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CYBERBULLYING

Introduction to Cyberbullying

CYBERBULLYING ASSEMBLY

You ARE the problem!

CYBERBULLYING:

• IF YOU ARE NOT PART OF THE

SOLUTION…


Definition of “bullying”

• “Using strength (physical, social or

intellectual) to INTIMIDATE

someone. Often used to get

somebody to do something.”


Definition of

“cyberbullying”

• “Using electronic communications to bully someone.”


Attempt at humour

What your grandfather thinks when “cyberbullying” is

mentioned:

• “I’m going to rough up your computer and pull its plug”


No laughing matter

• Unfortunately cyberbullying is not so

simple, and its consequences are

anything but funny.


Statistics

• 25% of teenagers have been the victim of

cyberbullying last year

• 10% of children over the age of 9 have

been bullied online

• 33% of victims have been subjected to

online threats

But the most frightening statistics are yet to

come…


Nobody does anything

• 95% of teens who witness

cyberbullying do nothing about it

• 50% of teens who are victims of

cyberbullying do not tell their parents


IF YOU WITNESSED A VIOLENT

CRIME, SHOULDN’T YOU

REPORT IT? YES, YOU SHOULD.

Even policemen can’t get away with beating

people up when there are videos and the internet.


WHAT ABOUT YOUR VIRTUAL

SELF—WHO KEEPS IT SAFE?

Often: NOBODY!


Not really taken seriously

• “So somebody has been calling you nasty names online.

Is that really so bad? Sticks and stones…”

• “Sure, I trash talk my friends, but they don’t mind.”

• “Just don’t listen to the haters. I don’t.”


It should be

• Cyberbullying can lead to stress, unhappiness,

depression, and even suicide.

• Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among young

people aged 16-24. Homicide is 3rd.


It is getting worse

• Cyberbullying used to be an online behaviour with only

online consequences.

• Not any more.


Imagine not one but 100

cyberstalkers after you…

• Cyberbullies who find out a person’s real-life identity can

harass that person’s parents, teachers, fellow students,

and co-workers.

• In many cases, they doxx the victim—which means, they

publish the victim’s personal information online—and

then encourage others to harass the victim as well.


Even logging off won’t

save you any more!CYBERBULLYING ASSEMBLY

So, what can be done?CYBERBULLYING ASSEMBLY

Legal action—is it

possible?

Slander

• Defamatory remarks spoken to someone other than the

defamed.

Libel:

• Defamatory remarks in print or other media.

Both slander and libel are crimes which can result in a civil

suit.


…if you have money to

burn.

• Sure. You can take your case all the way to the Supreme

Court.


Most people don’t.

• Getting satisfaction in court is a long, expensive, and

difficult process.

• In the USA, the victim often does not win—the laws

protecting freedom of speech are invoked to defend the

actions of the cyberbully.

• In many countries, the police have “more important”

cases to investigate.


TYPES OF CYBERBULLYING

It covers a lot of ground these days


Types of cyberbullying

• Exclusion

• Peer pressure

• Stalking

• Physical bullying

• Blackmail

• Digital character assassination

• Real life threats


Exclusion

• Many cyberbullies will not stop

with exclusion. Once somebody

has been excluded, the cyberbully

often moves on to more serious

attacks.

The cyberbully tries to

alienate your friends,

or make your peer

group mock or hate

you, leaving you alone

and vulnerable.


Peer pressure

• Ironically, peer pressure is often

used by cyberbullies to get

people to help them bully other

people.

The cyberbully tries to

get you to do or say

things that you don’t

want to do or say, by

telling you that all the

other kids do it, or by

suggesting that you

won’t fit in.


Stalking

• It can be rather creepy, actually.

• This form of cyberbullying is

quite common among adults as

well.

The cyberbully

follows you on all

your social media and

gives you unwanted

attention.


Physical bullying

• “I know where you live and when

you least expect it, I can be there.

So you’d better not annoy me.”

If the cyberbully

knows you in real life,

he (or she) can

combine cyberbullying

with physical or social

bullying.


Blackmail

• Although in some cases the

information is obtained through

hacking, usually it is obtained

directly from the victim.

• This can be an escalation of some

of the previous types of

cyberbullying.

The cyberbully

threatens to reveal

confidential

information about you

that would be

embarrassing or even

harmful to you.


Digital Character

Assassination

• This type of cyberbullying is also

common among adults—in many

cases the goal is to get you fired

from your job.

The cyberbully will

stop at nothing to

destroy as much of

your virtual identity as

possible, and usually

hopes to destroy your

real life as well.


Is trolling fun?

The art of deliberately, cleverly,

and secretly getting people angry,

usually via the internet, using

dialogue. Trolling does not mean

just making rude remarks: Shouting

swear words at someone doesn't

count as trolling; it's just flaming,

and isn't funny. Spam isn't trolling

either; but it's lame.

Is it a form of cyberbullying?

If the victim gets angry, doesn’t that

mean you are a cyberbully?


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