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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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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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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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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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What is wrong with New Zealand? Cyber harassment against women has reached epidemic levels

Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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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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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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Experts sound the alarm on online child safety, calling for immediate action to address the sinister realities facing teens on the web.
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Govt appoints NetSafe to lead cyber bullying prevention

Wed, 1st Jun 2016
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Internet safety watchdog NetSafe has been selected by the Govt to help reduce harmful digital communications in an official Approved Agency role.
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Love yourself(ie): New book aims to help kids navigate social media

Wed, 17th Feb 2016
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New book 'Love Yourself(ie)' equips kids with tools for self-love amid social media's trials, fostering resilience and self-acceptance.”.
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Twitter forms council to do something about its abuse problem

Thu, 11th Feb 2016
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Twitter initiates Trust and Safety Council to address ongoing abuse, enlisting over 40 global organisations and individuals to enhance user safety.
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Business techniques used to combat cyberbullying

Tue, 24th Nov 2015
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Computer Forensics NZ has developed a new technique to combat cyberbullying by collecting offensive texts or messages, even when they have been deleted.
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Parents concern for children and tech grows

Tue, 10th Nov 2015
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A new study by Qualtrics shows the biggest concerns of parents for their children and technology are texting, sexting and cyberbullying.
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Police join fight against cyberbullying

Mon, 12th Oct 2015
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Cyberbullying is a threat to students in New Zealand, and the police are getting involved in educating young people throughout the country.
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New website to help teachers talk sex and gender with students

Wed, 23rd Sep 2015
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RainbowYOUTH launches free classroom resource to increase understanding of sex, gender and sexuality diversity in New Zealand.
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Victoria University to address bullying in schools

Fri, 18th Sep 2015
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Victoria University unveils a Finnish anti-bullying strategy, KiVa, to combat NZ's dire school bullying rates.
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Government looks for support agency following Harmful Communications passing

Mon, 27th Jul 2015
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Government begins search for agency to help victims of cyberbullying under new law, says Justice Minister Amy Adams.
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Kiwi parents 'oblivious' to children's online lives

Tue, 14th Jul 2015
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We talk to our children about keeping safe in the physical world. We need to be having the same conversations about keeping safe in the online world.
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Bystander effect in cyberbullying

Thu, 9th Jul 2015
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A new study reveals the conditions that draw people to intervene in cyberbullying, with anonymity reducing the likelihood of intervention.