The capacity of the internet to inform, entertain and frankly change the world is evident. But like all technology, it can be used by small-mind people to advance hurtful causes or just be plain rude. Last month or so, I was contacted by a young woman who wanted my help in getting pictures of herself …
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Oct 02 2010
From Cyberbullying to Suicide to Arrest. Only Possible In the FB Generation
I could write about how Tyler Clementi’s suicide was in part fueled by the rampant anti-gay rhetoric of Tea Party people and their candidates. Or how incredibly sad it is that in 2010 being outted as gay is still something that would drive a talented young man to jump off the George Washington Bridge. But …
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