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Facebook makes strides to stop bullying

Originally published: October 2, 2011 7:41 PM
Updated: October 2, 2011 9:53 PM
By CAROL POLSKY carol.polsky@newsday.com

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Experts say Facebook has made strides in responding to reports of cyberbullying on the social networking site, but there is more to do.

The disturbing trend was back in the news last month when a Shirley woman alleged that bullying and taunts on Facebook preceded a schoolyard fight between her 12-year-old daughter and other seventh-grade girls. The woman was arrested for allegedly facilitating...

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