Cyber Bullying

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Cyber Bullying

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What is cyber bullying

• Cyber bullying can be defined as the use of
  Information and Communications Technology (ICT),
  particularly mobile phones and the internet,
  deliberately to upset someone else.

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Forms that cyber bullying can take
Cyber bullying takes different forms, some of
which are harder to detect or less obviously
associated with bullying than others.
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Forms that cyber bullying can take

• Examples

Harassment or stalking
Threats and intimidation
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How is cyber bullying different to other forms of
bullying?

• In cyber bullying, the audience for the bullying
  can be very large and reached rapidly. This means
  that the degree and seriousness, as well as
  possible risks and repercussions, have to be
  evaluated differently than in cases of other
  types of bullying. If content is shared across
  mobile phones or posted online, it becomes
  difficult to control who might see it or have
  copies of it.

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How to take a stand against cyber bullying!

• Education can help considerably in preventing and
  dealing with the consequences of cyber bullying.
  The first place to begin an education campaign is
  with the kids and teens themselves. We need to
  address ways they can become inadvertent cyber
  bullies, how to be accountable for their actions
  and not to stand by and allow bullying (in any
  form) to be acceptable. We need to teach them not
  to ignore the pain of others.

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Thank you for listening!