With the rise in digital media, cyber bullying will definitely be an issue that future youth will have to deal with. Bullying will move from the playground to digital form. We need to help prevent the abuse of such a powerful social tool by teaching teens about proper etiquette and usage.

1. Cyber Bullying
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By Travis Rhee

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Cyber Bullying…
“involves the use of information and communication
technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile
behaviour by an individual or group, that is intended to
harm others." Bill Belsey - Creator of www.bullying.org

3. Last year, over 40% of
teenagers
whom have access to the Internet
have experienced cyber bullying
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Girls
are more likely to be victims of cyber
bullying then Boys

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Only
18%
Of
incidents
of
cyber
bullying
are
reported
As well as only 10% of victims tell
their parents

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Direct Attacks Sending
Malicious
Code
Stealing
Passwords
Sending
Porn
and
other
Junk
Email
Sending
Pictures
through
E-­‐mail
and
Cellphones
without
consent
Instant Messaging/Text Messaging Harassment

7. About 1 in 3 people
have had a cyber threat
against them
against
them
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8. Last year, about
1 million
children
have
been
vicLms
of
cyber
bullying
through Facebook
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9. Bullies also can get access
to the
Victims account
and send
rude messages
to contacts
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10. ey may also
change the victims
password
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11. Going Mobile
With
87%
of
children
between
4
to
16
having
access to a mobile
phone…
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12. Text Bullying
is becoming the most popular form
of bullying
amongst teens and children
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13. 1 in 5 will be a victim of text bullying
1 in 10 teens have engaged in
some sort of text bullying.
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14. Why?
To bolster their self esteem
ey are angry or frustrated
ough it is difficult to nd a single reason, some
engage in cyber bullying because
Boredom
For the “lulz”
Revenge
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15. 53% of kids have admitted to participating in
cyber bullying
More than 1 in 3 have repeated their
behaviour
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16. Don’t ink Your Words…
…Hurt?
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17. More than 8% of victims of
cyberbullying victims and
12% of sexting victims
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have contemplated suicide

18. It
is
hard
for
kids
to
hide……
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19. "When I was bullied in
middle school, I could go
home, I could slam my
door shut and I'd be safe
from the bully, […]
ese days, there
basically is no safety; there
is no protection.
ere's limitless
vulnerability."
– Patchin, Cyber Bully
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Victim

20. Sexual Predators
About half of
reported sexual
solicitations
towards minors
have been
from other
minors
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21. “the image presented
by the media of an
older male
deceiving and
preying on a young
child does not
paint an accurate
picture of the
nature of the
majority of sexual
solicitations.” –
Kim Zetter,
www.wired.com
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22. “Parents need to
be the one trusted
place kids can go
when things go
wrong online and
offline. Yet they
oen are the one
place kids avoid
when things go
wrong online”-
www.stopbullying.
org
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23. Prevention
Do not attack others online
Especially if you are angry
Use
"Netiquette"
Never give out
personal information
or passwords, P.I.N.
numbers etc.
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24. But the one of the most important ways to help prevent
cyber bullying is to…..
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25. Report it!
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26. Works
Cited
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you/
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