Presentation on cyberbullying and how can we prevent it

1. CYBERBULLYING
A NEW TWIST TO AN AGE OLD PROBLEM
BY
SANTOSHINA NANDA
MBA(1ST YEAR)
UTKAL UNIVERSITY

2. LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
• WHAT IS CYBERBULLYING?
• CYBERBULLYING VS
TRADITIONAL BULLYING
• TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS OF
CYBERBULLYING
• EFFECTS OF CYBERBULLYING
• A CASE STUDY-AMANDA
TODD
• CYBERBULLYING STATISTICS
• PREVENTING
CYBERBULLYING

3. WHAT IS CYBERBULLYING?
• CYBERBULLYING IS ELECTRONIC BULLYING,THAT TAKES PLACE OVER DIGITAL DEVICES LIKE CELL
PHONES,COMPUTERS,TABLETS ETC .THE USE OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA OR COMMUNICATION
CHANNEL TO BULLY OR ABUSE A PERSON,TYPICALLY BY SENDING MESSAGES OF AN
INTIMIDATING OR THREATENING NATURE IS CALLED CYBERBULLYING.IT'S A SERIOUS ISSUE IN
TODAY'S SOCIETY.
CYBERBULLYING VS TRADITIONAL BULLYING
BULLYING IS A COMMON EXPERIENCE
FOR MANY OF US.NATIONAL SURVEYS
INDICATETHAT AS MANY AS HALF OF
ALL CHILDREN ARE BULLIED AT SOME
TIME DURING THEIR SCHOOL
YEARS,AND ATLEAST 10 % ARE
BULLIED ON A REGULAR BASIS
WHEREAS CYBERBULLYING IS A NEW
TWIST TO AN AGE OLD ISSUE WHERE
THE BULLIES CAN USE TECHNOLOGY
TO TERRORIZE THEIR PEERS.

4. • TECHNOLOGICAL
TOOLS
OF CYBERBULLYING
• IN MOST CYBERBULLYING CASES,SOCIAL MEDIA
TOOLS ARE USED TO DELIVER VICIOUS AND
REPETITIVE MESSAGES.THE 5 MOST COMMON
TOOLS ARE:-
• EMAILS
• WEBSITES(FACEBOOK,INSTAGRAM,TWITTER,MYSPACE,ANY
KIND OF ONLINE GAMES)
• TEXT MESSAGES
• FORUMS AND CHAT ROOMS
A RECENT SURVEY SHOWS THAT MORE
YOUTHS EXPERIENCED CYBERBULLYING ON
INSTAGRAM(42%)THAN ON ANY OTHER
PLATFORM.ESPECIALLY GIRLS ARE MORE
LIKELY TO BE THE VICTIMS OF
CYBERBULLYING.AROUND 41% OF OLDER
GIRLS REPORTED EXPERIENCING SOME FORM
OF ONLINE HARASSMENT.

5. NEGATIVE EFFECTS
OF
CYBERBULLYING
• THOSE WHO FALL VICTIM TO CYBERBULLYING DEAL
WITH VERY TOUGH MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL
WOUNDS.MANY TEENS WHO ENCOUNTER
CYBERBULLYING STRUGGLE WITH THE ISSUES LISTED
BELOW:
• STRESS AND ANXIETY
• SADNESS AND
LONELINESS
• DEPRESSION
• LOSS OF INTEREST IN
ACTIVITIES
• FEAR AND FAILURE
• LOW SELF ESTEEM
AND SELF
CONFIDENCE
• HEALTH PROBLEMS
• CHANGE IN EATING
OR SLEEPING
PATTERNS
• USE OF ALCOHOL
/DRUGS
• SUICIDAL
THOUGHTS

6. A CASE STUDY-
AMANDA TODD
• AMANDA MICHELLE TODD
(NOVEMBER 27, 1996 – OCTOBER 10,
2012)[7][8] WAS A 15-YEAR-OLD
CANADIAN STUDENT AND VICTIM OF
CYBERBULLYING WHO HANGED HERSELF
AT HER HOME IN PORT COQUITLAM,
BRITISH COLUMBIA. BEFORE HER DEATH,
TODD POSTED A VIDEO ON YOUTUBE IN
WHICH SHE USED A SERIES OF
FLASHCARDS TO TELL HER EXPERIENCE
OF BEING BLACKMAILED INTO EXPOSING
HER BREASTS VIA WEBCAM,AND OF
BEING BULLIED AND PHYSICALLY
ASSAULTED. THE VIDEO WENT VIRAL
AFTER HER DEATH, RESULTING IN
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ATTENTION.

7. CYBERBULLYING
STATISTICS A RECENT STUDY FROM IPSOS POLLED PARENTS IN 28 COUNTRIES TO
DETERMINE CYBERBULLYING RATES IN 2018.
• THE TOP 3 COUNTRIES WHERE CYBERBULLYING IS
THE MOST PREVALENT ARE INDIA, BRAZIL, AND
THE UNITED STATES, BUT IT IS A COMMON
OCCURRENCE EVERYWHERE.
• IT FOUND THAT NEARLY ONE IN FIVE PARENTS
WORLDWIDE SAY THEIR CHILD HAS EXPERIENCED
CYBERBULLYING AT LEAST ONCE.
• THE PROBLEM IS PARTICULARLY BAD IN INDIA
WHICH HAD THE HIGHEST RATE OF PARENTS
CONFIRMING INSTANCES OF CYBERBULLYING.
• A TOTAL OF 37% OF PARENTS ACROSS INDIA SAID
THEIR CHILD WAS BULLIED ONLINE, WITH 14% OF
THAT TOTAL SAYING THE BULLYING OCCURRED ON
A REGULAR BASIS.
• INTERESTINGLY, THE PHENOMENON SEEMS TO BE
VIRTUALLY NON-EXISTENT IN RUSSIA WITH NO
PARENTS CITING INSTANCES OF CYBERBULLYING.
"85% INDIAN CHILDREN EXPERIENCED
CYBERBULLYING,HIGHEST GLOBALLY"

8. PREVENTING CYBERBULLYING
• THE FOLLOWING ARE STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO AVOID BECOMING A CYBERBULLY OR BECOMING VICTIM
TO ONE:
• BLOCK UNWANTED MESSAGES IMMEDIATELY
• EVIDENCE:KEEP A RECORD,MAKE HARD COPIES
• ASK FOR HELP:TELL A PARENT/TEACHER/POLICE
• THINK BEFORE YOU FORWARD OR POST MESSAGES,
• MAINTAIN POSITIVE ONLINE SAFETY HABITS
• IGNORE BULLIES,THEY LOVE A REACTION
• TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IF THEY ARE THREATENING
• NEVER RETALIATE
• OFFENCE ! IT CAN CONSTITUTE A CRIMINAL OFFENCE
• WATCH OUT FOR OTHERS,IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU
"BEAT IT NOW"
"WHILE FALLING VICTIM TO CYBERBULLYING IS HURTFUL,SOME TEENS USE
THEIR EXPERIENCE TO PROMOTE POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE AND PROVIDE
ENCOURAGEMENT BY SHARING STORIES AND PROMOTING AWARENESS."

9. CONCLUSION
• WHILE THE ABOVE-MENTIONED
CYBERBULLYING STATISTICS AND FACTS
ARE FRIGHTENING, THERE IS A SILVER
LINING TO THE GROWING PROBLEM OF
CYBERBULLYING. GOVERNMENTS
AROUND THE WORLD ARE TRYING TO
CONTROL AND PREVENT CYBERBULLYING,
GLOBAL AWARENESS OF THE PROBLEM IS
ON THE RISE, AND MANY SOCIAL MEDIA
PLATFORMS ARE ATTEMPTING TO PUT A
STOP TO CYBERBULLYING AS WELL. AS A
FINAL NOTE, IT’S IMPORTANT TO TEACH
THE CHILDREN ABOUT WHAT
CYBERBULLYING IS, WHAT ITS IMPACTS
ARE, AND HOW IT CAN BE PREVENTED. AS
ALWAYS, EDUCATION IS THE ONLY TRUE
SOLUTION.

10. "BEING A BULLY ON THE INTERNET IS A
SIGN OF INSECURITY AND WEAKNESS
AND
YOU NEVER LOOK GOOD TRYING TO
MAKE SOMEONE ELSE LOOK BAD"