Dear all, Thanks for the very enlightening discussion on cyber bullying. The key take-aways of the discussion are as follows: 1) What are the trends? - There have been deaths attributed to cyber bullying? - Adults are victims of revenge pornography - Cyber bullying is rampant on a range of platforms - Mob mentality is playing out online 2) Do we have capacity to adequately respond to cyber crime incidences? - Need to invest heavily in cyber-crime units in the police force and have them digitized. - Other social channels that can be used to address this issue are not addressing it. 3) What are the challenges in tackling the offence? - Finding the perpetrators is hard especially in mass bullying. 4) What should be done to address this offence? - Parents should be made aware of protection mechanisms especially for children. - Bullying victims and perpetrators need counseling. - Family situation needs to be addressed. - Interrelated issues need to be addressed as bullying cannot be handled in isolation. - Law enforcement officers should be kept updated on the evolving state of online behavior - Parents and teachers should have access to tools that can be used to monitor their children’s online activities - Provision of cyber-crime unit emergency numbers to online users. Open issues to be addressed. - Is bullying gloried in Kenyan TV shows and songs? - Should criminal law be used to curb cyber bullying? Tomorrow we shall be having an interesting discussion on the Fintech ecosystem moderated by Rosemary. Looking forward to it =) Do have a blessed evening. Regards, Ronald Ojino
On Jun 29, 2017, at 11:02 AM, Ronald Ojino <ronojinx@gmail.com> wrote:
Parents and teachers should have access to tools that can be used to monitor their children’s online activities