2. You ARE the problem!
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• IF YOU ARE NOT PART OF THE
SOLUTION…
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3. Definition of “bullying”
• “Using strength (physical, social or
intellectual) to INTIMIDATE
someone. Often used to get
somebody to do something.”
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5. Attempt at humour
What your grandfather thinks when “cyberbullying” is
mentioned:
• “I’m going to rough up your computer and pull its plug”
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6. No laughing matter
• Unfortunately cyberbullying is not so
simple, and its consequences are
anything but funny.
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7. Statistics
• 25% of teenagers have been the victim of
cyberbullying last year
• 10% of children over the age of 9 have
been bullied online
• 33% of victims have been subjected to
online threats
But the most frightening statistics are yet to
come…
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8. Nobody does anything
• 95% of teens who witness
cyberbullying do nothing about it
• 50% of teens who are victims of
cyberbullying do not tell their parents
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9. IF YOU WITNESSED A VIOLENT
CRIME, SHOULDN’T YOU
REPORT IT? YES, YOU SHOULD.
Even policemen can’t get away with beating
people up when there are videos and the internet.
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10. WHAT ABOUT YOUR VIRTUAL
SELF—WHO KEEPS IT SAFE?
Often: NOBODY!
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11. Not really taken seriously
• “So somebody has been calling you nasty names online.
Is that really so bad? Sticks and stones…”
• “Sure, I trash talk my friends, but they don’t mind.”
• “Just don’t listen to the haters. I don’t.”
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12. It should be
• Cyberbullying can lead to stress, unhappiness,
depression, and even suicide.
• Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among young
people aged 16-24. Homicide is 3rd.
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13. It is getting worse
• Cyberbullying used to be an online behaviour with only
online consequences.
• Not any more.
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14. Imagine not one but 100
cyberstalkers after you…
• Cyberbullies who find out a person’s real-life identity can
harass that person’s parents, teachers, fellow students,
and co-workers.
• In many cases, they doxx the victim—which means, they
publish the victim’s personal information online—and
then encourage others to harass the victim as well.
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15. Even logging off won’t
save you any more!
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17. Legal action—is it
possible?
Slander
• Defamatory remarks spoken to someone other than the
defamed.
Libel:
• Defamatory remarks in print or other media.
Both slander and libel are crimes which can result in a civil
suit.
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18. …if you have money to
burn.
• Sure. You can take your case all the way to the Supreme
Court.
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19. Most people don’t.
• Getting satisfaction in court is a long, expensive, and
difficult process.
• In the USA, the victim often does not win—the laws
protecting freedom of speech are invoked to defend the
actions of the cyberbully.
• In many countries, the police have “more important”
cases to investigate.
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21. Types of cyberbullying
• Exclusion
• Peer pressure
• Stalking
• Physical bullying
• Blackmail
• Digital character assassination
• Real life threats
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22. Exclusion
• Many cyberbullies will not stop
with exclusion. Once somebody
has been excluded, the cyberbully
often moves on to more serious
attacks.
The cyberbully tries to
alienate your friends,
or make your peer
group mock or hate
you, leaving you alone
and vulnerable.
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23. Peer pressure
• Ironically, peer pressure is often
used by cyberbullies to get
people to help them bully other
people.
The cyberbully tries to
get you to do or say
things that you don’t
want to do or say, by
telling you that all the
other kids do it, or by
suggesting that you
won’t fit in.
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24. Stalking
• It can be rather creepy, actually.
• This form of cyberbullying is
quite common among adults as
well.
The cyberbully
follows you on all
your social media and
gives you unwanted
attention.
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25. Physical bullying
• “I know where you live and when
you least expect it, I can be there.
So you’d better not annoy me.”
If the cyberbully
knows you in real life,
he (or she) can
combine cyberbullying
with physical or social
bullying.
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26. Blackmail
• Although in some cases the
information is obtained through
hacking, usually it is obtained
directly from the victim.
• This can be an escalation of some
of the previous types of
cyberbullying.
The cyberbully
threatens to reveal
confidential
information about you
that would be
embarrassing or even
harmful to you.
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27. Digital Character
Assassination
• This type of cyberbullying is also
common among adults—in many
cases the goal is to get you fired
from your job.
The cyberbully will
stop at nothing to
destroy as much of
your virtual identity as
possible, and usually
hopes to destroy your
real life as well.
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28. Is trolling fun?
The art of deliberately, cleverly,
and secretly getting people angry,
usually via the internet, using
dialogue. Trolling does not mean
just making rude remarks: Shouting
swear words at someone doesn't
count as trolling; it's just flaming,
and isn't funny. Spam isn't trolling
either; but it's lame.
Is it a form of cyberbullying?
If the victim gets angry, doesn’t that
mean you are a cyberbully?
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