International Center for Applied Studies in Information Technology

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    • ICASIT interns and student projects 2010 – 2021
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Blogs/Social Media and Cyber-bullying

BSM Cyber-bullying has been a major problem that has continued to grow as the use of blogs and social media continues to expand. BSM has made it so it is much easier to spread false or demeaning messages on BSM platforms that can have a lasting effect.

  • Monica Lewinksy TED Talk, “The Price of Shame” (2015)
  • Article—Troll Just Want To Have Fun (By Dr. Buckels, Trapnell, & Paulhus)
  • Virtual empathy: Positive and negative impacts of going online upon empathy in young adults
  • Oklahoma: Catfishing Bill No. 3024 (It recently passed & was approved by the Governor)
  • National Conference of State Legislatures—State Social Media Privacy Laws
  • Cyberbullying Research Center—Summary of Our Cyberbullying Research (2004-2015)
  • STAT—Using social media to prevent adolescent suicide
  • The Telegraph—Facebook leads the way against cyberbullying, but others need to follow
  • The Huffington Post—Teens, Cyberbullying, Sexual Harassment and Social Media: The New Normal?
  • Vanity Fair—Monica Lewinsky: Meet the New Emoji Tool to Combat Cyberbullying
  • The Royal Foundation—The Duke of Cambridge launches Cyberbullying Taskforce
  • The Mount Airy News—Cyberbullying law struck down
  • Electronic Frontier Foundation—“Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.”

Contact Us

If you would like to know more about us, contact Steve Ruth (703) 993-1789 or ruth@gmu.edu.
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Examples of ICASIT Activities

ICASIT’s new study of E-Learning instructor demographics (2017-2018)

ICASIT’s new databases for 2016

ICASIT to study MOOCs in 2013

ICASIT becomes Telework Study Center

ICASIT's new research site expanded

Six Powerful Stories from ICASIT's Egypt Project

ICASIT DB 2007 Launched

ICASIT Site Receives Five Star Rating

Other ICASIT NEWS

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