Hello everyone,
I just read today in the newspaper the case of a Teenager named Amanda Todd - she decided to end her life this October after years of bullying and cyber-harassment by a man who, according to the newspaper article, was duistracted by the fact that she didn't do what he wanted.
The newspaper article says that before her self-decided death, she had put on her tale on YouTube. And that "Anonymous" (whoever this is) has published name & adress of her harasser.
This is just another example of people using the internet as a new "tool" for harassment & bullying. Malicious people see in the internet seemingl a way to remain "anonymous" meanwhile harassing and bullying people they don't like. It's like … some sort of "anonymity shield".
The sad fact is, however, that o-one helped her, according to the newspaper article, but instead people kept on bullying her.
To me this is nothing but an expresion of chauvinistic, patriarchic (sub-)culture, not to help women, but rather - indirectly by not wanting to find out who harassed her in the first place - protecting bullying men.
Sad times, where people begin to lose contact to the Real World.
And another sign not to use the internet at all. The internet is growing more and more dangerous, like walking into a gang-controled suburb with lots of criminal deeds.
More here, for example : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/16/amanda-todd-bully-anonymous-suicide_n_1969792.html
Alrik
I just read today in the newspaper the case of a Teenager named Amanda Todd - she decided to end her life this October after years of bullying and cyber-harassment by a man who, according to the newspaper article, was duistracted by the fact that she didn't do what he wanted.
The newspaper article says that before her self-decided death, she had put on her tale on YouTube. And that "Anonymous" (whoever this is) has published name & adress of her harasser.
This is just another example of people using the internet as a new "tool" for harassment & bullying. Malicious people see in the internet seemingl a way to remain "anonymous" meanwhile harassing and bullying people they don't like. It's like … some sort of "anonymity shield".
The sad fact is, however, that o-one helped her, according to the newspaper article, but instead people kept on bullying her.
To me this is nothing but an expresion of chauvinistic, patriarchic (sub-)culture, not to help women, but rather - indirectly by not wanting to find out who harassed her in the first place - protecting bullying men.
Sad times, where people begin to lose contact to the Real World.
And another sign not to use the internet at all. The internet is growing more and more dangerous, like walking into a gang-controled suburb with lots of criminal deeds.
More here, for example : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/16/amanda-todd-bully-anonymous-suicide_n_1969792.html
Alrik