These victims endure feelings of embarrassment, anxiety, fear, depression and isolation that go along with more suicidal thoughts, self-harm and suicide attempts.
Even worse, Internet providers, parents and adolescents themselves could not find a simple solution.
Enter scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of technology.
Although cyberbullying leads to anxiety and depression, as well as comprehensive online support can make a difference, contributing to the Mature coping skills, including humor and communication.
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This spirit of mutual support that scientists at mit computer science and artificial intelligence lab (CSAIL) I hope to use a new software called “field squad” a free online tool designed to fight online harassment.
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This program allows designated friends, known as “moderators” to filter out the negative messages and e-mails, intercept the negative and relieve the recipient from the constant abuse.
They call this technique a “friend-sourcing,” a new approach. Right now, Blocking users, deleting comments and reporting harassment directly to the administrators of the website seem to be only tools.
Some social networks can also screen for “the words” for public office.
These methods have their drawbacks, however, and limited precision of algorithms and the speed of their websites response Time.
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We talked to one of the developers, Amy Zhang, a graduate student in computer science at mit. The area of her research is “to improve online discussions.”
Zhang says that many people already use their unit to help screen your e-mail and its software makes the process easier. She claims that a large part of the persecution she studied depends on the context, has different meanings for each individual.
“One size fits all” solution, many web sites use-the content moderators who do not know the purpose of, for example, may not always be useful. In the “field squad”, you can “adapt Your answer to what you want.”
Children and adolescents have clearly increased dependence on technology, especially social networks, and feel the pressure to create and maintain a positive image online-the version without hesitation.
Field “composition” allows users to manage cyberbullying in real time, through their own wide network of support. It intends to empower victims and to strengthen social ties.
However, critics fear that this new program will simply “spread the burden” online bullying among teenagers. Supporters of the struggle that this personal touch might just unite the victims and to limit the negative close to cyberbullying.
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