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Teen shaming -- cyberbullying's latest iteration -- goes viral
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Cyberbullying’s latest iteration is a phenomenon called “teen shaming.”
“With this type of cyberbullying, photos that were once posted by someone, perhaps in good innocent fun, are being reposted in a very demeaning way . . . with subtle but mean messages or blunt advice” meant to attack another’s self- or body-image, said Florri Krefsky, school social worker for the Lindenhurst School District.
“What...
