1839 - Cyberbullying Presentation

CYBERBULLYING
Cum îi facem față?

• “Using strength (physical, social or intellectual) to
INTIMIDATE someone. Often used to get
somebody to do something.”
Definition of “bullying”
• “Using electronic communications to bully someone.”
Definition of “cyberbullying”
What your grandfather thinks when “cyberbullying” is mentioned:
• “I’m going to rough up your computer and pull its plug”
Attempt at humour
CYBERBULLYING ASSEMBLY
• Unfortunately cyberbullying is not so simple, and
its consequences are anything but funny.
No laughing matter
• 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…
Statistics
• 95% of teens who witness cyberbullying do nothing
about it
• 50% of teens who are victims of cyberbullying do
not tell their parents
Nobody does anything

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!
• “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.”
Not really taken seriously

• 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 should be
• Cyberbullying used to be an online behaviour with only online consequences.
• Not any more.
It is getting worse
• 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.
Imagine not one but 100

cyberstalkers after you…
Even logging off won’t save you
any more!
So, what can be done?
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.
Legal action—is it possible?

• Sure. You can take your case all the way to the Supreme Court.
…if you have money to burn.

• 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.
Most people don’t.

TYPES OF CYBERBULLYING
It covers a lot of ground these days

• Exclusion
• Peer pressure
• Stalking
• Physical bullying
• Blackmail
• Digital character assassination
• Real life threats
Types of cyberbullying
The cyberbully tries to alienate • Many cyberbullies will not stop with
your friends, or make your
exclusion. Once somebody has been
peer group mock or hate you,
leaving you alone and excluded, the cyberbully often moves on to
vulnerable. more serious attacks.
Exclusion
The cyberbully tries to get you
to do or say things that you • Ironically, peer pressure is often used by
don’t want to do or say, by
telling you that all the other
cyberbullies to get people to help them bully
kids do it, or by suggesting that other people.
you won’t fit in.
Peer pressure
The cyberbully follows you on • It can be rather creepy, actually.
all your social media and gives • This form of cyberbullying is quite common
you unwanted attention. among adults as well.
Stalking
If the cyberbully knows you in • “I know where you live and when you least
real life, he (or she) can
combine cyberbullying with
expect it, I can be there. So you’d better not
physical or social bullying. annoy me.”
Physical bullying
The cyberbully threatens to • Although in some cases the information is
reveal confidential information obtained through hacking, usually it is
about you that would be obtained directly from the victim.
embarrassing or even harmful • This can be an escalation of some of the
to you.
previous types of cyberbullying.
Blackmail
The cyberbully will stop at
nothing to destroy as much of • This type of cyberbullying is also common
your virtual identity as among adults—in many cases the goal is to
possible, and usually hopes to get you fired from your job.
destroy your real life as well.
Digital Character
Assassination
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?
Is trolling fun?

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CYBERBULLYING

Cum îi facem față?

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

Nobody does anything

Even policemen can’t get away with beating people up when

Not really taken seriously

Imagine not one but 100

Legal action—is it possible?

…if you have money to burn.

Most people don’t.

It covers a lot of ground these days

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