Cyberbullying is the use of social networks to repeatedly harm or harass others through deliberate posting of rumors, gossip, or defamatory and humiliating materials about victims. Most states have laws against electronic stalking or harassment, and law enforcement agencies treat internet stalking seriously by investigating through cybercrime units. Victims of severe cyberbullying have been known to experience psychological abuse, mental disorders, and in some tragic cases, suicide.

1. Cyberbullying is the use of social networks to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a
deliberate manner.[1]
According to U.S. Legal Definitions, "cyber-bullying could be limited to
posting rumors or gossips about a person in the internet bringing about hatred in other’s minds;
or it may go to the extent of personally identifying victims and publishing materials severely
defaming and humiliating them"
A majority of states have laws that explicitly include electronic forms of communication within
stalking or harassment laws.[28][29]
Most law enforcement agencies have cyber-crime units and often Internet stalking is treated with
more seriousness than reports of physical stalking.[30]
Help and resources can be searched by
state or area.
- Law inforcement
- Intimidation, emotional damage, suicide
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- According to the Cyberbullying Research Center, "there have been several high‐profile
cases involving teenagers taking their own lives in part because of being harassed and
mistreated over the Internet, a phenomenon we have termed cyberbullicide – suicide
indirectly or directly influenced by experiences with online aggression."
- Cyberbullying is an intense form of psychological abuse, whose victims are more than
twice as likely to suffer from mental disorders compared to traditional bullying