Online Bullying

Facebook 'Worst Social Network For Bullying'

PA | Posted 15.03.2013 | UK

Facebook is the worst social networking site for internet trolling, and bullying is now more prevalent online than anywhere else, a study has suggeste...

Let's Talk About Sext

Rosa Doherty | Posted 23.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Rosa Doherty

David Cameron's new advisor on childhood, Claire Perry MP, says parents should take clearer responsibility for seeing what their children are saying on Facebook and texting on mobile phone, but i'm not sure spying is the answer.

Trouble For Trolls

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 12.11.2012 | UK

Convictions for internet abuse have more than doubled in the space of five years alongside the enormous growth in popularity of social media sites. ...

Cheryl's Online Bullying Hell

PA | Posted 10.07.2012 | Home

Cheryl Cole is the latest star to come forward and speak out against online bullies. The singer has revealed she has been subjected to vicious atta...

Words Do Wound: The Cyber Bully

A.J. Higginson | Posted 24.08.2012 | UK Tech
A.J. Higginson

Our whole world has shrunk since the internet became so easily accessible. Unfortunately, there is a dark and dangerous element to the wondrous world of instant communication.

Teachers Facing Death Threats Online

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.04.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Teachers are facing death threats, abuse and allegations of serious crimes by pupils and parents through social networking sites, a poll suggests. ...

Aston's Bully Torment

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.03.2012 | Home

JLS' lives have changed rather dramatically since coming second on The X Factor in 2008 - but their success has come at a price as Aston Merrygold has...

Gaga's Born This Way Foundation: Are We Born To be Brave?

Stephen Carrick-Davies | Posted 04.05.2012 | UK Tech
Stephen Carrick-Davies

Lady Gaga is now initiating a movement committed to inspiring youth to love more, to be brave and stand up for others, and resist the urge to engage in the casual cruelty and meanness so often expressed in the digital world. This was more than a sermon; this was becoming a rallying cry.

One In Four Children Subjected To Cyberbullying, Study Finds

PA | Posted 07.02.2012 | UK Tech

Hundreds of thousands of young people are being subjected to cyberbullying, with many being victimised for a year or more, new research suggests. A...

Troll Wars

Dom Joly | Posted 01.10.2011 | UK Entertainment
Dom Joly

One of the downsides of being a "celebrity" Tweeter is the preponderance of people who seem to hang about in dingy bedrooms in their dirty underwear "trolling". A troll is somebody who sends abusive tweets, often to celebrities- some are simply negative comments on a career, others are far more abusive and personal. Accepted practice is "do not feed the trolls". The general feeling is that these low-lives need the attention and that by replying or interacting with them you are giving them what they want. I beg to differ.