Cyberbullying is bullying that occurs online or through digital devices. It includes sending mean, harmful, or humiliating content about someone or sharing someone's private information without consent. Common places for cyberbullying are social media, text messages, and instant messages. Cyberbullying can negatively impact people's online reputations now and in the future with colleges and employers. It is also persistent, public, and difficult for adults to detect compared to traditional bullying. The document outlines 10 common forms of cyberbullying such as exclusion, harassment, outing, cyberstalking, and impersonation through fake profiles or trickery.

1. CYBERBULLYING

3. Cyberbullying is bullying that takes
place over digital devices like cell
phones, computers, and tablets.
Cyberbullying can occur through SMS,
Text, and apps, or online in social
media, forums, or gaming where
people can view, participate in, or
share content.

4. Cyberbullying includes sending,
posting, or sharing negative, harmful,
false, or mean content about someone
else. It can include sharing personal or
private information about someone
else causing embarrassment or
humiliation. Some cyberbullying
crosses the line into unlawful or
criminal behavior.

5. The most common places
where cyberbullying
occurs are:

6. Social Media, such as
Facebook, Instagram,
Snapchat, andTwitter

7. SMS (Short Message Service)
also known asText Message
sent through devices

8. Instant Message (via devices,
email provider services, apps,
and social media messaging
features)

9. With the prevalence of social
media and digital forums,
comments, photos, posts, and
content shared by individuals
can often be viewed by
strangers as well as
acquaintances.

10. The content an individual shares
online – both their personal
content as well as any negative,
mean, or hurtful content –
creates a kind of permanent
public record of their views,
activities, and behavior.

11. This public record can be
thought of as an online
reputation, which may be
accessible to schools,
employers, colleges, clubs, and
others who may be researching
an individual now or in the
future

12. Cyberbullying can harm the
online reputations of
everyone involved – not just
the person being bullied, but
those doing the bullying or
participating in it.

13. Cyberbullying has
unique concerns in that
it can be:

14. Persistent
Digital devices offer an ability to
immediately and continuously
communicate 24 hours a day, so it can
be difficult for children experiencing
cyberbullying to find relief.

15. Permanent
Most information communicated
electronically is permanent and public, if
not reported and removed. A negative
online reputation, including for those who
bully, can impact college admissions,
employment, and other areas of life.

16. Hard to Notice
Because teachers and parents may
not overhear or see cyberbullying
taking place, it is harder to
recognize.

17. 10 Forms of Cyberbullying

18. 1. Exclusion
-is the deliberate act of
leaving you out.
-is the deliberate act of leaving
someone out.

19. 2. Harassment
Harassment is a sustained, constant and
intentional form of bullying comprising
abusive or threatening messages sent to
your child or to a group.

20. 3. Outing
Outing is a deliberate act to embarrass or
publicly humiliate your child or a group
through the online posting of sensitive,
private or embarrassing information
without their consent.

21. 4. Cyberstalking
This form of cyberbullying can extend to
the cyberbully making real threats to your
child’s physical wellbeing and/or safety.

22. 5. Fraping
Fraping is when somebody logs into your
social networking account and
impersonates your child by posting
inappropriate content in their name.

23. 7. Dissing
Dissing is the act of sending or posting cruel
information about your child online, to
damage their reputation or friendships with
others.

24. 6. Fake Profiles
Fake profiles can be created in order for a
person to hide their real identity with the
intention of cyberbullying your child.

25. 8. Trickery
Trickery is the act of gaining your child’s trust
so that they reveal secrets or embarrassing
information that the cyberbully then shares
publicly online.

26. 9. Trolling
Tolling is the deliberate act of provoking a
response through the use of insults or bad
language on online forums and social
networking sites.

27. 10. Catfishing
Catfishing is when another person steals your
child’s online identity, usually photos, and re-
creates social networking profiles
for deceptive purposes.