NoBullying.com Addresses the Controversy Surrounding Ask.fm Bullying in an Article Released Today
London, UK (PRWEB) September 08, 2013 -- NoBullying.com addresses the controversy surrounding Ask.fm Bullying in an updated article released today.
The controversial Latvian anonymous question and answer website Ask.fm had announced stricter safety measures after calls for boycotting it went global following the suicide death of UK Teenager Hannah Smith at age 14 after her abuse on Ask.fm.
According to sources, Ask.fm called in law firm Mishcon de Reya to conduct an audit of the site and its safety features after the girl’s death.
Following the audit, Ask.fm said it will raise the visibility of the report button to opt out of receiving anonymous questions, hire more staff to moderate content on the site and create incentives for users to register in full instead of listing anonymous profiles that cannot be traced.
The article also discusses UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s call for a boycott of all websites that fail to tackle online abuse, Ask.fm being one of these sites.
This week, it emerged that another teenager, 17-year-old Daniel Perry, had been urged to kill himself by anonymous users on Ask.fm in the months leading up to his death.
Macartan Mulligan, Co-Founder of Treze, said, “It is about time social media websites step up and face online bullying head on, this evil wave of unkindness has to be stopped. Everyone should join the movement against bullying.”
He added that parents and teachers should make a point to educate the younger generations about the sad outcome of bullying online and off line.
NoBullying.com features many pages dedicated to parents, teens, teachers, health professionals as well as posts related to cyber safety and the latest news about law making concerning curbing Bullying worldwide as well as inspirational Bullying Poems and Bullying Quotes.
The website makes a habit of updating its bullying statistics and cyber bullying statistics regularly because it is essential to understand how widespread the bullying epidemic is.
He also added that anyone suffering from bullying in any form or way can always reach out to the team of NoBullying and they will be given advice on how to stand up to bullying or protect themselves online.
The founders of the website hope that viewers can truly learn about bullying definition as well as school bullying and workplace bullying and put a serious effort to making it stop by education and caution and not by violence. NoBullying.com is not a mere website but an actual movement against bullying.
Ciaran Connolly, Treze Ltd, http://www.treze.co.uk, 0044-289-581-0610, [email protected]
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