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by Mike Masnick




Bullying By SMS Text Messaging

from the stupid-bullies dept

English schools have alerted teachers to be on the lookout for kids who bully other students by SMS text messages. Apparently, more bullies are doing their bullying remotely, by sending threatening text messages to other students. Of course, this seems like a particularly stupid way to bully someone, since the evidence is stored and can easily be linked to the bully in question.

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    Aug 13th, 2002 @ 9:06am
  • PAYG

    by Fredrik

    In Europe, pay-as-you-go subscriptions might be completely anonymous. No name, no registration, no evidence easily linked to the bully in question.

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    • Dec 12th, 2002 @ 4:14am
    • Re: PAYG

      by KEZ

      I THINK THIS IS INCORRECT. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE NUMBER OF ANYONE CALLING OR SENDING A TEXT MESSAGE SHOULD BE SHOWN SO THAT YOU KNOW WHO IS SENDING THESE NASTY MALICIOUS TEXTS AND CALLS.

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    Jul 19th, 2004 @ 6:05am
  • nasty texts

    by wendyliverpool

    who ever is sending nasty text said all my daughter needs to know is 118-888

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  • Jul 19th, 2006 @ 5:41pm
  • by jess

    i have been bullied my self.. they are easy to trace, the number will always comr up and you can ring the service provider and get the number traced and or blocked. And if it gets so bad, you can even talk to the police.. but when it is a call, sometimes it can be a private number hen i gets hard, lucklyly i havent had to face that problen yet.. im only 16..

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  • Aug 4th, 2007 @ 2:08pm
  • bullies

    why is bullying harmful?
    some people thinks bullying is just part of growing up and away for young people to learn to stick up for dem self?

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