[LINK] Fwd: MR71/2011: The ACMA helps parents recognise cyberbullying [SEC=IUNCLASSIFIED]
Antony Barry
tony at tony-barry.emu.id.au
Tue Jul 26 16:39:26 AEST 2011
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> From: media at acma.gov.au
> Date: 26 July 2011 2:36:57 PM AEST
> To: <tony at tony-barry.emu.id.au>
> Subject: MR71/2011: The ACMA helps parents recognise cyberbullying [SEC=IUNCLASSIFIED]
> Reply-To: blake.murdoch at acma.gov.au
>
> 26 July 2011
> The ACMA helps parents recognise
> cyberbullying
>
> Worried that your child is being
> cyberbullied? Do you know the warning signs?
> How can you help?
>
> Parents seeking advice on these topics can
> now watch an Australian Communications and
> Media Authority-produced online video for
> parents, How Cybersmart are you?, designed to
> advise parents on how to keep their children
> safe online, recognise the signs of
> cyberbullying and what action they can take.
>
> Cyberbullying can take the form of abusive
> texts and emails, imitating others online,
> excluding others online, tagging others
> inappropriately in photos and posting unkind
> messages or inappropriate images on social
> networking sites.
>
> More information and advice on what parents
> can do to prevent their children from being
> cyberbullied, and advice they can give their
> children if they’re being cyberbullied, can
> be found on the ACMA website.
>
> For more information or to arrange an
> interview please contact: Emma Rossi, Media
> Manager, on (02) 9334 7719, 0434 652 063 or
> media at acma.gov.au.
>
> # # #
>
> The ACMA is Australia’s regulator for
> broadcasting, the internet,
> radiocommunications and telecommunications.
> The ACMA’s strategic intent is to make
> communications and media work in Australia’s
> public interest. For more information:
> www.acma.gov.au.
>
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> What can parents do to prevent their child
> from being cyberbullied?
>
> TALK about cyberbullying before it happens;
> have a plan
> REASSURE them they’ll get support and won’t
> be disconnected from their online world
> ENCOURAGE your child to tell a trusted adult
> ADVISE your child not to respond
> REPORT your concerns to the online
> administrator or mobile phone provider
> UNDERSTAND your school’s policy on
> cyberbullying
> ENCOURAGE your child to report their concerns
> and support the victim
> ADVISE your child never to share their
> password with friends
> VISIT: www.cybersmart.gov.au/parents.aspx
> If your child is distressed, seek help
>
> If there is a threat to your child’s safety,
> call triple zero (000)
>
> So what advice do parents give their children
> if they’re being cyberbullied?
>
> STOP and change your privacy settings
> DO NOT reply to a bully
> CLICK the REPORT abuse button or flag
> BLOCK the bully
> CUSTOMISE your privacy settings
> TELL a trusted adult
> COLLECT evidence
> KEEP mobile phone messages as evidence – but
> don’t reread them
> PRINT emails and social networking
> conversations
> Go to www.cybersmart.gov.au/teens.aspx
>
> Get help from Kids Help Line:
> www.cybersmart.gov.au/report.aspx
>
> Remember:
>
> Schools or parents can make a difference
> The problem does not need to escalate if
> reported
> ‘We won’t take the technology away from you
> if you report’
>
>
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