Mrs. Belknap shared the following information with me. These sites breed bullying. Please encourage your child to stay away from these and like sites.
Common Sense media flagged these sites and bullying
tools.
Anonymous question sites
What they are. Sites such as Ask.fm, Spillit, and Spring.me (formerly Formspring) let kids create a profile page
where they can field questions from other users who can remain anonymous.
Cyberbullying is common on these sites, as anonymity can encourage kids to be
bolder -- or crueler -- than they would be otherwise.
What to do. Discourage your kids from using
question sites. If that fails, encourage them to block anonymous questioners if
possible and use the strictest privacy settings the sites allow.
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