Cyberbullying involves the use of electronic communication technologies to bully others and can have serious negative effects on victims. It is defined as bullying that occurs through electronic means such as phones, computers, and social media. Common forms of cyberbullying include mean texts, rumors spread online, and embarrassing photos or videos shared without consent. The anonymity and constant access provided by technology enables cyberbullying to occur easily and have a wide reach.

2. What are the effects of cyber bullying?
• Hurt feelings
• Sadness
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Anger
• Shame
• Fear
• Frustration
• Low self esteem
• Trust issues
• Poor academic performance
• Suicide
• Bullying others

3. What is cyber bullying?
• Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place using
electronic technology. Electronic technology includes
devices and equipment such as cell phones,
computers, and tablets as well as communication tools
including social media sites, text messages, chat, and
websites.
• Examples of cyberbullying include mean text messages
or emails, rumours sent by email or posted on social
networking sites, and embarrassing pictures, videos,
websites, or fake profiles.

4. Examples of cyberbullying
• Gossip: Posting or sending cruel gossip to damage a
person’s reputation and relationship with others.
• Exclusion: Deliberately excluding someone from an
online group
• Impersonation: Breaking into someone’s online
account and sending or posting messages that will
cause embarrassment or damage to the person’s
reputation and affect his or her relationship with
others.
• Harassment: Repeated posting or sending offensive,
rude and insulting messages or posts.

5. Cyberbullying continued…
• Outing or trickery: Tricking someone into
revealing secrets or embarrassing information,
which is then shared online.
• Cyberthreats…
• Flaming….

6. Why the internet can foster cyber
bullying
• No feedback
• Sense of being anonymous
• Multiple on-line characters
• Sense of power
• No responsible adult is supervising

7. Technology’s role
• Over 80% of teenagers use a cellphone regularly,
making it the most common medium for
cyberbullying.
• Cyberbullying can happen 324 hours a day, 7 days
a week.
• Cyberbullying messages and images can be
posted anonymously and distributed quickly to a
very wide audience
• Deleting inappropriate or harassing messages,
texts and pictures is extremely difficult after they
have been posted.

8. Let’s discuss
How can you help?
If you witness cyberbullying and don’t report it
does that make you a bully too?