Yahoo! Trust & Safety on 3/21/12

tags: education, mature content, parental controls

Video games have changed drastically in the past 10 years. The simple days of the standalone game are gone. Gaming systems now have Internet access, online games can feature chatting, and kids can use phones and tablets to play wherever they go. Children's behavior can no longer be easily monitored from the living room, a change... more »

Yahoo! Trust & Safety on 1/30/12

tags: cyberbullying, digital reputation, education, Facebook, mobile, schools, social networking

This past October, Yahoo! and the Santa Clara County Office of Education brought together 200 Bay Area educators and leading online child safety experts for the 5th Annual Digital Citizenship Summit. Held at the Yahoo! Sunnyvale campus, educators and experts shared ideas, plans, and resources on how to develop a culture of safet... more »

Yahoo! Trust & Safety on 1/11/12

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Yahoo! Trust & Safety on 11/22/11

tags: digital reputation, education

The Yahoo! Trust and Safety team would like to recognize Anastasia Goodstein, the director of digital programs at the Inspire USA Foundation, as a recipient of the 2011 Outstanding Individual Achievement award from the Family Online Safety Institute. Even before her time at Inspire USA, Goodstein has had a long history of provi... more »

Yahoo! Trust & Safety on 11/1/11

tags: digital footprint, education

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Yahoo! Trust & Safety on 10/24/11

tags: crisis help, cyberbullying, harrassment

Yahoo! Trust & Safety was proud to take part in Spirit Day by “going purple” with other Yahoo! staff members to take a stand against anti-LGBT bullying. We are grateful for GLAAD and the broader community’s promotion  of anti-bullying efforts, as demonstrated   last week by wearing purple. We encourage everyone to stay involved ... more »

Yahoo! Trust & Safety on 10/7/11

tags: cyberbullying, digital footprint, digital reputation, education, Facebook, mobile, online etiquette, parental controls

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Yahoo! Trust & Safety on 10/5/11

tags: crisis help, cyberbullying

Yahoo Trust & Safety is proud to support the National Suicide Prevention Week, September 4-11. In conjunction with the week, The Trevor Project has launched the "Talk to Me" campaign--a project to encourage individuals to identify themselves as supportive listeners to those who need help. The website offers different ways to p... more »

Yahoo! Trust & Safety on 10/5/11

tags: cyberbullying, digital footprint, digital reputation, harrassment

For Yahoo! Trust & Safety, educating users on cyberbullying has always been a top priority. We have continuously committed ourselves to promoting positive and respectful online--as well as offline--behavior. Though bullying is not a new problem among youth, the online space has changed so that its effects travel more widely, mo... more »