An increasing number of children are sharing nude or sexually explicit photos on social media
The committee was told about a girl wanted to take her own life after an ex-boyfriend shared images of her without her permission.
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The committee was told about a girl wanted to take her own life after an ex-boyfriend shared images of her without her permission.
Facebook and DCU have launched a new anti-bullying training programme for secondary schools.
Conor Gilmartin suffered years of abuse at the hands of trolls.
The bot now replies “I do not talk in Ireland for a while” after every message it receives.
New research shows that more than one in 10 school children have been cyberbullied.
This is the third death threat the senator has received in the last year.
You wouldn’t allow a young child to go to an unsupervised disco or house party. Think of your child’s online presence in similar terms.
Dil Wickremasinghe outlines the attacks she has suffered on social media relating to her pregnancy – and the social stigma they illustrate.
Don’t sweep bullying under the carpet – young people, parents and teachers must all talk about it openly.
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The controversial site moved to Dublin last year — a move that caused some concern amongst ministers.
Lorraine Higgins also received death threats.
Charlie Flanagan wants the issue discussed by Government.
Seán Kenny is calling on Ireland to follow in the footsteps of the UK.
Cahill called on Sinn Féin to condemn the post.
At both junior and senior cycle.
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However, the Government body set up to advise the Cabinet on the issue says that criminalising minors for cyber-bullying offences is NOT the way forward.
Labour senator Lorraine Higgins was told she would be “hatcheted in the face” during the recent European election campaign.
A new survey has found that three in ten parents don’t monitor their children’s online activities.
Children as young as 10 have engaged in ‘sexting’ – sending explicit images or texts to another person — but they are distanced from the reality of what they are doing, writes Dr Maureen Griffin.
New research also shows that three quarters of parents do not check their children’s online activity every day.
Our relationship with Facebook has waxed and waned over these years as we oscillate between loving, adoring and depending on it, to needing to self-impose several ‘breaks’ from it as it drives us crazy, writes Colman Noctor.
Half of the 1,400 young people surveyed said they had witnessed bullying online, while a large number admitted saying things on the internet that they never would in person.
One in 11 adolescents admitted to cyber bullying other people in the same time frame.
An anti-bullying expert has said primary schools need to take a more pro-active approach to cyber-bullying. Do you think it should be their responsibility?
Marion Flanagan has said that there needs to be an approach involving parents, schools and the children themselves to tackle bullying.
Twitter will change how it handles abuse reports and says that it will work harder to protect users.
With new media comes new risks, writes Julie O’Neill who says many employers might not know they could be liable for statements made by their employees outside of working hours.
A Co Limerick school has suspended 28 students after liking a Facebook update referring to a teacher’s personal life.
We asked and you told us. Here are your stories about bullying in school.
The Fianna Fáil leader also explained why his party didn’t introduce a property tax when in government and outlined his views on social media in a wide-ranging interview with TheJournal.ie this week.
Some fear social media because they misunderstand it or fear power being transferred from the few to the many but it needs no more or no less regulation than our existing methods, argues junior minister Ciarán Cannon.
There is a political lesson behind the widespread condemnations of social media, writes Gavan Titley.
Social media enterprise has no budget but its volunteers are reaching out to those affected by depression or bullying.
I bullied others under the cover of ‘craic’ – and I know the profound effects it can have, writes Rick Nash.
Some children may be missing out on a key stage of development, writes psychotherapist Joanna Fortune.
The Joint Managerial Body has provided advice to schools and teachers about Twitter, Facebook and other social media.
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