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The Hot Topic–Internet Bullying
It’s been on the cover of People this week and was featured on the Today Show. Parents are growing more and more concerned about Internet bullying. We are concerned about it too. That’s why were are here–to protect children from all types of dangers online.
Feel free to ask us a question about Internet bullying. We [...]
Internet Bullying Makes the Cover of People
People Magazine ditched it’s coverage of gossip this week to talk about a real problem–Internet bullying. The story focuses on a Massachusetts teen who killed herself after she was bullied online. The story has been featured in many other publications.
This should be a wake-up call to parents to monitor their children’s online activities. You can [...]
Make money for your school, church group or organization
Raising money is challenging. And how many chocolate bars can you eat and how much wrapping paper do you need? Parents, grandparents and co-workers get tired of the same items year after year.
KidsEmail.org has a fundraiser that will not only help earn money for your organizations but educate the public about Internet Safety. More than [...]
What’s The Buzz Around Google?
As if parents did not have enough to worry with, Google announced a new form of social media in February–Buzz. Immediatly internet safety experts expressed concerns about Buzz including one feature that allowed GPS to disclose a person’s location.
Google took action this week and has launched some safety videos aimed at teens about internet safety. [...]
Exciting News at KidsEmail.org
We are always looking for ways to serve you better. In the past few weeks, we have been upgrading our servers (pun intended!). Some of you may have noticed some glitches during this upgrade and we apologize. Most of you should not notice any changes at all.
We have a lot of exciting things happening. [...]
New Laws Targeting Predators
Many state legislatures meet during the first few months of the year and most are now winding down. Every year a new crop of laws are introduced regarding online sexual predators. This year Wisconsin is taking the lead in penalizing online predators. Their proposed law would double the penalty for predators who actually meet a [...]
Busyness, parenting and Internet safety
Let’s face it–all parent are busy. Busyness is just a part of family life. And when you are busy, Internet safety may not be the first thing on your mind.
If you have older kids who are basically able to care for themselves you may not be standing over them when they are online. And even [...]
What do you think about a Facebook panic button?
Internet safety supporters in England are upset that Facebook has refused to add a panic button to the site. The button would automatically alert the social media site when a child felt threatened. Facebook officials said they have a reporting system in place that would actually work faster than a panic button.
The request came after [...]
Another online danger–Blackmail
Not all online predators are older men looking to seduce children. Some are using a child’s trust to blackmail them. While some of them do want sexual favors, some are after money.
The most popular blackmail scheme begins when the predator earns the child’s trust. He (or in rare cases she) may have the child send [...]
