So, if the definition of cyberbulling provided still leaves your brain feeling a little fuzzy, how about a couple of examples?
Examples:
- continuing to send e-mail to someone who has said they want no further contact with the sender
- it may also include threats, sexual remarks, pejorative labels (i.e. hate speech)
- cyber-bullies may disclose victims' personal data (e.g. real name or workplace/schools) at web sites or forums
- it may attempt to assume the identity of a victim for the purpose of publishing material in their name that defames or ridicules them
- some cyber-bullies may also send threatening emails and instant messages to victims
- some may post victims' photos, or victims' edited photos with defaming captions or pasting victims' faces on nude bodies
Compared with traditional bullying…
- cyberbullying allows its perpetrators to remain virtually anonymous; this perhaps frees them from normative and social constraints on their behaviour
- cyber-bullies might be emboldened when using electronic means to carry out their antagonistic agenda because it takes less energy and courage to express hurtful comments using a keypad or a keyboard than with one’s voice
- electronic forums can often lack supervision
- the inseparability of a cellular phone from its owner makes that person a perpetual target for victimisation
Do any of these sound familiar?
Have you or any of your friends experienced anything that sounds kind of like the examples below?
What would you do if you found out that a friend was having threatening emails send to him/her?
Post a comment if you like.
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