7. How to prevent cyber
bullying??
• Learn the signs and symptoms
• Keep Personal Stuff Private
• Define cyberbullying
• Give them strategies to respond
• Know the apps and platforms
• Establish a good sense of communication
• Use celebrity card
• Emphasize positivity
8. Spreading Awareness on
Cyberbullying
• Before the internet, bullying was a problem—but it was
a problem that didn’t extend into the pockets,
bedrooms, living rooms, and beyond of students’ lives.
• Parents, educators, and mental health professionals in
our communities are aware of how damaging
cyberbullying can be—but preventing it can be a major
challenge.
• The good news? We can take effective steps to keep
students safe. Preventing the problem involves
understanding just what cyberbullying is, how big the
problem has gotten, and examples of cyberbullying in
action.
9. Why is it important to raise
awareness
There are a number of compelling reasons to learn about cyber
bullying. The top three are as follows.
1) Cyberbullying is a particularly insidious form of bullying because
the bully can attack their targets in complete anonymity.
2) Social Media platforms have created the perfect environment for
bullies to thrive, honing their skills without fear of discovery.
3) This makes it much more likely for bullies to act on their instincts
as there is little chance for them to face consequences. Actions
driven by instincts are initiated and executed from our reptile brain
which bypasses the reasoning and reflective processes that occur in
a different part of the brain. As a result, the bully engages in
behavior that is not filtered and more reminiscent of a feral animal
than a civilized human being.
10. • In order to fully understand cyberbullying, it is critical that adults and children
recognize the consequences that can occur from inappropriate communication
taking place in the digital world.
• Education is the key to understanding the issues that arise from the use of
technology.
• Parents, schools, and law enforcement need to take an active role in raising
awareness about cyberbullying.
• Active campaign programs are necessary to fight the increasing problems
associated with cyberbullying.
• Cyberbullying will only decrease once the extent of the problem is fully understood.
11. • 25 per cent of teenagers report that they have experienced repeated bullying by their cell phone, or on the
Internet.
• 52 per cent of young people report being cyber bullied. 11 per cent of adolescents and teens report that
embarrassing or damaging photographs have been taken of them without their knowledge or consent.
• Cyberbullying is experienced by a lot of people it does not discriminate and on the rise.
• Victims of Cyberbullying need to know that they are not alone. Research has shown that friend to friend support
is one of the most successful ways of preventing and addressing Cyberbullying.
• Our online campaign is aimed at teaching children when they see bullying get out of line, not to be afraid to
intervene.
• Teaching them to offer support and show sympathy. Showing support can make a huge difference for the
person being bullied.
12. REAL LIFE INCIDENTS:
• 1. Ritika Sharma’s case: Ritika Sharma, who was a student in
a reputed Delhi school was stalked by a Facebook friend,
who had all her personal information including the address
of school and residence including phone number. Despite
being unfriend by her, months ago, She filed a complaint
against the stalker. After this incident, the Delhi police
organised awareness programs where all the people were
warned not to share their personal details with any stranger.
• 2. US: Megan Meier was a 13-year-old Middle School girl.
She took her own life shortly before her 14th birthday as a
result of what was deemed bullying taking place over the
Internet. This is considered to be amongst the first cases of
suicide resulting from Cyber-Bullying in the United States of
America
13. • 3. Ritu Kohli’s Case: Talking about cyberbullying, Ritu
Kohli’s case should be mentioned. The Case was the
primary cyberstalking case reported in India. She filed a
complaint in 2001 that somebody else is using her
identity in social media and she was deliberately
getting calls from different numbers and got bullied.
• 4. UK: Kevin Reece(Happened in 2019), age 10, was a
fifth grade student in an elementary School who died
by suicide after being continuously bullied by his
classmates through social media. According to his
mother, his classmates often bully him with
inappropriate words in classroom as well as in social
media.
14. LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF
CYBERBULLYING
It’s not just bullying – it’s criminal
• The best possible solution to prevent cyberbullying is to
promote healthy relationships for everyone, so that we
treat each other with dignity and respect and bullying
no longer has any place in our society
• However, changing the culture that accepts bullying as
a form of behaviour or even entertainment – as is
played out in much of today’s popular culture – is often
more difficult than changing policy and law.
• Recent high profile cases of teens in Canada and abroad
who have committed suicide because of relentless
cyberbullying, has increased the public call for
accountability.
15. How the Law Currently Addresses
Cyberbullying
• Federal Law:- Cyberbullying can be addressed under
civil law or criminal law, based on the situation.
• Civil law :- This is the branch of law that deals with
property rights, personal dignity and freedom from
injury. Under civil law, there are three approaches to
cyberbullying:
1. A cyberbully may be engaged in defamation
2. The person cyberbullying may be creating an unsafe
environment by making the target feel that she or he
cannot go to school without facing violence, teasing
or exclusion.
3. A person is responsible for any consequences that he
or she might reasonably have guessed would happen.
16. Criminal law
Criminal law:-This branch of law determines which
actions are crimes against the state. 1. Harassment
is a crime under the Criminal Code.
2. Defamatory libel is a crime under the Criminal
Code.
3. Publishing intimate images without consent is a
crime under the Criminal Code.
