jacque senior project presentation
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Statement of the Problem• Social media provides easy ways to
communicate online• Great for education, networking, and
reconnecting• Cyberbullying starting to become more
common• 73% of internet users have witnessed
online harassment• 40% have personally experienced it (Pew
Research Center).
Significance and Purpose• Adds to growing awareness of this issue• 45% of users have experienced threats,
stalking and sexual harassment (Pew Research Center).
• Discuss whether social networks should be held responsible for what happens on their website.
• Social networks cannot control the actions of their users but they can definitely discipline them when the rules are broken
Scope and Limitations• Project covers cyberbullying on social
networks like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram• Discusses laws in the United States
regarding cyberbullying• Age Bracket – 14-22 - Male/Female – U.S.
Methodology• Qualitative Research Method – Inductive
In-depth Research Questions
• Is it the social network’s responsibility to enforce rules regarding cyberbullying?
• Is cyberbullying protected by the First Amendment?
• Why does cyberbullying sometimes go unreported?
#HiddenBullies• Interviews recorded in Google Hangout• Webinarsonair• Searched social networks, blogs, google• Sent e-mails to over a 100 different
professionals who study and speak on cyberbullying
• Interview length – 15 minutes to about an hour
• Editing - Adobe CC – Premiere, After Effects, Audition
#HiddenBulliesDeborah Gonzalez, Esq.
• Practices law in Georgia• Travels throughout the year to discuss legal
issues regarding social media• Collects and reposts stories related to
cyberbullying daily• Interview – 30 minutes
FindingsSection 230 – Communications Decency Act
“Providers of an interactive computer service who publishes information provided by others are immune from liability for words spoken by
others using the service”
Findings• Social Networks can not be held
accountable for what is posted on their websites
• Strict policing violates first Amendments Rights
• In the eyes of the law: It’s seen as a communication tool
Findings• Connection between online and offline
problems• Who’s responsible• Every state has bullying laws• Tennessee – includes cyberbullying
Conclusion• Social Networks are seen as communication
channels• Social networks should not enforce more
strict rules but should reevaluate their approach to reporting
• Video Clip – 1:40
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