We’ve all been at the receiving end of trolling. Thanks to the Internet, we have been able to uncover one more side to the human psyche. The medium has magnified, to a large extent, the capabilities of the human mind to manipulate others, in order to seek comfort. Understanding the human …
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In one of the chapters, cyberpsychologist Mary Aiken quotes clinical psychologist Michael Seto. “We are living through the largest unregulated social experiment of all time — a generation of youth who have been exposed to extreme content online.” This quote is powerful, deep and makes us think of the kind of …
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The Indian government is finally taking concrete steps in tackling growing levels of cybercrime in the country. A centre of excellence on cyber security is likely to come up in Bengal. News agency Press Trust of India quotes State’s e-governance mission head, Abhishek Roy, as saying, “This will be not …
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Ever wondered what spurs Internet trolls to behave the way they do? What are the driving forces and elements that make up their psyche? We were curious to answer to that as well. So we decided to scour for studies, and we stumbled on some interesting ones that have systematically …
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Before we understand the concept of cyberstalking, we need to define stalking. Tjaden and Thoennes, in their study, said stalking is a course of conduct directed at a specific person that involves repeated (two or more occasions) visual or physical proximity, non-consensual communication, or verbal, written or implied threats, or a …
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