Cyberbullying

Norijan Wahab
• Cyberbullying is defined as a version of bullying perpetrated through
information and communication technology channels like the
internet, emails, mobile phone and the latest trend, social media
platforms like Facebook, twitter, instagram and others
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Cyberbullying is perpetrated across numerous mediums and avenues in
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g Numerous factors motivate perpetrators of cyber-bullying. Revenge
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cyberbullying, one tends to think that tormenting others is natural
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• Cyberbullying affects individuals from all lifestyles and any age
including adults, teens, and children; they all feel alone and distressed
when being harassed online.
• Statistics reveal that cyberbullying can result in tragic events such as
self-harm and suicide, so it is important to institute measures to
protect the vulnerable adults and children from cyberbullying.
(Kowalski et al. 2012).
• Choose not to join in on the bullying.
• Don’t “like” or share posts that are bullying someone.
• Respond with positive support.
• Reach out to the person being bullied.
• Let an adult know what’s happening.
• Report the behavior to the social media platform.