[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.
> 
> Follow the ACMA online
> ACMA - See www.acma.gov.au for updates and 
> other social media activities
> Twitter - Find us at acmadotgov
> Facebook - Join in the discussion at 
> acmadotgov
> engage - Join the ACMA at 
> www.engage.acma.gov.au|BETA
> 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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