CYBERPLUS

📢 Second CYBERPLUS report is published. How do young Czech people react to cyberhate and biased portrayals of overweight people on social media news?

🔍Full report here:
🇬🇧 https://muni.cz/go/15b6e2
🇨🇿 https://muni.cz/go/a5d46f

If you’re witnessing or experiencing cyberhate or cyberbullying, don’t stay silent. Here’s what to do: 1️⃣ Document it. 2️⃣ Report it. 3️⃣ Seek support.

Many organizations offer help and guidance. You’re not alone. Together, we can create .🌐

better-internet-for-kids.europa.eu
childnet.com
cybersmile.org
hateandhope.righttobe.org
stopbullying.gov

Some great moments captured from our workshop on New Trends in Experimental Design are now online! 📸

Research workshop: New trends in experimental design With December here and the semester wrapping up, we closed out 2024 by hosting an engaging research workshop on new trends in experimental design. It was a perfect opportunity to dive into cutting-edge methods, spark fresh ideas, and reflect on how innovation continues to drive research forward.

📢 New CYBERPLUS report out! How do young Czechs perceive overweight, underweight, or physically disabled people? Do they see online attacks on them as cyberhate? What are their own experiences?

🔍Full report here:
🇬🇧https://muni.cz/go/9a9a9f
🇨🇿https://muni.cz/go/da6fcc

This week, I organised an exciting workshop on new trends in experimental design! 🧠 Huge thanks to the other presenters for their engaging talks and all the participants for the wonderful discussion. A blog post about the event will be published soon! 📚

Excited to attend the conference in Brno! 🌐✨ Looking forward to the inspiring sessions and fresh ideas to drive CYBERPLUS forward. 🚀💡

I’m thrilled to have presented our experiment results at the Workshop on Aggression in Nottingham! 🎉 We explored what shapes bystanders' appraisals of and reactions to targeting plus-size people. 💻💬 Stay tuned—the full presentation will be online soon! 🌐

On this International Day for Tolerance, let's remind ourselves to recognise and challenge the deep-rooted biases that fuel . And let's advocate for digital spaces that promote critical thinking and respect for diversity.🌐🤝

Exposure to happens in different ways: 🔍 while most come across it unintentionally, a concerning minority of youth actively seek out these harmful interactions. ⚠️ Awareness and guidance are key to fostering safer online experiences. 🌐

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Bedrosova, M., Dufkova, E., Dembytska, N., Gerzicakova, M., & Dedkova, L. (2022). Cyberhate in Czech families: Adolescents’ experiences and their caregivers’ knowledge. Brno: Masaryk University.https://irtis.muni.cz/media/3450642/report-cyberhate_en.pdf