One new article link has been added to our Related News page. MSN published an article titled Teen faces prison time after Facebook comment.
It’s probably not a good idea to post threats on Facebook to “shoot up a school full of kids,” even if you follow it up with “LOL” and “JK.” (“LOL” and “JK” is online speak for “laughing out loud” and “just kidding.”) Especially months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.
Source: MSN
One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Children could soon become Facebook users.
(CNN) – The Wall Street Journal is reporting Facebook may lift its ban on kids under 13.
The social media site, according to the Wall Street Journal, is developing special new features for kids’ pages.
Source: WSFA
One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Ex-pastor sentenced in Alabama child porn case.
Cannon pleaded guilty in April to possession and distribution of child pornography. He admitted he posted child pornography on various Facebook profiles, using his own and fake names. Court records indicated that Cannon used 13 phony accounts.
Source: WSFA
One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Dothan man arrested for raping victim at knifepoint in Enterprise.
The victim in the case stated she met Mueller online through a social media website. She admitted to giving Mueller her address during an online conversation.
Source: WSFA
One new article link has been added to our Related News page. Digital Life published an article titled 12-year-old gets probation for Facebook cyberstalking.
That’s right, you read the headline correctly: A 12-year-old was given probation Wednesday after being charged with cyberstalking a former “friend” on Facebook.
Source: Digital Life
Protecting Children in Cyberspace is an article written by Greg Price (Director of the Alabama Computer Forensics Institute) that was published in a 2011 edition of Healthy Horizons Magazine. It provides an overview of why individuals should be concerned about how youth use the Internet. The link is also included in our Resources page.
Alabama Computer Forensics Institute 