What do a high school student who's a bullying prevention activist, two criminology professors and Safer Internet Day (February 11) have in common? They're all sending the same message that safety and wellbeing online takes all of us. The student Aidan McDaniel the student activist says school safety happens from the ground (the students) up. Social cruelty both online and offline isn't a … [Read more...] about Safer Internet Day 2014: The global safety collaborative
Neelie Kroes
Top EU policymaker on trusting our online kids
It's amazing to hear a policymaker say this: "We cannot, and should not, put our children and youngsters in a digital glass cage, hoping they will never encounter any harmful or illegal content online. This will simply not work." That was Neelie Kroes, European Commission vice president and the EU's top legislator for digital issues, in a speech marking International Missing Children's Day (May … [Read more...] about Top EU policymaker on trusting our online kids
Europe getting tougher on social sites?
It looks like the European Commission will be adding teeth to its interaction with social media companies such as Facebook, whether or not they're headquartered in Europe. In a speech to the European Parliament, the EU justice commissioner, Viviane Reding, warned that "a US-based social network company that has millions of active users in Europe needs to comply with EU rules," according to The … [Read more...] about Europe getting tougher on social sites?