The Cyber Bully: A New Threat To Kids Online
At news-leader.com the sad story of Ryan Halligan is recounted to impress upon parents the threat of the cyber bully. Halligan, an eigth-grader at the time, was tormented endlessly by other students from online. He committed suicide as a result, but not before he was taunted by another student who sent him a text message telling him that it was "about time" he killed himself.
Such a tragic story may seem extreme, but the truth is that instances of cyber bullying are on the rise. And, what makes the cyber bully so dangerous is that, unlike real life bullying, the cyber bully doesn't really have to confront the victim. As it says in the article, they don't have to be "strong or fast," they just need a cell phone and a computer with Internet access.
John Halligan, Ryan Halligan's father, says that to protect their kids parents need to know who their children are talking to online, and know what's being said.
Here's just one more reason why Awareness Tech's WebWatcher is such an amazing product. With WebWatcher parents can implement website blocking, a standard in parental control software, but they can also use email recording, chat recording, website recording, and more. It's also invisible while it's running, so no one knows that it's there unless you want them to know.
Real-life bullies are bad enough; with WebWatcher, parents can protect their kids from the bully that follows them home from the schoolyard.
Such a tragic story may seem extreme, but the truth is that instances of cyber bullying are on the rise. And, what makes the cyber bully so dangerous is that, unlike real life bullying, the cyber bully doesn't really have to confront the victim. As it says in the article, they don't have to be "strong or fast," they just need a cell phone and a computer with Internet access.
John Halligan, Ryan Halligan's father, says that to protect their kids parents need to know who their children are talking to online, and know what's being said.
Here's just one more reason why Awareness Tech's WebWatcher is such an amazing product. With WebWatcher parents can implement website blocking, a standard in parental control software, but they can also use email recording, chat recording, website recording, and more. It's also invisible while it's running, so no one knows that it's there unless you want them to know.
Real-life bullies are bad enough; with WebWatcher, parents can protect their kids from the bully that follows them home from the schoolyard.
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