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Tellonym, an anonymous messaging app, is freaking parents out

sudshr47 February 13, 2019

An app is once again making it easier for teens to talk trash about each other.

There is growing worry among parents, digital watchdog organizations, and schools about an app called Tellonym. The app lets users ask and answer questions about each other anonymously — a concept that some say is enabling cyberbullying and cruelty.

Founded in 2016 by a trio of teenaged students in Germany, Tellonym says on the App Store that it has 13 million users worldwide; the app monitoring service SensorTower reports that the app had 600,000 downloads in January 2019. Read more…

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2018 really was more of a dumpster fire for online hate and harassment, ADL study finds

sudshr47 February 13, 2019

Around 37 percent of Americans were subjected to severe hate and harassment online in 2018, according to a new study by the Anti-Defamation League, up from about 18 percent in 2017. And over half of all Americans experienced some form of harassment according to the ADL study. Facebook users bore the brunt of online harassment […]

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Why protecting your children online matters more than ever before

sudshr47 February 6, 2019

Take a walk through most modern households and you’ll quickly find a number of devices connected to the internet. Prove us wrong, we’ll wait.

With more and more online gadgets assisting us through the minutiae of our everyday lives (playing music, giving us directions, and even cleaning our houses), we’re constantly logged on. Yet, as we continue to connect, the importance and impact of online safety is becoming an increasingly hot topic — nowadays, Mashable writes about cybersecurity almost daily.

From passwords to privacy, the desire to protect our personal information and data is increasing around the globe — and for good reason. Take Australia, for instance. According to the latest figures from Australia’s Department of Home Affairs, cybercrime is currently estimated to be costing Australians more than $724 million (A$1 billion) each year. Read more…

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Social media should have “duty of care” towards kids, UK MPs urge

sudshr47 January 31, 2019

Social media platforms are being urged to be far more transparent about how their services operate and to make “anonymised high-level data” available to researchers so the technology’s effects on users — and especially on children and teens — can be better understood. The calls have been made in a report by the UK parliament’s […]

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Donald Trump referred to Stormy Daniels as ‘horseface’ because we are in the worst timeline

sudshr47 October 16, 2018

Donald Trump hit a new low in his presidency — if that’s even still possible — when he smashed out a tweet Tuesday morning referring to Stormy Daniels as “Horseface,” confirming we are living in the worst possible timeline.

“Federal Judge throws out Stormy Danials lawsuit versus Trump. Trump is entitled to full legal fees.” @FoxNews Great, now I can go after Horseface and her 3rd rate lawyer in the Great State of Texas. She will confirm the letter she signed! She knows nothing about me, a total con!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 16, 2018

The tweet was in response to the Monday decision by a federal judge to dismiss Daniels’ defamation suit against Trump. The claim lawsuit was filed when Trump tweeted that Daniels’ claims of being intimidated to stay quiet about their alleged affair was a “total con job.” Read more…

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Pew: A majority of U.S. teens are bullied online

sudshr47 September 27, 2018

A majority of U.S. teens have been subject to online abuse, according to a new study from Pew Research Center, out this morning. Specifically, that means they’ve experienced at least one of a half-dozen types of online cyberbullying, including name-calling, being subject to false rumors, receiving explicit images they didn’t ask for, having explicit images […]

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Netflix’s ‘Sierra Burgess is a Loser’ fails on so many levels

sudshr47 September 11, 2018

Loyalists and skeptics of the Netflix’s rom-com revival may have been lured into false security with the charming To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. The newly-released Sierra Burgess is a Loser seems like a natural follow up and an easy fit on the st…

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Tall Poppy aims to make online harassment protection an employee benefit

sudshr47 July 23, 2018 Startups

For the nearly 20% percent of Americans who experience severe online harassment, there’s a new company launching in the latest batch of Y Combinator called Tall Poppy that’s giving them the tools to fight back. Co-founded by Leigh Honeywell and Logan Dean, Tall Poppy grew out of the work that Honeywell, a security specialist, had […]

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Instagram blogger Photoshops her body to look how trolls want it to look

sudshr47 April 17, 2018

Sadly, the reality of having any kind of online presence in this day and age seems to come hand in hand with receiving negative and abusive comments. It’s unpleasant, upsetting, and sometimes, deeply personal.
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FLOTUS to reportedly meet with social media companies about cyberbullying

sudshr47 March 13, 2018

First lady Melania Trump is sticking to her campaign promise to crack down on online harassment and cyberbullying. She’s reportedly meeting with major players in social media and tech next week to see what can be done.
Even though she’s repeate…

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Dear Prince William, this is why anonymity online is important

sudshr47 November 17, 2017

In unveiling a “national action plan” to tackle cyberbullying, Prince William reflected on the need to take responsibility for our actions online, calling anonymity online “really, really dangerous.”

The debate around anonymity is as old as the internet — we could even call it its original sin — and is still the underlining, problematic elephant in the room when we talk about trolls, fake news, cyberbullying, alt-right activism, and so on.

On the one hand, the lack of a real link between your name and your online identity encourages participation, and fosters imagination and the freedom that comes with it. Read more…

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