Cyber- Bullying
What is it?
Why does it happen?
What to do about it?
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By Zahraa Hashem
What is Cyber-bullying?
●Cyber bullying is the use of the internet and related
technologies to harm people, in a deliberate, repeated and
hostile manner.
●Cyber bullying refers to bullying through information and
communication technologies, such as:
- mobile phone text messages
- emails
- phone calls
- internet chat rooms
- social networking sites
Why does Cyber-bullying happen?
● When it comes to cyber bullying, children are often
motivated by anger, revenge or frustration.
●Sometimes they do it for entertainment or because they
are bored and have too much time on their hands and too
many tech toys available to them.
●Because their motives differ, the solutions and
responses to each type of cyber bullying incident has to differ
too.
Signs and symptoms
● May look or appear nervous, anxious or jumpy when
receiving an email, IM or text message
●May display unusual anger, sadness, and depression after
using the computer or electronic device
●May discuss revenge
●Exit or click out of whatever they are doing, if a person
walks by
●Be having trouble sleeping or have other sleeping
disturbances
●Show a decline in school homework or grades
●Have an unusual interest in self-harm or in suicide
●Exhibit unusual mood swings
Why is cyber-bullying so bad?
●A lot of people can view or take part in it
●It is often done in secret with the bully hiding who they are by
creating false profiles or names
●It is difficult to remove as it is shared online so it can be
recorded and saved in different places
●It is hard for the person being bullied to escape if they use
technology often
●The content (photos, texts, videos) can be shared with a lot
of people
How can it affect people?
● Feeling guilty like it is your
fault
● Feeling hopeless and stuck
like you can’t get out of the
situation
●Feeling alone, like there is no
one to help you
●Feeling like you don’t fit in
with the cool group
●Feeling depressed and
rejected by your friends and other
groups of people
●Feeling unsafe and afraid
●Stressed out wondering what
to do and why this is happening to
you
Statistics
●One-third of teenagers have had mean, threatening or
embarrassing things said about them online.
●10% of teenagers were threatened online with physical
harm.
●16% of teenagers who were victims told no one about it.
How to protect yourself?
● Don’t share your private information like passwords,
name and address, phone numbers with people you don’t
know.
●Be cautious about sharing photos of yourself, your
friends and your family
●Don’t respond to messages when you are angry or hurt -
either to strangers or people you know. This will often
encourage them to continue
●You have the option to block, delete and report anyone
who is harassing you online and on your mobile
●Keep a record of calls, messages, posts and emails that
may be hurtful or harmful to you
●Set up the privacy options on your social networking
sites like Facebook
What to do about it?
●Notify the school of the bullying behaviour - find out what
the school's anti-bullying policies are and what options are
available to you. If you're not happy with the actions of the
school, make this clear to relevant local education authorities.
●If you believe the cyber bullying situation is serious enough
you may also wish to report the incident to the police.
●Tell a family member about it
How can you get help?
● Seeking assistance from one of the following services can
also help you to talk through strategies:
Parent line Queensland and Northern Territory - 1300 30 1300
Parent line Victoria - 13 22 89
Parent Helpline South Australia - 1300 364 100
Parent Line New South Wales - 13 20 55
Parent Help Centre Western Australia - 08 92721466 or 1800
654 432
Parent Link ACT - 02 6205 8800
