by Sue Scheff | Apr 4, 2017 | Digital Shaming
Anyone is capable of troll behavior, according to recent research from Stanford University and Cornell University. Wake-up on the wrong of bed, having a bad day or simply become irate over an online discussion and your fingers may go flying before your brain kicks in...
by Sue Scheff | Mar 10, 2017 | Digital Shaming
Online abuse, harassment, stalking, revenge porn and hate is not only becoming the new norm, we are now watching it seep into places where we expect better from people – The U.S. Military (Marines). In 2013 I wrote about Adult Bullying: Harassment By...
by Sue Scheff | Feb 19, 2017 | Digital Shaming
In today’s online climate, we are witnessing friends unfollowing or actually unfriending each other, while people are boldly insulting each other with their offensive opinions, thoughts and comments. Research from Stanford and Cornell University suggests that...
by Sue Scheff | Feb 4, 2017 | Digital Shaming
With the headlines screaming of horrific acts of bullying and cyberbullying that can push kids to their death, then we see celebrities and professional athletes taking a stand against this hate, I applaud them and feel some relief. These public figures are...
by Sue Scheff | Jan 20, 2017 | Digital Shaming
We are living in a time that it’s not only online abuse, it’s actual hate that is destroying the cyber-culture. Ashley Judd brilliantly described how women have been treated online, especially how she has been digitally tortured, in her TED Talk,...
by Sue Scheff | Oct 2, 2016 | Digital Shaming
A report from UCLA actually is confirming what I have been saying for a long time – oversharing on social media is putting you at potential risk for becoming a victim of cyberbullying or digitally shamed. Recent evidence suggests that bystanders are even...