Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-268) and index.

Cyberbullying, dignity, and children's rights. When cyberbullying ends in suicide -- Can E-safety compromise children's rights? -- Shaping company responsibility : privatized public sphere -- Vagaries of self-regulation. Perils of politics-driven regulation -- Industry self-regulation in the US and in the EU -- Untangling the companies' motives and actions -- The roles of NGOs in search of transparency and effectiveness -- Policy solutions. Strengths and limitations of self-regulation -- Toward a culture of dignity.

A critical examination of efforts by social media companies -- including Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram -- to rein in cyberbullying by young users.

"In this book, Tijana Milosevic examines the effectiveness of efforts by social media companies--including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Snapchat, and Instagram--to rein in cyberbullying by young users. Milosevic analyzes the anti-bullying policies of fourteen major social media companies, as recorded in companies' corporate documents, draws on interviews with company representatives and e-safety experts, and details the roles of nongovernmental organizations examining their ability to provide critical independent advice. She draws attention to lack of transparency in how companies handle bullying cases, emphasizing the need for a continuous independent evaluation of effectiveness of companies' mechanisms, especially from children's perspective. Milosevic argues that cyberbullying should be viewed in the context of children's rights and as part of the larger social problem of the culture of humiliation." -- Publisher's description

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