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Cyberbullying Facts
Cyberbullying is a form of bullying that occurs online through the use
of digital devices such as mobile phones, tablets, and computers. It can
happen via messaging apps, online forums, discussion boards, and
social media sites.
WHAT IS CYBERBULLYING?
★ Cyberbullying is defined as an intentional act of harassment done by
a group or individual, repeatedly, towards a defenseless person using
various forms of electronic contact.
★ It is also called cyberharassment or online bullying.
★ It includes sharing content online about someone that is negative,
harmful, mean, and sometimes even false.
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★ It can also include sharing aspects of someone's personal and private
life with the intent to embarrass or humiliate them.
★ Sometimes, behavior of cyberbullies falls under criminal acts.
★ Victims of cyberbullying sometimes have no way of knowing who the
perpetrators are or why they're being bullied.
★ Cyberbullying has a larger audience than traditional bullying because
of the possibility of being viral online.
★ Cyberbullying can be more aggressive than traditional bullying
because it can occur anonymously.
★ Cyberbullies may feel that there won't be any consequences due to
their identity being hidden.
★ Other forms of bullying that
occurs over the internet
includes Internet trolling.
★ It is mostly done to provoke
and elicit a reaction for
someone's own personal
entertainment.
★ Cyberstalking is another form
of bullying that happens
Cyberbullying happens through shared through the use of digital
information on electronic devices devices.
★ It uses information shared electronically to stalk someone.
★ This can prove to be a credible threat to the victim's safety and
wellbeing and is punishable by jail time.
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GENERAL FACTS AND NUMBERS
★ In recent years, cyberbullying has become more rampant, especially
among teenagers.
★ The most common platform for cyberbullying is social media sites
such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat.
★ It can also happen through text messages, instant messages, and
emails.
★ Online gaming sites are a common platform where boys experience
cyberbullying.
★ Teachers and parents are not always made aware that cyberbullying
is happening since it occurs through digital devices and it can't be
directly seen or heard taking place. Because of this, cyberbullying
can be hard to recognize.
★ According to the 2017 School Crime Supplement, 15% of students
aged 12-18 who reported being bullied at school were bullied online
or through text messages.
★ It's estimated that 14.9% of high school students were bullied
electronically according to the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance
System.
★ About 95% of teens in the U.S. have access to the internet through
their mobile devices making it the most prominent medium for
cyberbullying.
★ Girls have a higher rate of being both the victim of cyberbullying and
being the perpetrators compared to boys.
★ Surveys say that 42% of young people who were victims of
cyberbullying experienced it on Instagram - making it the top social
media site where cyberbullying occurs.
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★ Among teens who are victims of
cyberbullying, only 1 out of 10 will
report or confide in a parent or
guardian.
★ About 4 out of 5 students say that
if they could intervene
anonymously when witnessing
cyberbullying, they would be more
motivated to do so.
Most victims of cyberbullying keep
it to themselves because of shame
EFFECTS OF CYBERBULLYING
★ Anything posted or shared online about someone helps build their
online reputation.
★ When negative, harmful, mean, and false things about someone are
shared online, this information is readily available for the public to
view - potentially damaging a person's reputation.
★ Information, photos, and videos shared to the internet are considered
permanent as there is no sure way to completely delete it.
★ It can affect a person's future school admissions, employment, and
other aspects of their life.
★ Cyberbullying is harmful not only to the victim, but to the ones who
bully as well because their reputation is also made public and their
words and actions can be used against them.
★ Young people who have been victims of cyberbullying are at higher
risk of self-harming and having suicidal thoughts and actions than
those who have not experienced cyberbullying.
★ Both the cyberbullies and their victims report less school satisfaction
and achievement compared to their peers.
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★ Cyberbullies and their victims
are prone to anxiety,
depression, low self-esteem,
and drug and alcohol abuse.
★ Victims of cyberbullying have a
great chance of being bullies in
the future as they may see it as
a way to cope.
★ Cyberbullies are also at risk of
being bullied in return. Cyberbullies and their victims are
prone to depression and anxiety
ADDRESSING CYBERBULLYING
★ Most states enforce laws that require schools to not tolerate bullying
and to take action against bullying.
★ Punishment usually involves suspension for the students involved.
★ However, these laws sometimes don't include cyberbullying.
★ Some states also specify that the school needs to take action only
when the school performance of the students involved are affected.
★ Harassment through the internet is taken seriously by law
enforcement agencies - most of them having cyber crime units.
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Name: ______________
Counts as Cyberbullying
Based on the definitions of cyberbullying, determine if the
situation counts as cyberbullying or not. Write the
corresponding letter on the computer screen if it counts
as cyber bullying.
B Carl posts an
embarrassing
A picture of Mark C
Nico continually
Bella sends an SMS online and calls
sends messages to
to all her contacts him a loser.
Gray on Facebook
about the death of
asking about their
her dog.
homework.
D F
John locks Emery
Charles constantly E in the men’s
tells Lea she’s fat Ria always bathroom every
and ugly on Twitter. receives mean lunch time.
comments from
the girls in her
G class whenever H
Grace creates a
Helena forms a she posts a selfie
Facebook group
group on campus on Instagram.
chat to talk about
that collectively
Mia behind her
hates Adam.
back.
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Name: ______________
Counts as Cyberbullying
ANSWER KEY
B Carl posts an
embarrassing
A picture of Mark C
Nico continually
Bella sends an SMS online and calls
sends messages to
to all her contacts him a loser.
Gray on Facebook
about the death of
asking about their
her dog.
homework.
B D
E H
D F
John locks Emery
Charles constantly E in the men’s
tells Lea she’s fat Ria always bathroom every
and ugly on Twitter. receives mean lunch time.
comments from
the girls in her
G class whenever H
Grace creates a
Helena forms a she posts a selfie
Facebook group
group on campus on Instagram.
chat to talk about
that collectively
Mia behind her
hates Adam.
back.
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