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Understanding Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying involves using technology like phones, computers, or social media to harass or threaten others. It can include posting mean comments, rumors, or embarrassing photos and videos online. Cyberbullies are often trying to gain acceptance from peers or acting out due to their own experiences being bullied. Victims of cyberbullying can experience low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and poor academic performance. To prevent cyberbullying, people should avoid talking to strangers online, ignore harassing messages, and tell a trusted adult if they experience cyberbullying.

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Understanding Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying involves using technology like phones, computers, or social media to harass or threaten others. It can include posting mean comments, rumors, or embarrassing photos and videos online. Cyberbullies are often trying to gain acceptance from peers or acting out due to their own experiences being bullied. Victims of cyberbullying can experience low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and poor academic performance. To prevent cyberbullying, people should avoid talking to strangers online, ignore harassing messages, and tell a trusted adult if they experience cyberbullying.

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PRESENTED BY:

FATEMA ILYAS (16-


What is Cyber Bullying?
 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.

 Cyberbullying is when a student use the internet, cell


phones, or other technological devices to send or post
text or images intended to hurt, embarrass, threaten,
torment, humiliate, or intimidate their victim.
Cyberbullying Tactics
 Posting comments or rumors that are mean, hurtful,
or embarrassing.
 Threatening to hurt someone or telling them to kill
themselves.
 Posting a mean or hurtful picture or video.
 Pretending to be someone else online or post
personal or false information about someone else.
 Posting mean or hateful names, comments, or other
personal characteristics online.
 Creating a mean or hurtful webpage about
someone.
 Doxing
Who are Cyber Bullies?
 Most Cyber bullying simply occurs because it’s
“cool”.
 In most cases bullies make this act in order to
be accepted in a group of friends(gang)
 Individuals who have no strong relationships
immature
 Individuals who have been bullied themselves
Why is cyber bullying so hurtful?
 Permanence
 Audience size
 Familiarity
 Social Networking
 Speed
Why the Internet can Foster Cyberbullying
 No tangible feedback
 Sense of being anonymous
 Multiple on-line personas
 Encouraged by role-playing games
 Sense of power
 No responsible adult in evidence
What are the effects of Cyberbullying?
 Low self-esteem
 Change in interests to avoid bullies in school.
 Depression
 Anger
 Anxiety
 Humiliation
 Loneliness
 Emotional
 Poor Academic Performance
 Social Behavior
 Suicide
 Bullying others
How to Prevent Cyberbullying?
 Tell someone adult ( parents/teacher, friend)
 Report to social networking site
 Be private - keep passwords, pictures and secrets to
yourself.
 Don’t talk to strangers online.
 Do not forward any messages, comments, etc. that involve
cyberbullying
 Sign out when you go on something else
 NEVER respond or retaliate! Try to ignore it.
 Stop, block and tell - don’t reply, block the sender, tell
someone.
 Save any information and print, so that someone can help
you.
Thankyou!!!

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