‘Anonymous online posts must be banned’, says anti-bullying expert

Online anonymity needs to be done away with, a leading Irish expert on anti-bullying believes.
‘Anonymous online posts must be banned’, says anti-bullying expert

Policy and law-makers need to revisit the assumption that it is an appropriate way of communicating on social media networking sites, due to the rise in Irish teenagers using the anonymous social media site Yik Yak.

James O’Higgins Norman, director of the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre, located at Dublin City University, called on parents and teachers to educate young people on how to appropriately use all social media, including how to respect others and how to protect themselves.

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