Internet Abuse

[Martin]

Here on this quiet small town website for Leyland, it's easy to forget the extent of the abuse that some people suffer on the internet.

We are lucky that this sort of thing doesn't happen on our forum. We take the relative peace and quiet for granted, but once you take away the moderation there's no telling what horrors would take over.

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Broadcaster Richard Bacon has been targeted by an obsessive tirade of anonymous online abuse over the last two years, aimed not just at him but at his wife, mother and baby son. Motivated by his own experience, in this documentary Richard attempts to hunt down and confront three online bullies, including his own, only to learn that unmasking these so-called trolls can be a dangerous pursuit.

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bbc.co.uk

[filmoss]

He could do with the help of Jessi's dad !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3op4h57kCLU

[hubertw]

Internet abuse has indeed been rampant and it has now becoming an increasing problem nowadays. It is so easy to abuse the use of internet because it has really a very easy access that just about anyone can post, edit or erase what has been written also some people take advantage of the internet to actually take advantage of other internet users as well. I do hope that the internet use will e much more regulated because even kids use them nowadays and we don't want the to get the bad information/influence on the web.

[sandyship]

I appreciate the task of the moderator on this forum because it is so easy to use a bit of bad language occasionally and that shouldn't happen. We all need to keep calm with our responses. Sandy

[sandyship]

That you- tube was pathetic Phil....only in america...drama queens aren't they......

[filmoss]

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Originally posted by sandyship

That you- tube was pathetic Phil....only in america...drama queens aren't they......

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That video went viral Sandy ! I like all the parody's that came from it !! Like this one !! ha ha ha [8D]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywpy02YA_...plpp_video

[sandyship]

Yes phil they were funny, i admit......

[anacortesdamp]

We're getting an interesting version of "internet abuse" in the US. Companies interviewing job applicants are insisting on them, as a condition of being considered for a job opening, handing over their Twitter and Facebook passswords.

Facebook is preparing thousands of "violation of privacy" lawsuits.

Would you give away your passwords if it meant the difference between getting the job and being shown the door?

One of our local news outlets (which used to be a "real" newspaper) has recently changed the mechanism by which you can comment on stories. It was originally the same as the LEP, where you had a log-in with a "stage name" and a password. The local "paper" now requires you to sign in through Facebook.

Although Eileen has signed up with Facebook, so as to keep in touch with our teenage grandchildren, I refuse to have anything to do with any of the "social media".


Frank

[Martin]

That would be illegal in this country.

[Dave H]

I`m with you Frank not on any social network site a waste of time, end of.