Cyberbullying involves the use of technology like texts, emails, social media to deliberately hurt, belittle or harass others. It can include abusive messages, images, impersonation, or exclusion of others online. Cyberbullying is a growing problem that can have legal consequences and sometimes contributes to suicide. While it can occur anonymously and be hard to escape, it is important not to retaliate and instead block the bully, report the abuse, and talk to a trusted person.

1. Cyberbullying

3.  Bullying exists even online.
 Cyberbullying is when someone
deliberately uses technology to
hurt, belittle or abuse someone.
 Cyberbullying can include
◦ Abusive texts, e-mails, Facebook posts, etc.
◦ Posting unkind messages or images
◦ Imitating others online
◦ Excluding others online
◦ Inappropriate image tagging
What is cyberbullying?

5.  Cyberbullying is a current ethical problem
going around the Internet. It hurts
people.
 It can even morph into a legal problem
when lawsuits get involved.

6.  Cyberbullying can be anonymous, so the
bully isn’t always found out.
 It can occur 24/7 and be difficult to
escape.
 It is invasive and you can be targeted
while at home.
 It can have a large audience – sent to
groups or posted on a public forum.
 It can be permanent.
Cyberbullying vs. Face-to-face
bullying

8.  In 2006, Megan Taylor Meier committed
suicide by hanging herself three weeks
before her fourteenth birthday. When her
parents prompted an investigation, they
found out that her suicide was attributed
to cyberbullying through MySpace.
◦ A parent of one of Megan’s classmates, Lori
Drew, created a fake MySpace account and
taunted Megan. She was later indicted and
convicted of violations of the Computer Fraud
and Abuse Act.

9.  15-year old Phoebe Prince killed herself
after receiving nasty online messages and
e-mails, which included people telling her
to hang herself. Which she eventually did.
 Following the tragic suicide of Staten
Island 15-year old Amanda Cummings
last week, a local lawmaker has
introduced a bill that would create harsher
penalties for cyberbullies.

10.  Don’t retaliate or respond.
 Block the bully and change your privacy
settings.
 Report it – click the report abuse button
 Talk to someone you trust
How to respond

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