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Facebook shows its support for joint EU-US online safety declaration

Facebook shows its support for joint EU-US online safety declaration | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
Sheryl Sandberg confirms Facebook's commitment to keeping people safe online with support for the joint declaration today between the European Commission and US Department of Homeland Security.

 

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My curation about "World efforts for a more secure Internet":

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching?tag=Worldwide+efforts+4+more+secure+Internet

 

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http://www.zdnet.com/facebook-shows-its-support-for-joint-eu-us-online-safety-declaration-7000007664/

 


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Voula Papachristou 'bitter and upset' over Olympic ban

Voula Papachristou 'bitter and upset' over Olympic ban | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it
Voula Papachristou says she is "bitter and upset" about being banned from the Olympics for her racist tweet. On Wednesday, Voula Papachristou became the first athlete to be banned from the Olympics for a message that she posted on Twitter.

 

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http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/07/voula-papachristou-olympic-ban/1#.UBGZOWGe43U

 

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Cyberbullying: 5 Steps to Combating & Documenting

Cyberbullying: 5 Steps to Combating & Documenting | Social Media and its influence | Scoop.it

While starting a new school year can be exciting and fun, it can also be tough for children of any age — dealing with new teachers and new students, and continuing the friendships (and rivalries) that they formed during the previous year. But these days it’s even more difficult for students as school dynamics and drama have a significant presence online, essentially coming home with the child through digital devices and social media.

 

Cyberbullying is probably the most threatening issue that children face when they’re online, and social networks play a significant role in the severity of this issue. For the same advantageous reasons that make social media a great tool to help victims of cyberbullying, it can also be used to perpetrate cyberbullying, especially among teens. According to the Teen Internet Behavior study that was conducted by McAfee, “Almost one in four teens claimed to be a target of cyberbullying and two-thirds of all teens have witnessed cruel behavior online”.

 

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