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December 2017
Online Harassment Is a Social Problem That Requires a Social Response
Publisher(s): In this piece, feminist writer Soraya Chemaly examines the ways in which women’s rights and expression are affected by persistent and often violent online harassment related to their gender, class, race, sexuality and more through an intersectional lens.
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December 2017
The State of the World's Children 2017: Children in a Digital World
Publisher(s):This report explores the different ways digital technology affects children, identifying dangers as well as opportunities, and discusses how digital access can be a game changer for children or yet another dividing line.
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October 2017
10 Tips for Wireless Home Network Security
Publisher(s):This article provides recommendations for improving the security of your home wireless network, such as changing default administrator passwords, using encryption, changing the default SSID, and enabling firewalls on each computer and the router.
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September 2017
Dealing with Cyberbullies
Publisher(s):This article offers information about cyberbullying, describing what it is, why it has become such a problem, and ways that individuals can protect themselves from cyberbullies.
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September 2017
Online Grooming of Children for Sexual Purposes: Model Legislation & Global Review
Publisher(s): While child grooming takes place both face-to-face as well as online, the Internet poses a particular challenge, as those seeking to victimize children take advantage of the relative anonymity online interaction provides. This publication examines global legal responses to this problem and offers model legislation.
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May 2017
Technology-Facilitated Stalking: What You Need to Know
Publisher(s): Typical activities such as tweeting, updating a Facebook status, or using a phone’s GPS to find local restaurants can all be misused by abusers to stalk, harass, surveil, and control victims. This page from TechSafety.org provides information on technology-facilitated stalking and offers some safety tips for survivors.
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April 2017
Online Privacy: Using the Internet Safely
Publisher(s):This page reviews internet activities that reveal your personal information, how others can get information about your online privacy, and what to know about cloud computing.
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January 2017
Online Privacy & Safety Tips
Publisher(s):This 1-page handout provides tips for preventing sensitive and personal information from making its rounds on the Web. It highlights email, passwords, social networks, online accounts, and safe web browsing.
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January 2017
Tips for Safe Social Networking for Teens
Publisher(s): This page from ConnectSafely outlines several internet safety tips for teens that address identity, passwords, sexuality, and more.
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January 2017
The Internet & Intimate Partner Violence: Technology Changes, Abuse Doesn’t
Publisher(s): Online harassment itself is often a form of domestic or sexual violence, and the abuse is often a combination of online intimidation with offline abuse. This article explores ways in which abusers often use the internet and discusses implications for prosecutors.
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July 2016
Safety & Privacy on Twitter: A Guide for Survivors of Harassment and Abuse
Publisher(s): Abusers often misuse online platforms, such as Twitter, as a tool to harass, abuse, and stalk. This guide provides specific tips and guidance for Twitter users on increasing their privacy and responding to other users who misuse the platform.
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June 2016
Hang Up on Harassment: Dealing with Cellular Phone Abuse
Publisher(s):With cell phones now the primary way of communicating, harassing phone calls can be especially distressing and disruptive. This fact sheet offers steps that victims of harassing calls, text messages, or spam can take to increase safety.