Interesting Fact
MSN is the second largest service provider in the United States
Danger
You cannot guarantee that the person on the other end of the communication is who they say they are, not even with video as that can be redirected. There are also voice enhancing and filtering programs that will allow you to sound like just about anyone you want to.
Tip
Parents ought to educate youth on the potential risks in cyberspace.
Insprational Use
We can communicate with friends easily.
Case Study
Two adolescent girls have been forced to leave one of Sydney's elite private schools because of cyber-bullying.
The girls were taken out of Ascham School after they published material on the social networking website, My Space, containing personal and possibly defamatory information about their classmates.
The posting included information on the girls' alleged sexual proclivities, drinking, drug use and relationships.
A parent of one the girls says the girl was horrified when strange boys began approaching her in public.
Bullying worst
The MySpace posting shows adolescent girls at their bullying worst:
"Everyone thought she was sweet nice girl who was never mean. She actually is a bitch and really mean about some people. She also sucks up to people."
"Everyone says they hate her and say she is really annoying."
"The biggest try-hard in Year 9, everyone apparently hates her."
"She became cool in term 4 Year 8 and became really popular, that is all changing now. People are starting to not like her very much and getting annoyed at her."
In more than 2,500 words, the post goes over the behaviour and relationships of 31 Ascham Girls, including the two who wrote it.
It was on the MySpace website for at least four days and possibly several weeks until it was taken down last Thursday.
Some of the details go far beyond school-ground teasing.
One of the authors boasts about making a fellow student's life hell by getting everyone to hate her.
Some of the girls had rumours about their sexual behaviour as well as their drug taking and alcohol habits made public.
It accuses one girl of bestowing sexual favours to multiple boys on the same day.
MSN is the second largest service provider in the United States
Danger
You cannot guarantee that the person on the other end of the communication is who they say they are, not even with video as that can be redirected. There are also voice enhancing and filtering programs that will allow you to sound like just about anyone you want to.
Tip
Parents ought to educate youth on the potential risks in cyberspace.
Insprational Use
We can communicate with friends easily.
Case Study
Two adolescent girls have been forced to leave one of Sydney's elite private schools because of cyber-bullying.
The girls were taken out of Ascham School after they published material on the social networking website, My Space, containing personal and possibly defamatory information about their classmates.
The posting included information on the girls' alleged sexual proclivities, drinking, drug use and relationships.
A parent of one the girls says the girl was horrified when strange boys began approaching her in public.
Bullying worst
The MySpace posting shows adolescent girls at their bullying worst:
"Everyone thought she was sweet nice girl who was never mean. She actually is a bitch and really mean about some people. She also sucks up to people."
"Everyone says they hate her and say she is really annoying."
"The biggest try-hard in Year 9, everyone apparently hates her."
"She became cool in term 4 Year 8 and became really popular, that is all changing now. People are starting to not like her very much and getting annoyed at her."
In more than 2,500 words, the post goes over the behaviour and relationships of 31 Ascham Girls, including the two who wrote it.
It was on the MySpace website for at least four days and possibly several weeks until it was taken down last Thursday.
Some of the details go far beyond school-ground teasing.
One of the authors boasts about making a fellow student's life hell by getting everyone to hate her.
Some of the girls had rumours about their sexual behaviour as well as their drug taking and alcohol habits made public.
It accuses one girl of bestowing sexual favours to multiple boys on the same day.
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