Tag Archive for ‘YouTube’
Video Sites: Kids Emulate Deadly Game From YouTube
“The Choking Game” is a deadly trend in which a child or teen ties something around their neck in the hopes of stopping blood flow to their brain to reach a so-called “high.” The game can be played alone or with a group of people, and videos of kids playing the dangerous game can be [...]
Internet Safety: Latest Internet Craze Makes Teens Feel High
“I-Dosing” is the latest internet trend that gets teens “digitally high” by listening to audio files that they download from the Internet. Videos of teens in extreme distress while using these “digital drugs” are popping up all over YouTube, some receiving almost half a million hits. Typically, the audio files consist of droning music which removes the [...]
Cyberbullying: StickyDrama and 4chan Are Bullying Playgrounds
As we blogged about a few days ago, Jessi Slaughter is an 11-year-old who endured extreme forms of cyberbullying as a result of YouTube videos that she posted online. Here’s some more information about the two Web sites linked to the case: StickyDrama and 4chan. StickyDrama is a teen gossip site which Slaughter was frequently [...]
Cyberbullying: 11-year-old Girl Receives Death Threats Due to Online Video Chat
Eleven-year-old Jessi Slaughter (a.k.a. kerligirl13) is now under police protection after receiving death threats from several cyberbullies. It all started when Slaughter encountered several “haters” in a live, online video chat room using a site called Stickam which hosts real-time, streaming videos. Slaughter subsequently recorded a response video to the bullies from her bedroom webcam and [...]
Internet Safety: Protecting Your Kids from Violent Websites
As parents, we try to control what television shows and movies our children watch, and what video games they play. But, what about the websites they view? Violent websites are scattered throughout the Internet and can easily be found with a single search query. From YouTube videos to bomb-making sites, our kids have access to [...]
Privacy: Are YouTube Children in Danger?
These days, videos of children can be found all over YouTube. Some of the videos go viral, receiving millions of hits, and can even jumpstart a career or two. That is exactly how teen heartthrob Justin Bieber got his start. More recently, a public video of 12-year-old Greyson Michael Chance performing a Lada Gaga song [...]
Privacy: 10 Countries Criticize Google’s Privacy Policies
Privacy and data-protection officials from ten countries including Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain and the United Kingdom have all signed a letter to Google which criticizes the company’s approach to online security and privacy. Citing Google’s social networking product (Buzz) and their mapping product that takes 360 degree photographs [...]
Sexting: Was Microsoft Caught Sexting?
Last week, public outrage exploded over an advertisement for Microsoft’s new KIN cell phone line which seemed to encourage the act of sexting. The new line of phones is geared towards teenagers. The advertisement featured a teen male placing his cell phone under his shirt, snapping a photograph of his bare chest, and then sending [...]
Games: Video Game About Sexual Assault Goes Viral
A graphic video game in which players have the opportunity to stalk, grope, assault, sexually abuse, and even impregnate young girls has been spreading like wild fire across the Internet. The Japanese game, called RapeLay, ignited international outrage from women’s groups who helped remove the game from store shelves. The controversy, however, led to the [...]
Video Sites: Teenagers Grope Private Parts on YouTube
A new game that involves slapping and groping each other’s private parts is sweeping the nation’s middle schools. Young children and teenagers call this game “scooping” and are posting disturbing videos of the trend on video websites like YouTube. Earlier this month, a male 6th grader in California was accused of “scooping” a female fellow [...]
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