Its a shame that the negative situations get the most hype on and offline. We have been hearing recently of so much negative effects of online abuse following deaths of Hannah Smith, Erin Gallagher, Ciara Pugsley, Lara Burns, Amanda Todd and others due to abuse on ASK.FM. But a recent concert held by Eminem in… Read More »
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Should we ban ASK.FM?
Before we look to Ask.FM to blame for the high number of cyber-bullying suicides over the last 18 months, we first need to evaluate the relationship ASK.FM has as a social media website has with its victims? Ask.FM is in the same league as other social network sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google +,… Read More »
Another case of why Facebook Memorial Pages are bad
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 »
Hannah Smith another victim to ASK.FM 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 »
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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