What is Cyberbullying

STOP
By Shivani
BULLYING
Class XII A
 What Is Bullying is used to humiliate, threaten, oppress, torment, and tyrannize someone.
Cyberbullya group of people that causes physical, emotional, and social harm to that person
It can be defined as a continuous misuse of power or authority against a person or

ing cyberbullying.
or group. If this kind of attitude and behavior happens online, it is called
Effects of Cyberbullying
Long periods of
Sadness, Anger,
Irritability
Being restless,
Loss of interest
anxious,
in activities
worried

Always feeling Withdrawal

tired or slow from others

Sudden changes
Changes in
in appetite or
sleep patterns
eating habits
 The Victims
1. A fourth-year student at KMCT Medical
College suicide:
Ushmal, 23, student of KMCT Medical
College, Mukkom, leapt to her death from
the top floor of the college building on
Wednesday evening. On November 2, she
had written a post on the college confession
page ‘KMCT Xposed-MBBS confessions’
directed at senior boys. The post mentioned
how her seniors misbehaved with junior
girls and how the students were often
‘labelled’ in the college. Following the post,
she started receiving threats and warnings
on various social media platform.
2. Ritu Kholi case of cyberstalking:
• In 2001, India’s first cyberstalking case was
reported. Manish Kathuria was stalking Ms.
Ritu Kohli by illegally chatting on the web
site, using her name; and used obscene and
obnoxious language, and distributed her
residence telephone number, invited people
to chat with her on the phone.
• As a result, Ms. Ritu Kohli was getting
obscene calls from various states of India
and abroad, and people were talking dirty
with her.
• The police had registered the case under
Section 509 of the Indian Penal Code for
outraging the modesty of Ritu Kohli.
 What If You’re Being Cyberbullied?
Ignore the Bully

Tell a Trusted Adult

Block the Bully

Change Email Address or

Phone Number

Collect Evidence

Contact the Authorities if

Necessary

Report to the Website

Avoid Self-Blame
Security
Measures
Against
Cyberbullyi
ng
 HOW TO PREVENT
CYBERBULLYING?
Teachers
•Let students know that it’s OK for them to report any online abuse
that happens to them.
•Participate in training on cyberbullying prevention to better
understand it and learn strategies for addressing it.
•Teach students about what cyberbullying behaviors are and why
they’re wrong.
•Create an environment of mutual respect and tolerance in the
classroom.
•Incorporate the internet and social media into lesson plans to
teach students how to be respectful to others online.
•Work closely with parents so they understand cyberbullying.
•Implement anti-cyberbullying policies in the classroom.
 Parents should:
Learn how
to use the
Take away
Find out technology
children’s
whom Understand that
mobile Teach
Monitor children are the signs of children are
devices if children
children’s speaking to, someone using in
they are how to use
online and making who is a order to get
caught technology
activities. friends bullying a
mistreating responsibly.
with, victim. perspective
people
online. of their
online.
online
world.
Prevention is better than cure so always be safe when
you are online.

Thank
you