"A survey published by the Council of Europe, based on a sample of 940 journalists reporting from the 47 Council of Europe member states and Belarus, shows that journalists in Europe are often exposed to serious unwarranted interference in their work, including intimidation and violence. As a conseq
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uence, many also suffer from fear, which frequently leads to self-Censorship. Almost one third of the journalists who participated in the survey, carried out between April and July 2016, had experienced physical assault over a period of three years. The most common interference, reported by 69% of the journalists, was psychological violence, including intimidation, threats, slandering and humiliation. The second most common interference was cyberbullying, reported by 53%, mostly in the form of accusations of being partisan, personal attacks, public defamation and smear campaigns. Reports of intimidation from interest groups were the third most frequent interference mentioned (50%), followed by being threatened with force (46%), intimidation by political groups (43%), targeted surveillance (39%) and intimidation by the police (35%)." (Council of Europe website)
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"Ein alberner Tweet kann den Job kosten, freizügiges Verhalten und Sorglosigkeit einem die Lust am Leben rauben: Der digitale Pranger kennt oft keine Vergebung und keine Gnade. Höchste Zeit umzudenken und zu differenzieren. Anhand von Studienbefunden wird die aktuelle Dimension dieses generationen
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übergreifenden Phänomens gezeigt und dann der Fokus auf Schulen gerichtet. In Deutschland wird pro Woche in jeder dritten Schule ein Cybermobbing-Fall gemeldet, aber nur jede fünfte geht das Thema systematisch an. In Norwegen zum Beispiel sind Schulen verpflichtet, digitalen Demütigungen vorzubeugen. Normativ und auch mit dem ethischen Prinzip der Tatherrschaft begründet, ist es keine Option, bloß zuzusehen, wenn andere virtuell geplagt werden. Es gilt zu handeln - so wie wir uns dies wünschten, wenn wir selber ähnlich angegriffen würden. Handlungsvorschläge und beispielhafte Initiativen bilden das Fazit des Beitrags." (Abstract)
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"En este estudio se analiza el acoso escolar y las graves consecuencias que está provocando a las víctimas de esta agresiva violencia en los centros educativos, que destruye la autoestima y la confianza de los menores acosados. En este trabajo de investigación también se abordael acoso escolar p
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ero utilizando la tecnología de la información y la comunicación, es el denominado ciberbullying, cometiéndose la agresión en formato electrónico a través de medios de comunicación como el correo electrónico, mensajes de texto a través de teléfonos móviles o dispositivos móviles o la publicación de videos y fotografías en plataforma electrónica [...] Este trabajo tiene como finalidad concienciar a todos los operadores que intervienen en esta problemática social, teniendo como destinatario no sólo a los Jueces, Tribunales y abogados, sino también a los cuerpos y fuerzas de seguridad, padres de menores escolares, centros educativos, profesores, periodistas y políticos." (Descripción de la casa editorial)
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"This report identifies eight basic types of harassment present in Hungary: rhetorical aggression; trolling; bullying; threats; public shaming; violation of personal privacy; cyber attacks and site hacking; and malicious social media activity. The study found that the most common types of online har
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assment are trolling and rhetorical aggression, which are experienced by Hungarian online journalists on a daily basis through both public and private channels. Overall, comments made through private channels are more severe. Facebook comments are generally the least aggressive in nature, followed by comment sections under individual articles. Abusive messages sent via private channels (email, Facebook messages) are the most aggressive and straightforward. Many journalists agreed that the most disturbing element of online harassment is not necessarily the harshness or explicit nature of comments but the frequency and overwhelming persistence of them." (Executive summary)
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"[This report] surveys the landscape of digital opportunity as it relates to – and affects – children. It examines the digital divides that prevent millions of children from accessing through the internet new opportunities to learn and, someday, to participate in the digital economy, helping to
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break intergenerational cycles of poverty. It also explores the undeniably dark side of the internet and digital technology, from cyberbullying to online child sexual abuse to Dark web transactions and currencies that can make it easier to conceal trafficking and other illegal activities that harm children. It reviews some of the debates about less obvious harms children may suffer from life in a digital age – from digital dependencies to the possible impact of digital technology on brain development and cognition. And it outlines a set of practical recommendations that can help guide more effective policymaking and more responsible business practices to benefit children in a digital age. Equally important, this report includes the perspectives of children and young people on the impact of digital technology in their lives – telling their own stories about the issues that most affect them." (Foreword, page vi)
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"Being bullied has been found to have a significant impact on children’s physical and mental health, psychosocial well-being and educational performance, with lasting effects into adulthood on health, well-being and lifetime earnings. Little is known about bullying in low- and middle-income countr
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ies, however. This study uses a mixed methods approach combining survey analysis of the predictors and associations with being bullied, with qualitative data to explore the context in which bullying occurs and the social processes that underpin it. Findings show that better data collection and increased resource allocation to bullying prevention are needed. The development and evaluation of different types of effective, sustainable and scalable bullying prevention models in low- and middle-income country contexts are priorities for programming and research." (Abstract)
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"Das Buch deckt die Mechanismen auf, die es den Trollen im Internet so einfach machen. Es zeigt die Tricks der Fälscher, die gezielt Unwahrheiten verbreiten, sowie die Rhetorik von Hassgruppen, um Diskussionen eskalieren zu lassen. Damit die Aggression im Netz nicht sprachlos macht, werden konkrete
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Tipps und Strategien geliefert: Wie kann man auf untergriffige Rhetorik, Trolling oder Shitstorms reagieren? Wie entlarvt man Falschmeldungen oder Halbwahrheiten möglichst schnell? Was tun, wenn man im Netz mit Cybermobbing konfrontiert wird? Denn: Wir sind den Rüpeln, Hetzern und Hassgruppen nicht hilflos ausgeliefert – die Gegenwehr ist gar nicht so schwer." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"This report presents the full findings from a new and unique survey designed and conducted according to rigorous standards by the EU Kids Online network. It was funded by the European Commissions¡¦ Safer Internet Programme in order to strengthen the evidence base for policies regarding online saf
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ety. A random stratified sample of 25,142 children aged 9-16 who use the internet, plus one of their parents, was interviewed during Spring/Summer 2010 in 25 European countries. The survey investigated key online risks: pornography, bullying, receiving sexual messages, contact with people not known face-to-face, offline meetings with online contacts, potentially harmful user-generated content and personal data misuse. In this report, 'children' refers to internet-using children aged 9-16 across Europe." (Page 5)
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"89 Prozent der 14- bis 29-Jährigen gehören der Online-Community an. Für sie gibt es keinen Unterschied mehr zwischen on- und offline – der Gebrauch des PC ist selbstverständlich und unspektakulär. Sie sind ständig miteinander und mit dem Netz verbunden, sie kennen keinen anderen Lebensstil.
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Als Folge davon leben, arbeiten, schreiben und kommunizieren sie anders. Statt Zeitungen lesen sie Blogs, ihre Musik holen sie sich über iTunes oder illegal und ihre Freunde aus Social Networks wie Facebook oder Lokalisten. Eine neue, digital geprägte Kultur ist entstanden und mit ihr die »Generation Internet«, die den Ängsten und Warnungen ihrer Eltern und Lehrer verständnislos gegenübersteht. Die Kluft zwischen »Digital Natives« und Erwachsenen wächst. Dieses Buch wird mit einem veränderten Blickwinkel auf die digitale Welt helfen, die Kluft zu verringern." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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