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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Latest research from Flinders University has identified that the term 'bullying'—used to define a range of behaviors—is potentially jeopardizing successful and necessary prevention of harmful behavior at school. The paper, "The Confounding and Problematic Nexus of Defined and Perceived Bullying," by Dr. Grace Skrzypiec is published in Children and Youth Services Review.…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Students who feel they have been victimized because of social characteristics such as their ethnicity or their sexuality are at additional risk of trauma, a new national US study has revealed. Published in the Journal of School Violence, the research, of more than 2,200 young victims of bullying, found…

Image Source : INDIA TV Individual grievances on Facebook more than doubled to 16,995 and jumped over 68 per cent on Instagram in May compared to April data. Social media giant Meta's Facebook took action against only around 27 per cent of complaints it received from users and Instagram against less than half of total grievances raised by users in May 2023, according to…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJoseph Fiennes has spoken out about how an interaction with Harvey Weinstein influenced his choice to step away from a lucrative multi-film deal in the late 1990s.The actor starred in the Best Picture Academy Award-winning historical drama Shakespeare in Love in 1998, playing a fictionalised version of the playwright.Fiennes was cast in the film by disgraced film producer Weinstein,…

Image: Dave Chan (Getty Images)Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Meta and Google are stalling the country’s Online News Act by using “bullying tactics.” The companies argue that the bill, which would require the big tech companies to pay news publishers for content posted to their websites, is unsustainable for their bottom line.Google’s Antitrust Case Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to AIThe Online News Act would require digital platforms to share revenue with news outlets, and sets up an arbitration…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain High school and middle school students in remote learning environments are more likely to be exposed to identity-based harassment, and have a greater likelihood of reporting the behavior, according to researchers. The findings suggest that employing transparency, streamlined reporting processes and restorative practices could help educators combat this type of bullying, which has been…

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (TMTG) filed a $3.8 billion defamation lawsuit against The Washington Post last week, claiming the news outlet made false and defamatory statements against the company. The lawsuit claims The Post knowingly published “false” articles “in order to harm TMTG’s business” and alleges that the outlet conspired with an ex-TMTG employee who provided documents to create a “fraudulent narrative about securities fraud.”Why Does Pike and Grog’s Friendship Work so Well? | The Legend of Vox…

Credit: Shutterstock Your child comes home from school and tells you three classmates are teasing her constantly. One even put chewed gum in her hair as she was listening to the teacher. The other two smiled, laughed and whooped. Hearing this, you understand your child is being bullied and their physical and mental well-being are…

Most 94-year-olds would be happy to sit back and put their feet up, but James Hong didn’t become one of the most prolific actors in Hollywood by taking it easy. His wife, Susan, keeps asking him when he’ll retire. He’s just too busy. Even though he has more than 450 acting credits to his name, there’s still so much he wants to do. “I’d like to make a couple of other movies because this is my chance,” he says. “I’ve waited all these years to do projects and now people are going to back me.”And that’s down to Everything…

Senator Dick Durbin waves his cell phone at a crowd of advocates calling for change.Screenshot: Senate Committee on the Judiciary / Gizmodo“The last search on his phone before Carson ended his life was for hacks to find out the identities of his abusers,” said Kristin Bride, the parent of a child suicide victimand a social media reform advocate. Bride testified before a panel of senators about the cyberbullying that led to her son’s death and the other problems that plague kids online. “These are not coincidences,…