ICANN postpones .XXX decision
At approximately noon Nairobi time (4:30 AM Eastern), the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) board voted to postpone any decision about ICM [...]
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Gay youth likely victims of cyberbullying
Iowa State researchers Robyn Cooper and Warren Blumenfeld (photo by Jaclyn Hansel) by Larry Magid A study by Iowa State University researchers Warren Blumenfeld and Robyn [...]
Net oversight board to consider .xxx domains
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) board at its meeting Friday will consider a proposal from ICM Registry for adult sites to use the .xxx [...]
Internet filters have their place, but not for all kids
by Larry Magid Internet filters have been around since the early days of the Web and they can play an important role in preventing young children from accessing inappropriate [...]
Study identifies strategies for dealing with bullying
Two studies released this week shed some light on the issue of bullying and, by implication, cyberbullying. One found that bullying is actually on the decline while the other [...]
Social networking belongs in school
Without social networking, 21st schools are out of date (Credit: CC Nationaal Archief/Flickr) A recent survey from the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that 73 [...]
When schools can discipline off-campus behavior
by Larry Magid This article first appeared in the Summer 2009 issue of Threshold magazine There was a time when to misbehave in school you had to be in school. These days [...]
Software used for school webcam spying no longer available but plenty of other ways to activate webcams
The Webcam spy case in the Lower Merion School District near Philadelphia has raised concern as to whether others with Webcams are vulnerable to remote spying. The school [...]
Students react to school Webcam spying at home
Students at Herriton High School in Lower Merion School District near Philadelphia are given Apple MacBook laptops to use both at school and at home. Like all MacBooks, the [...]
Suit claims school used webcams to spy on students at home
by Larry Magid It’s an unbelievable story. A suburban Philadelphia school district is being sued in federal court for allegedly using webcams to spy on students and [...]
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