Cyberbullying stories - Page 2
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Parents, combat cyberbullying with Trend Micro’s Home Network Security
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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Trend Micro releases new parental control features to protect children from cyberbullies and monitor internet usage.
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Kiwis are concerned about how cyberbullying and fake news could affect their lives
Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
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Two-thirds of New Zealanders are concerned about misleading information online, with fears of fake news up 13% since last year, says research by InternetNZ.
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Kindness doesn't hurt: New movement unites internet users to #keepitkindonline
Thu, 8th Jun 2017
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blogging
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online harrassment
#keepitkindonline is a new social media campaign aimed at exposing the nasty side of the internet and encouraging people to making it a kinder place.
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Reports of cyberbullying flood new support service
Wed, 31st May 2017
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netsafe
Netsafe receives over 900 online bullying complaints in six months, with misconceptions about their services arising.
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Cyberbullying affects many Kiwi kids, how can you help?
Tue, 23rd May 2017
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digital citizenship
This week, Netsafe is reminding people that bullying isn't just a playground issue, as it receives hundreds of complaints of online bullying.
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It's Bullying-Free NZ Week, help your students speak out
Mon, 22nd May 2017
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Bullying Free NZ Week commences, empowering students and schools to combat bullying with new resources and a strong community focus.
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New e-resources equip NZ teachers to help stop bullying
Fri, 19th May 2017
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netsafe
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online resource
Bullying-Free NZ week begins next Monday with a refreshed website offering new resources for schools and whanau.
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Students can tell Wagbot about their problems at school
Tue, 16th May 2017
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A new chatbot, Wagbot, has been launched to help students and parents in New Zealand with school problems. The bot uses AI to learn and provide advice.
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Funding to help put a stop to online bullying
Tue, 4th Apr 2017
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government funding
Steps towards responsible digital citizenship have been made as a student led programme receives funding to tackle online bullying head on.
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Unsupervised: Are Kiwi high schoolers safe online?
Wed, 15th Mar 2017
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More than half of NZ high school students unsupervised online outside school, says University of Auckland study.
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Twitter versus trolls: Are they doing enough?
Fri, 10th Feb 2017
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Twitter intensifies battle against trolling with new safety measures, but is it enough to curb the rampant online abuse that haunts the platform?.
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Online bullying worse than the playground
Wed, 1st Feb 2017
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norton
More New Zealand parents worry about their children being bullied online than on a playground, according to a report from Norton by Symantec.
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Tips this holidays to protect kids from cyberbullying
Fri, 16th Dec 2016
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A lot of kids and parents ignore online bullying through fear of the unknown or due to the fact they don't consider it to 'real' if they can't see it.
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Netsafe launches new service in fight against cyberbullying
Mon, 21st Nov 2016
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harmful digital communications act
Netsafe launches free service to tackle cyberbullying and online abuse in New Zealand. Over half of Kiwis worried about online safety.
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Facebook clamps down on bullying with updated Safety Centre
Mon, 31st Oct 2016
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Facebook launches updated Safety Centre to improve user experience on the platform and provide resources on privacy controls and bullying prevention.
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Vodafone Foundation awards three new tech grants to help Kiwi youth
Wed, 26th Oct 2016
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programming
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vodafone
The Vodafone Foundation will fund three technology development grants to Zeal, Gamelabs and Sticks'n'Stones in order to help NZ youth.
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The many signs of cyberbullying with ESET
Wed, 3rd Aug 2016
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The new Office of the Children's eSafety Commissioner in Australia reveals 200 cyberbullying complaints in its first year.
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What is wrong with New Zealand? Cyber harassment against women has reached epidemic levels
Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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norton
What is wrong with New Zealand? Three quarters of our Kiwi women under 30 and more than half of all Kiwi women have experienced online harassment.
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Do you know if your child is being cyberbullied? These are the red flags
Tue, 21st Jun 2016
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malware
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ESET has put together a list of indicators that help parents recognise whether their offspring are being cyberbullied.
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Sex, drugs and cybercrime - what are we doing about it?
Wed, 1st Jun 2016
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pornography
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Experts sound the alarm on online child safety, calling for immediate action to address the sinister realities facing teens on the web.