Anonymous messaging app goes viral, raises spectre of bullying: The white envelopes sit against an aquamarine backdrop, inviting anonymous messages that range from declarations of love to criticisms that may not have been possible face to face. They are from a new app called Sarahah, which has become the most downloaded free app on the iOS store in…
Telenor India’s WebWise report reveals Internet habits of schoolgoing children: Telenor today published its WebWise report that analyses internet usage and access patterns of school going children. The report has findings of the safe Internet survey done in schools by Telenor India. The survey reveals access trends of school going children in areas such as:…
Globally, India Ranks Third When It Comes To Online Bullying: In 2015, when Nikita Azad’s penned a powerful open letter about the stigmas that surround a basic human function – menstruation, little did she expect it to spiral into a movement. But that’s exactly what happened and along with it came the trolls and online…
Cyberbullying in India is a form of censorship: Mishi Choudhary, Executive Director of SFLC: Cyberbullying and online harassment is a major global problem. The lack of a physical presence only means that people are more mentally exposed in the digital realm. A majority of children in India encounter online harassment in one form or another,…
NAGPUR: With an aim to sensitize children about the threats posed by cyberspace and crime, the Saraswati Vidyalaya Alumni Association (SVAA) organized a talk for schoolchildren.
Delivering the talk, SVVA member and cyber expert Sulabha Patil said that today’s children are exposed to the internet at a very young age.
HYDERABAD: Vijay Mogli was dragged out of the hostel of Hyderabad Public School on wintry nights, stripped nude, made to do frog jumps or imitate Mehmood’s and Johnny Lever’s fake Tamizh accents. Sometimes he resisted – when pencils, erasers and chalk pieces were pushed up his posterior – only to be footballed and kicked. Amidst…
Cyber bullying is a premeditation and malicious antagonistic activity that is demonstrated by a perpetrator towards a victim (Hendricks, 2012). Many people spend more time texting and on the internet oriented devices and, therefore, they are culpable to be victimized by their friends, peer groups, activists in the name of self-adjudged common good and others…
On Wednesday, Google India announced that five teenagers won the web contest conducted by the company on online safely, reported IANS. “The competition witnessed several entries from across schools in the form of sketches, videos and apps and were judged on creativity, reach and impact,” said Google India in a statement. The winners of the…