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Hannah Smith on FAcebook

Another case of why Facebook Memorial Pages are bad

By on August 6, 2013 in CYBER BULLYING

  Again, another teenager has taken their own life due to the ongoing abuse from anonymous questions and answers website ASK.FM. Hannah Smith 14 years of age, took her own life following, the continuous torment she received on the Latvian owned website ASK.FM. People actually told her “drink bleach” (similar to Amanda Todd’s abuse), “go… Read More »

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Hannah Smith

Hannah Smith another victim to ASK.FM Cyber-bullying

By on August 6, 2013 in CYBER BULLYING

Hannah Smith 14 years of age died tragically by suicide on Friday 3rd August 2013 at her home in Lutterworth, Leicester, England. Hannah is no different to any other teenager who loves to socialise on Social media sites such as Ask.FM. Children live on social media to keep in contact with their friends and family,… Read More »

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

By on July 29, 2013 in CYBER BULLYING

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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Cyber-bullying tackled by Oireachtas report on Social Media Abuse

By on July 18, 2013 in CYBER BULLYING

  On 18th July 2013 a report titled “HOUSES OF THE OIREACHTAS -JOINT COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS – Addressing the Growth of Social Media and tackling Cyberbullying” was launched by John O’Mahony.   95% Irish teenagers have Facebook Accounts Only 5% of Irish teenagers are not subscribed to Facebook when results were compiled in… Read More »

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Top 5 tips to prevent becoming cyberbully, summer time bullying,

Top tips for Children to stay safe online during summer

By on June 13, 2013 in CYBER BULLYING

Top tips for Children to stay safe online during summer Brought to you by Niall Mulrine, www.PcClean.ie and www.CyberSafetyAdvice.com Yes, the school holidays are coming, the weather is getting brighter and the days of getting up early for school are coming to a close. It’s that time again when we have no school for the… Read More »

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