Cyberbullying | Types of Cyberbullying | Causes, Effects and Preventions

1. CYBERBULLYING
BY: ELLAINE JASMIN VALENTOS

2. CYBERBULLYING
• is a practice where an individual or
group uses the Internet to ridicule,
harass or harm another person. The
social and emotional harm inflicted by
cyberbullies grows out of - or leads to
- physical bullying in the offline world.
• is a form of bullying that takes place over digital
mediums. Students may be cyberbullied on their
phones, computers, and other devices by receiving
harassing chats, texts, messages, comments, forum
posts, and pictures that cause them emotional harm.

3. TYPES OF CYBERBULLYING
1. Social Media Bullying
• Cyberbullies thrive on social media because the entire
social network is interconnected, and there are
opportunities to shame their victims in front of their
social circles.
• Mean comments, making fun of the victim publicly on
social media, gossiping, and even threatening through
private messages are all ways social bullying occurs.
• While some of these platforms allow users to block
specific people from communicating with them,
cyberbullying can still continue even if the bully has
been blocked by the victim. They can still spread
malicious rumors, share humiliating pictures, and make
fun of the victim to their other connections, continuing
their patterns of social media bullying without the
victim even being directly accessible.

4. TYPES OF CYBERBULLYING
2. Harassment
• Harassment is an extremely common component of most
types of cyberbullying. This is because harassment is the
repeated and unrelenting negative threats, mean
comments, and other hurtful activity, which is a
defining characteristic of cyberbullying: repetition.
• Harassment can occur over all different channels,
including text messaging, instant messaging, as part of
social media bullying, or on gaming platforms.
• Specifically, harassment can mean sharing private
communications online with others, targeting the victim
relentlessly in group communications, or simply sending
hurtful private messages.
• An extreme but common form of harassment is posing or
impersonating. The bully creates a fake profile of the
victim and poses as them (often on dating sites), posting
their name, phone number, and other personal details,
putting the victim at risk for further harassment and
danger.

5. TYPES OF CYBERBULLYING
3. Flaming
• Instead of taking place over private messaging or texts,
flaming usually occurs in a more public setting online,
such as a chat group, gaming chat, or forum. The
cyberbully (or bullies) send hurtful, angry, or shaming
messages to the victim directly, but within the group so
others can see.
• In addition to the effect of the hurtful message itself, the
victim has also lost some of their credibility and
reputation within the group, and may feel like they
cannot be part of the community anymore.
4. Exclusion
• Social bullying doesn’t even have to include talking to the
victim—sometimes, cyberbullies torment their victims by
doing the opposite.
• Instead of directing harassment at the victim directly,
cyberbullies sometimes use exclusion, deliberately cutting
their victim out of an online group. It’s common for the
group to then make fun of the victim and harass them
with malicious comments and discuss the victim among

6. WHERE DOES CYBERBULLYING
TAKE PLACE?
• Facebook and other social media websites can be
used, and allow for “anonymous” cyberbullying to
occur. For example, there may be a private group chat
or page set up in which the child, who is the victim of
the bullying is unaware of its existence. These more
private setups are usually eventually discovered, which
then brings the full weight of paranoia,
embarrassment, and feelings of isolation on the victim.
Text messages and group chats have the same effect
upon its victims. Forums, typically gaming forums or
other hobbyist forums, can also turn into cyberbullying
arenas. Reddit.com, which is one of the largest and
most visited social websites, is a forum-type of social
media, and users there are nearly completely
anonymous. This gives cyberbullies less empathy for
their victims, and allows them to continually attack.
Because the victim is not bullied at school or other
areas where teachers are usually present, responsible
adults are not alerted to the bullying or able to

7. WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF
CYBERBULLYING?
1. One main cause for cyberbullying is frustration or
revenge.
2. Another cause is wanting to take advantage of others
and showing how powerful the bullies are.
3. The last main cause of bullying is because victims
have been bullied and the people who have been
bullied bully others so they can feel better for
themselves.

8. WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF
CYBERBULLYING?
• Cyberbullying usually has long-term detrimental effects on a
victim. Truancy is quite common when a victim is continually
bullied both in-person and through technology. Also, their
grades may suffer, their self-esteem is hurt, depression can set in,
they may have increased health-related issues, abuse of alcohol
and/or drugs may begin, and many more negative effects can
occur, depending on the child. With children using technology at
younger ages, the data collected in past years is becoming less
relevant. In 2010-2011, the School Crime Supplement reported
9% of children in grades 6-12 are cyberbullied, but the increase in
children that use technology can result in a much higher number.
• Some individuals groom children in hopes of initiating sexual
contact with them. Grooming usually happens in children with
lower self-esteem and those children who have issues of
loneliness or isolation. In these instances, a targeted
cyberbullying campaign can also be a tool for a predator.
• Cyberbullying should not be seen as any less of a threat as
traditional bullying. Since most cyberbullying is inflicted upon a
child without the presence of adult supervision, the
consequences can be far reaching. Cyberbullying will evolve as
new technology is used and adapted, and so should methods to
not only react against cyberbullying, but also to be proactive and

9. CYBERBULLYING PREVENTION
TIPS
• Though cyberbullying prevention isn’t 100% effective, parents and
educators should remain vigilant and apply these tips to help keep
kids from being abused by their peers online:
• Acknowledge cyberbullying and discuss with children and teens
exactly what it is and why it’s so harmful.
• Create expectations around online conduct—teens should not send or
circulate harmful content including messages, photos, or videos, even
in retaliation.
• Look for signs of withdrawal, anxiety, depression, irritability, and other
changes in behavior. This could indicate cyberbullying or other
harassment.
• Remind teens to avoid sending or posting anything they would not
want shared with all of their classmates.
• Be cautious about access to computers, phones, and social media
accounts.
• Teach young people to safeguard their passwords and personal
details online.
• Have teens block cyberbullies if they are being repeatedly contacted
by someone who is trying to demean, humiliate, or harass them.
• Encourage teens to stand up to others who are being harassed, and to
report cyberbullying they may witness.
• Provide resources such as counseling and hotline assistance for teens

10. CITATIONS
• Tulane University (2018) 2018 Guide to Cyberbullying
Awareness. Retrived from:
https://socialwork.tulane.edu/blog/cyberbullying-
awareness-guide
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2016)
Law Enforcement’s Reminder: the Negative Effects of
Cyberbullying. Retrived from:
https://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/2016/10/27/law-
enforcements-reminder-negative-effects-
cyberbullying-and-what-we-can-do-prevent-it.html
• McDonald & Avid (2014) The Three Main Causes of
Cyberbullying. Retrived from:
https://prezi.com/zsyxh2r3hdkc/the-three-main-
causes-of-cyberbullying/