Tag: cyberbullying
New algorithm can spot Twitter cyberbullies
A new algorithm can identify Twitter accounts carrying out bullying and troll-like behaviour with 90% accuracy, researchers have said. The machine learning software uses natural language processing and sentiment analysis on tweets to classify them as cyberbullying or cyberaggression. The algorithm has been developed by researchers at Binghamton University in the United States. The research…
Government unveils ‘world’s first’ internet safety laws
The Government will introduce “world first” internet safety laws designed to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online, new proposals published today (8th April 2019) claim. A white paper on online harms, published jointly by the Departments for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Home Office, proposes strict…
Why the dangers of cyberbullying can’t be stressed enough?
The news about the tragic consequences of cyberbullying doesn’t seem to be abating. It can seem like every time one opens up a newspaper or turns on a television, another report pops up to drive this point home. There are times when the media overplays a story, either because they think it will sell or…
Microsoft launch kid-friendly "Click-Clever Click Safe" internet browser
Microsoft have launched a new, kid-friendly version of their Internet Explorer 8 browser. Internet Explorer 8 Click Clever, Click Safe will let youngsters report inappropriate sites, unwelcome attention from strangers and cyberbullying with a single click. "It allows people to…
