Many have up until now thought of R.I.P Trollers – people who post abusive comments on memorial websites – to be solely doing it for the fun of abusing someone they don’t know. They are known as ‘Snerts’ (Snotty nosed egotystical rude teens) and do it for the ‘lulz’ (for the fun of it). But [...]
Chatroom Bobs, or simply, bobs, are perpetrators of online sex abuse and other activities that take advantage of others, . Even though they are often victims of sexual abuse themselves, they usually lack an appreciation of the privacy of others. Coming from the reference to ‘Uncle Bob’, a name for a family member who sexual [...]
There has been a rise in Internet abuse in line with increased using in social networking services. The ease of setting up a online community to remember a loved one who passed away is easy – but so is it for the miscreants who get joy out of tarnishing the memory of the deceased. This [...]
Those who own online communities are called systems operators (sysops). When they start a community they have a power called ‘sysop prerogative’, which means they can decide what happens to the website, who can join, and who cannot. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), recommends through its guidance that those in communities work as equal [...]
Trollers can have both positive and negative effects on organisations that provide online services. They can either allow the community to gel, if they are Trolls for instance, or they can tear it apart and cause distrust, as the Snerts do. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence provides detailed advice for not-for-profit and [...]
Surfing the internet or web has become more of a necessity in the lives of people all around the world in today’s modern era as compared to when it used to just be a luxury and used in the time of need. Most work and communication is not possible without having an internet connection available [...]
Trolls have made the internet a no-go area for some people, especially social networking sites in which people have started to avoid joining in on the conversation just due to the fear involved in being insulted and embarrassed in front of a group of unknown users. Trolls might not actually realise it, but they have [...]
While online dating tips have been done to death, there are some new approaches to the years old problem of what to do and how to act after you’ve taken the online chats and instant messaging a step further with the decision to meet “for real” out in the world. Cyber stalking can turn to [...]
Dating services online can be a fun place to meet new people, but because of the anonymity involved with dating online, you run a certain risk that the person you are striking up a conversation with isn’t exactly who they say they are. Breaking off an online romance or even simply rejecting a profile emailed [...]
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