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CYBERBULLYING

Introduction to Cyberbullying

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You ARE the problem!

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• IF YOU ARE NOT PART OF THE

SOLUTION…

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Definition of “bullying”

• “Using strength (physical, social or

intellectual) to INTIMIDATE

• someone. Often used to get

somebody to do something.”

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Definition of “cyberbullying”

• “Using electronic communications to bully someone.”

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Attempt at humour

What your grandfather thinks when “cyberbullying” is mentioned:

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

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No laughing matter

• Unfortunately cyberbullying is not so

simple, and its consequences are anything but funny.

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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
• nline threats

But the most frightening statistics are yet to come…

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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

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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.

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WHAT ABOUT YOUR VIRTUAL SELF—WHO KEEPS IT SAFE?

Often: NOBODY!

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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.”

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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.

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It is getting worse

• Cyberbullying used to be an online behaviour with only
• nline consequences.
• Not any more.

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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.

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Even logging off won’t save you any more!

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So, what can be done?

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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.

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…if you have money to burn.

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

Court.

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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.

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TYPES OF CYBERBULLYING

It covers a lot of ground these days

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Types of cyberbullying

• Exclusion
• Peer pressure
• Stalking
• Physical bullying
• Blackmail
• Digital character assassination
• Real life threats

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Exclusion

• Many cyberbullies will not stop

with exclusion. Once somebody has been excluded, the cyberbully

• ften moves on to more serious

attacks.

The cyberbully tries to alienate your friends,

• r make your peer

group mock or hate you, leaving you alone and vulnerable.

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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

• ther kids do it, or by

suggesting that you won’t fit in.

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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.

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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.

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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
• f the previous types of

cyberbullying.

The cyberbully threatens to reveal confidential information about you that would be embarrassing or even harmful to you.

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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.

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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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