Cyberbullying

4kiz, a Social Networking App for Kids Under 13, is Now Available Globally in Six Languages

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

TOKYO, Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- 4kiz, Inc. has recently released English, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese, and Korean versions of "4kiz," a social networking application for children under 13, and has begun global distribution in six languages in addition to Japanese.

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  • It has been reported on television, newspapers, and online media, and has attracted attention as a safe social networking service specialized for children.
  • Based on the success of the Japanese version, 4kiz have now started global distribution in six languages (English, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese, and Korean).
  • As a parent, I feel safe letting her use this app because there are no exchanges of bad words or slander like on other social networking services."
  • ─ Android version (Google Play) and the iOS version (App Store) can be installed free of charge from the following URLs.

Comal ISD partners with Anonymous Alerts to enhance school safety measures

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

"The district is excited to implement the Anonymous Alerts system because it provides a private anonymous two-way communications channel for students to report sensitive issues securely to administrators," says Mario De La Rosa, executive director of safety and security for Comal ISD.

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  • "The district is excited to implement the Anonymous Alerts system because it provides a private anonymous two-way communications channel for students to report sensitive issues securely to administrators," says Mario De La Rosa, executive director of safety and security for Comal ISD.
  • "It will enhance our threat assessment team's ability to respond to safety concerns quickly, helping create safer school environments."
  • Additionally, Comal ISD has placed an "Anonymous Alerts" button on the home page of its website, comalisd.org, which takes users directly to its reporting site.
  • Our anonymous reporting, incident management, and real-time two-way communication system will enhance school safety measures across the district," explains T. Gregory Bender, President & CEO of Anonymous Alerts, LLC.

The Choose Kindness Project Releases First-of-its-Kind Resources for Parents, Educators and Coaches on Bullying Prevention and Mental Health

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Monday, August 14, 2023

Resources are unveiled as parents report feeling under resourced and ill-equipped to respond to the bullying and mental health challenges of youth today.

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  • Resources are unveiled as parents report feeling under resourced and ill-equipped to respond to the bullying and mental health challenges of youth today.
  • NEW YORK, Aug. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Choose Kindness Project — an alliance of the nation's leading nonprofit organizations that champion bullying prevention, intentional inclusion and youth mental wellness — unveiled first-of-its-kind resources to bring parents, educators and coaches together to help support youth facing bullying.
  • Today, parents and other caring adults are struggling to support kids who face bullying and feelings of isolation amid a youth mental health crisis.
  • It provides actionable tools that help educators and youth coaches in the areas of understanding bullying, responding to bullying, mental wellness and cyberbullying.

Young people need more support coping with online sexual harms

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Monday, August 7, 2023

While that increased connectivity brings many benefits, it can also open youth up to online harm and abuse.

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  • While that increased connectivity brings many benefits, it can also open youth up to online harm and abuse.
  • It is important that meaningful supports are in place to protect young people from sexual harm.
  • Fifty-eight per cent of participants reported having personally experienced some form of online harassment, including sexual harassment.

We need to use the right words

    • Our research shows that terms like “cyberbullying” no longer capture the scope of harms young people experience in digital spaces.
    • These digital harms can include receiving unsolicited explicit images, sexual harassment, exploitative sexual extortion and non-consensual distribution of intimate images.
    • This is the first research project in Canada to specifically examine technology-facilitated sexual violence among young people aged 13-18 years old.

Lack of Canadian research

    • Although there is a growing amount of Canadian research on technology-facilitated sexual violence, most research on this topic has been conducted in countries like the United States or Australia.
    • Specifically, there is little research on what young people in Canada are experiencing online, what terminology we should use to identify these harms and what supports young people find effective.

Consistent and accessible support

    • However, young people still receive confusing messages about how these laws apply to them and which sexual behaviours are harmful.
    • In reality, many are looking for various forms of support from schools, friends, family, non-profit organizations and victim-service organizations.
    • In some regions, there is minimal or even no language related specifically to technology-facilitated sexual violence in the curricula and policies.
    • With technology being a consistent part of young people’s lives, it is key that school policies and curricula are updated to address the realities of young people’s increasingly digitized relationships.
    • Kaitlynn Mendes receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the Canada Research Chairs Program.

Calix Offers Bark Free for US Employees So They Can Help Protect Their Children From Social Media Dangers

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Thursday, August 3, 2023

(NYSE: CALX) is strengthening its purpose-driven culture by making Bark social media monitoring a free benefit for all employees in the United States.

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  • (NYSE: CALX) is strengthening its purpose-driven culture by making Bark social media monitoring a free benefit for all employees in the United States.
  • Bark social media monitoring works both in the home and when children are on the go.
  • Calix first partnered with Bark last year, adding the tool as its sixth managed service for the Calix Revenue EDGE ™ solution on the Calix broadband platform.
  • Starting today, all eligible Calix employees across the U.S. can now use Bark as a free benefit.

Tombigbee Fiber Prioritizes Protecting Children From Social Media Dangers, Launching Bark in 2 Weeks via the Calix Broadband Platform

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Because Bark is an integrated solution on the Calix broadband platform, Tombigbee deployed it in just two weeks.

Key Points: 
  • Because Bark is an integrated solution on the Calix broadband platform, Tombigbee deployed it in just two weeks.
  • Through their partnership with Calix, Tombigbee has created a winning playbook to continuously deploy managed services that grow value for their community.
  • With the Calix broadband platform, it’s easy for us to launch new managed services in a matter of weeks.
  • This is the epitome of community values.”
    Deploy Bark on the Calix broadband platform in weeks to protect children from online dangers.

BASE Education Expands Curriculum Offerings For 2023-2024 School Year

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

ROSWELL, Ga., July 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BASE Education , a 7 Mindsets solution offering an interactive mental health platform with evidence-based curriculum and crisis intervention, today announced the expansion of its elementary and middle school modules for the 2023-2024 school year.

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  • ROSWELL, Ga., July 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BASE Education , a 7 Mindsets solution offering an interactive mental health platform with evidence-based curriculum and crisis intervention, today announced the expansion of its elementary and middle school modules for the 2023-2024 school year.
  • “Tailoring content for middle and elementary school students ensures that the modules align with their developmental stage, cognitive abilities, and social-emotional needs,” said Robin Glenn, chief strategy and business development officer of 7 Mindsets, which acquired BASE Education in January 2023.
  • Developed by mental health professionals to support students in crisis, the BASE Education platform provides personalized learning pathways for students needing Tier 2 and Tier 3 support.
  • To learn more about the new middle school and elementary modules from BASE Education, visit www.7mindsets.com/base-education .

Saasyan Unveils Image Object Detection AI Targeting Threats of Violence In K-12 Schools

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

SYDNEY, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Saasyan , a leader in AI-powered online student safety, has today launched Image Object Detection AI, a new AI model embedded in their cloud-based, online student safety solution, Saasyan Assure, that identifies and alerts when weapons are found in images across Google Workspace and Microsoft 365.

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  • SYDNEY, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Saasyan , a leader in AI-powered online student safety, has today launched Image Object Detection AI, a new AI model embedded in their cloud-based, online student safety solution, Saasyan Assure, that identifies and alerts when weapons are found in images across Google Workspace and Microsoft 365.
  • "With instances of threats of violence, extremism and radicalisation increasing in prevalence across the globe, Image Object Detection AI will significantly improve a school's ability to detect, intervene, and address threats to staff and student safety" said Sidney Minassian, CEO of Saasyan.
  • Capable of identifying more than 4,000 different types of weapons, Image Object Detection AI inspects images uploaded to a student's school online drive, in addition to those exchanged via school email or chat accounts.
  • Saasyan also announced that it has expanded its natural language processing models (NLP), a vital part of how language-based alerts are generated in Saasyan Assure, to now include detection of threats of violence, extremism and radicalisation.

Privacy Awareness Week 2023 PCPD Launches the New Book 《私隱法.保 — 了解你的個人資料私隱》(“The Treasure-trove of Privacy – Understanding Your Personal Data Privacy”)

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Date: 25 July 2023

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  • Date: 25 July 2023
    Privacy Awareness Week 2023
    PCPD Launches the New Book
    《私隱法.保 — 了解你的個人資料私隱》
    (“The Treasure-trove of Privacy – Understanding Your Personal Data Privacy”)
    The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) launched the new book《私隱法.保 — 了解你的個人資料私隱》(“The Treasure-trove of Privacy – Understanding Your Personal Data Privacy”) and held a seminar on “Cyberbullying and Doxxing Behaviour involving Students” at the Hong Kong Book Fair 2023 on 24 July.
  • The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, introduced the new Chinese book 《私隱法.保 — 了解你的個人資料私隱》(“The Treasure-trove of Privacy – Understanding Your Personal Data Privacy”) published by the PCPD and the City University of Hong Kong Press, and shared some practical tips for protecting personal data in daily life to deepen the public’s understanding of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO).
  • The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, said at the book launch, “The new book is suitable for readers of different ages.
  • I hope that the general public will be able to resolve any problems relating to their personal data privacy by reading the book.

Do smartphones belong in classrooms? Four scholars weigh in

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

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    A new report from UNESCO, the education arm of the United Nations, raises questions about the practice.
  • As school leaders in the U.S. wrestle with whether or not to ban smartphones, The Conversation has invited four scholars to weigh in on the issue.

Daniel G. Krutka: Use smartphones to encourage ‘technoskepticism’

    • Technology scholars have long argued that the key to living well with technology is in finding limits.
    • However, in banning smartphones, I worry educators might be missing opportunities to use smartphones to encourage what I and other researchers refer to as technoskeptical thinking; that is, questioning our relationship with technology.
    • Policy debates often focus on whether or not to put smartphones out of reach during the school day.

Sarah Rose: Consult parents, teachers and students

    • The views of parents matter because their views may influence the extent to which their children follow the policy.
    • The views of children matter because they are the ones being expected to follow the policy and to benefit from it.
    • The views of teachers matter because they are often the ones that have to enforce the policies.
    • When parents and children are involved in policy development, it has the potential to increase the extent to which these policies are followed and enforced.

Arnold L. Glass: Cellphone use in college lectures hurts performance in ways that are hard to see

    • The intrusion of internet-enabled electronic devices, such as laptops, tablets and cellphones, has transformed the modern college lecture.
    • Classroom studies reveal that when college students use an electronic device for a nonacademic purpose during class, it hurts their performance on exams.
    • Instead, divided attention reduces long-term retention of the classroom lecture, which hurts performance on unit exams and final exams.

Louis-Philippe Beland: Bans help low-achieving students the most

    • Numerous studies indicate that low-achieving students stand to benefit the most from the implementation of mobile phone bans in schools.
    • By comparing schools with phone bans to similar schools without the bans, we isolated the effect of mobile phones on performance.
    • Our study found that banning mobile phones significantly increased test scores among 16-year-old students.
    • In sum, banning mobile phones in schools can yield positive effects, improve academic performance and narrow the achievement gap between high- and low-achieving students.