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Facebook Partners with CEOP for Child Safety App

July 12th, 2010 by Rosemina Nazarali

Source: thetechherald.com

Facebook and the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP), a UK government agency, have finally reached an agreement for a proposed panic button. CEOP has spent the last several months campaigning against Facebook, asking them to add a…

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Proposed US Bill Lessens Sexting Charges

March 23rd, 2010 by Kiwi Commons

proposed new bill for peer to peer sexting

Source: Mobilecrunch.com

Connecticut lawmakers are in the midst of finding  a way to keep young people off the state’s sex offender registry if convicted of “sexting.”  Several states in the US are re-examining their child pornography laws to help protect minors…

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Former ‘Friends’ Star Explores ‘Trust’ on the Web

March 19th, 2010 by Rosemina Nazarali

David Schwimmer

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David Schwimmer has a new project on his hands and this one seeks to teach the world about the dangers of online predators. Best known for his role as Ross on the hit 90’s sitcom Friends, Schwimmer co-wrote and…

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PM Stephen Harper Takes to YouTube to Address Voters’ Questions

March 17th, 2010 by Rosemina Nazarali

Stephen Harper on YouTube

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Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, took to YouTube Tuesday night to address an array of questions and to try and convince voters that he is as hip and current as the next guy.

Google filtered through almost 1,800 written and…

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Ludacris’ New Song Soft-sells Sexting

March 11th, 2010 by Rosemina Nazarali

Ludaris in hot water over sexting message in lyrics

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Rapper, Ludacris, has never been one to back down from controversy and his new album, ‘Battle of the Sexes’ has quite a few people talking. One song in particular, ‘Sexting,’ has the Internet aflutter with comments about the song’s…

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