Consequences of cyber bullying on the bully

Tormenting' is normally characterized just like a forceful, purposeful act or conduct that is done by a gathering or an individual more than once and over the long haul against an exploited person who can not effectively shield him or herself (Olweus, 1993). A few fundamental sorts – physical, verbal, social (e.g., social rejection) and circuitous (e.g., gossip spreading) – may be alluded to as "customary" types of tormenting. Age and sex patterns are entrenched (Smith, Madsen, & Moody, 1999). 

As of late harassing through electronic means, particularly cell telephones or the web, has developed, regularly all in all named 'cyberbullying'. A comparing meaning of cyberbullying is: 'A forceful, purposeful act completed by a gathering or individual, utilizing electronic manifestations of contact, more than once and over the long haul against an exploited person who can't without much of a stretch guard him or herself'. 

The potential for cyberbullying has developed with the expanding infiltration of arranged PCs and cell telephones among youngsters. The Mobile Life Report (2006) found that 51% of 10-year-olds and 91% of 12-year-olds in the UK have a cell telephone. Attention to cyberbullying in the UK seems to begin around 2001. The DfES pack 'Don't endure in quiet' (2000) does not specify cyberbullying; yet an update distributed in 2002 notice 'sending malignant messages or instant messages on cell telephones' (p. 9). Press reports have since gotten to be visit. Cyberbullying has obviously enhanced past tormenting by instant messages or messages. Those alluded to in late squeeze reports and sites, and specified by students in pilot work by the creators, include cellular telephones (tormenting by telephone calls, instant messages, and picture/ feature clasp harassing including alleged 'upbeat slapping', where a victimized person is slapped or made to seem senseless by one individual, recorded by an alternate, and the subsequent pictures circled on cell telephones); and utilizing the web (harassing via messages, talk room, through texting; and by means of sites). Some cyberbullying can join the secrecy of the assailant found in customary backhanded hostility with the focused on assault on the exploited person found in traditional direct animos

Legal consequences of cyber bullying

All the more as of late, another manifestation of cyberbullying has developed that is not right now secured by criminal law. It happens when a man shares private or sexual pictures without the assent of the individual in the photograph or feature.

Now and then the photographs are taken without the individual in the picture acknowledging it, or unwillingly. This kind of conduct can happen in a mixture of circumstances. It may be a manifestation of reprisal: a high schooler has eagerly imparted a cozy picture of themselves to a beau or sweetheart, and when the relationship closes, the accomplice may disseminate those photographs in what is once in a while called 'vengeance porn'.

Whatever the inspiration, the effect of this sort of cyberbullying can be pulverizing to a youngster's respect toward oneself, notoriety and emotional well-being. Sometimes, these demonstrations may have had influence in high schoolers taking their own lives.

To react to this crevice in the criminal law, the Government of Canada has acquainted enactment with make another criminal offense of non-consensual dispersion of close pictures.

The proposed offense would be deserving of a greatest punishment of five years' detainment.

Private pictures would be characterized as any photograph or feature that demonstrates a man occupied with express sexual action or that demonstrates a sexual organ, breast or butt-centric locale. What's more, it would be a picture in which the portrayed individual has a sensible desire of security. (Case in point, when the picture was taken the individual was in a private setting, and the individual in the picture has done nothing to surrender or waive their security enthusiasm for the picture or feature, for example, posting it openly themselves)

Some famous anti-cyber bullying slogans and campaigns

As a guardian or instructor, you may be asking yourself what you can do to help counteract harassing. You may even be asking how to help somebody you realize that is as of now a victimized person or that is doing the tormenting. Since the fact of the matter is even spooks can be considered victimized people. They don't generally acknowledge how damaging their conduct truly is and, much of the time, have deeper mental issues bringing on the negative conduct. 

Obviously, the most ideal approach to cause is to attempt to avoid harassing conduct before it even begins. This implies effectively examining what it intends to be a spook in individual as well as over the web too. Digital tormenting is getting to be more of an issue. Individuals get to be usual to feeling like they are mysterious behind the dividers of the web and are more inclined to say things online that would not typically be voiced in individual, particularly not freely. The issue is that the online venue is quite often an open one that may not feel as open as it really may be. 

Converse with your youngsters and continually advise them that what is put on the web is out there always for all to see. Advise them that what is not said to somebody's face ought not be said behind their backs to another person in individual or betraying their trust on the web. Urge them to consider what it feels like when it transpires with the goal that they may recall not to do it to another person, so they may even remain up for another person being tormented. 


Finally, in the event that you know somebody that is a casualty of either customary tormenting or digital harassing, help him or her discover approaches to adapt. Look for advising if vital and look for indications of developing discouragement or self-destructive conduct. There are care groups that can be gone to if need be too. The vital thing is for the exploited person to comprehend that as excruciating as harassing can be, it is not what characterizes what is within the victimized person. Actually, it says more in regards to the spook than the victimized person. Life can and will be better. It is not generally the least demanding thing to do, yet understanding the spook is attempting to thrashing a man sincerely takes away the spook's energy. Help your youngsters see that they can remain up for themselves and people around them. Change can happen.

CYBER BULLYING- RISKS

Cyber bullying is a leading problem now a days. Due to the excessive use of internet and various social networking site, it is easy to reach to a large mass quickly. It leads to various risks and is mostly seen in teenagers. Societies today react to peoples' social status more than anything which once destroyed , difficult to get back. Cases of suicides are rising and this is the major risk of cyber bullying. Children today are more self centered and depression is another outcome to cyber bullying. Their self esteem is lowered. People believe what they see and read. Rumors spread fast. Their social life is destroyed and a permanent stamp of being unacceptable is placed by the society. Their morale is lowered. It leads to crimes and loss of lives. A crime once done, initiates another and so forth, resulting it a major loss to everybody. So, we must ensure proper laws in order to stop cyber bullying from destroying young lives.

Cyber bullying and its consequences

The effects of this virus can take hours or days before getting out of control or causing serious damage to its victims. The virus feeds on those who are vulnerable to feeling emotions of-

1.       Hate

2.       Anger

3.       Envy

4.       Insecurity

5.       Pressure

The effects have proven severe and could cause emotional scaring, creating long term symptoms of depression and in some cases suicide.

But there is a way to fight against it. Fight the virus. We can put a stop to it. In support of things, join the battle against bullying. Protect yourself and report the cases of cyber bullying virus.

Girls are about twice as twice as likely as boys to be victims of cyberbullying . At least 42% have been bullied online @almost one in four have had I knew virus unlike other has infiltrated teens through social media a virus quickly spreading around the world. Its origin is yet to be known. However, individuals with a history of negative and violent home environment are often sceptical to contraction.

People who get infected become host to the virus and risk spreading to anyone. Every post the host makes and text they send exposes the virus to multiple people instantly. It is highly contagious and none is immune. But some individuals may suffer greatly from its side effects , that is the victims. Carriers of the virus may be the least suspected of people may even be unaware of their own infection.

Strains of the illness can be transferred by the phone , email and social media through wireless and satellite transmissions , it can reach to home , at school , anywhere

What are the psychological effects of cyberbullying on a victim

Nowadays, we live in an environment that accepts bullying as a behaviour and even as a form of entertainment. Cyber bullying includes spreading rumors, teasing, talking in a deliberate manner with a purpose of hurting someone etc. Cyber bullying has very dangerous consequences for the victim as it can lead to depression, drug abuse, and in some cases, even suicide. There are various criminal laws that apply to many forms of cyberbullying like criminal harassment or utter of threats etc. However, with dynamic digital technology, the laws need to be changed as well. The Government of Canada is striving to propose changes in the criminal code of the law relating to cyberbullying.

On the basis of the extent and essence of the behaviour related to cyberbullying, the offences like criminal harassment, uttering threats, intimidation, mischief with respect to data, uncertified use of computer, identity fraud, extortion, false messages, harassing telephone calls, counselling suicide, persuasion of hatred and child pornography come under the current criminal code. But with the dynamic environment which is constantly changing, certain new laws need to be introduced and so, the Government of Canada has introduced a new legislation to a put a check on non consensual issuance of intimate images. Intimate images as per law refers to any image or video that reveals individual engaged in sexual activity or reveals any of his/her sexual organ. This legislation was passed in Parliament in November,2013 and an offence under it would be punishable by a penalty of atleast five years' of imprisonment.

Other consequences of cyberbullying for the bully includes civil penalties, like school intervention through suspensions, conviction of five years for criminal misdemeanors and even offences. A recent case in which Brampton students were suspended from school over twitter comments about teachers is a perfect example of how the society as well as legal structure of the country can come together to fight cyber bullying

Other consequences of cyberbullying for the bully includes civil penalties, like school intervention through suspensions, conviction of five years for criminal misdemeanors and even offences. A recent case in which Brampton students were suspended from school over twitter comments about teachers is a perfect example of how the society as well as legal structure of the country can come together to fight cyber bullying

Cyberbullying Stories

Cyberbullying can happen to you or anyone around you, because using technology is so common now that it is easy for anyone to be a victim to it. It never happened directly to me with some exceptions, but it has happened to people around me in my high school.

When I was in high school, there was a girl in my class who usually topped all the exams, and was an ace in all the subjects. She was a very bright student and was always the teachers’ favourite. She was also very popular as she had a lot of friends throughout the school; she also took part in extracurricular activities.

After a while, her grades suddenly begin to drop, she had started to fail in most of exams. She was also gradually becoming socially aloof as she started to be by herself all the time in school, always sitting in a corner alone and not talking to anyone. Finally her parents and teachers started to notice the sudden change in her behaviour and so she was made to see a counsellor. It was discovered that she was being cyberbullied by an anonymous person and that was the reason why she had suddenly become a totally different person.

This is a good real example in my life that I had experience in front of my eyes of what Cyberbullying can do to a person, therefore it must be identified and preventive measures should be taken by parents, friends and teachers if they notice a change in somebody’s behaviour.

Can you think of any real life stories that you have heard of or have experienced in your life?

Cyberbullying and Mental Health

Young people and teens are more of a victim to Cyberbullying, they are usually at an age where they get influenced by others around them and where they are in the process of learning about certain aspects of life and this learning process shapes them into the human beings that they become later on in their life. Many incidents and experiences in childhood and teenage make people what they are in the future.

 (Wordpress, n.d.)

The many such experiences/incidents that affect a person into becoming what they are in the future include Cyberbullying, which is harassment or harm done with the use of technology.

Many students who are bullied online or verbal hesitate to tell others about what is happening to them because they think that if the word gets out, they would sound as weak and incapable of dealing with such petty issues on their own. But what they don’t know is that Cyberbullying can affect them to a great extent mentally.

Cyberbullying can make a person frustrated in their life; it can also make them go in depression. Most suicides in teenage occur due to issues such as cyberbullying. Students start to be socially aloof from others and they usually face poor grades. Cyberbullying can also make a person use drugs in order to feel mentally stable. Cyberbullying can also create a fear in a person’s mind; they may feel that they are not safe largely because they have faced threats online by a person they know or an anonymous.  In an extreme case, Cyberbullying can lead a person to commit suicide because they believe that they are incapable of dealing with these mental issues or suffer the humiliation.

Therefore Cyberbullying is very alarming and should be dealt with.

Can you think of other ways Cyberbullying can affect a person?

Laws to Prevent Cyberbullying

According to the Criminal Code, several offences can be charged against the person committing the crime; these include offences such as harassment, threatening messages, identity fraud, intimidation, misuse of personal information and more. (Government of Canada, 2015)

Under the criminal law, there are three forms of cyberbullying:

·         Defaming somebody, this is done by the bully in order to harass the victim by causing harm to their reputation with the use of some information. The harm to reputation must have a written record, which is called libel. In this case the victim may file a suit against the bully.

·         The bully can threaten a victim by making them believe that they are in an unsafe environment, where they cannot get from one place to another without being safe or facing violence. Schools must create a safe environment for their students, and must take action against the bully.

·         A person responsible for negative consequences on purpose.

(Media Smarts, n.d.)

According to the Criminal Code, several offences can be charged against the person committing the crime; these include offences such as harassment, threatening messages, identity fraud, intimidation, misuse of personal information and more. (Government of Canada, 2015)

Under the criminal law, there are three forms of cyberbullying:

·         Defaming somebody, this is done by the bully in order to harass the victim by causing harm to their reputation with the use of some information. The harm to reputation must have a written record, which is called libel. In this case the victim may file a suit against the bully.

·         The bully can threaten a victim by making them believe that they are in an unsafe environment, where they cannot get from one place to another without being safe or facing violence. Schools must create a safe environment for their students, and must take action against the bully.

·         A person responsible for negative consequences on purpose.

(Media Smarts, n.d.)

What are the reasons for Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying is mostly done by students, it may occur for many reasons, sometimes people do it without even realising that they are harassing or harming another person just for the sake of their entertainment. Every person has a different reason for Cyberbullying.

  (Help Guide, n.d.)

Most students bully others because their friends may be doing it. When one wants to judge somebody, they can have a look at their friends, going with this theory we can say that if our friends are into bullying others, they would surely influence you into doing it as well, and since most students want to be ‘part of the group’ they would also involve themselves in it in order to have fun, people also feel powerful if they are bullying others and having a control over them.

Another reason for cyberbullying could be that it is very easy to get away with. Since talking to someone over a screen is easy, as the sender and the receiver cannot see each other, so the sender can stay anonymous and bully the victim without getting caught.

Cyberbullying may also be done out of revenge. Sometimes when a person has done something wrong to you, it is easy to get payback behind a screen without getting caught.

What do you think causes a person to bully another?

Relation of Cyberbullying and Identity theft/ Cybercrime

Cyberbullying is mainly defined as harassing or harming another person by electronic means using, telephone, internet, messaging, and social networking. In my opinion cyberbullying may also include theft of some personal or important information, which is called cybercrime.

Cybercrime is committing a crime through the use of a computer and a network. Cybercrime and Cyberbullying relate in a way that, one can steal another person’s personal information through hacking or other means.  It mainly includes all the crimes that are committed on the internet.

 (Kaspersky, n.d.)

A cyber thief can steal the personal information of a person such as their credit card information, accounts, important passwords, confidential documents by hacking and after that can use that information to harass, defame or threat a person, or using the information in any wrong manner.

Cybercrimes can include financial crimes to Cyber terrorism.

Another cybercrime committed in order to harm a person is to send viruses to their computer. Viruses are programs that downloads itself on the receiver’s computer, and multiplies its files and tries to harm the main disk of the computer. Spyware is a software that download itself on the victim’s computer and observes all the activities and keystrokes done on that computer, it also gives access to personal information stored on the computer.

Identity theft is another form of cybercrime.  It involves stealing a person’s personal information then pretending to be that person without their knowledge.

How do you define Cybercrime as?

Some more information about Cyberbullying

Every child and teenager now has access to the internet as the use of electronic devices has increased. Every household has about 4 to 5 devices that are connected to the internet and so people are prone to be a victim of cyberbullying. There are many forms of Cyberbullying occurs at least once or twice with every person.

In my personal experience, I have also suffered from cyberbullying. Whenever I used to enter a chat room, there were people everywhere that utter insults and abuses at other people. I have also faced cyberstalking where an anonymous person starts to text me on my phone, knows all about my information and whereabouts. I believe everyone at a certain age goes through this experience including my friends, but this sort of bullying has never affected our personal lives at all.

On the other hand, there are people who have been the victim of excessive cyberbullying to great extent, which has resulted in affecting their personal lives, education and social lives. In the extreme case it can make a person lose confidence, morale, and self-esteem, it may also cause the victim to go into depression, and in the worst case scenario, may cause suicides. Cyberbullying may damage the victim psychologically.  In many cases the victims later on become the bullies because of them being psychologically affected.

So parents, teachers or other guardians should take a look at what their child is doing on the internet, they should observe their behaviours and notice if there is any significant difference in their child. Parents should talk to their children and make them feel at ease so that they are able to discuss it with them without hesitating.

There are also now many programs and campaigns which help prevent cyberbullying and help the victim get through it mainly psychologically.

Have you or anyone you know faced cyberbullying and to what extent?

What is the legal definition of cyberbullying?

According to the Canadian Bar Association, Cyberbullying is a form of harassment that is done using technology. Cyberbullies use social media platforms, texting and online messengers and others internet sources of communication to bully, with the intention to insult or embarrass someone. (Canadian Bar Association, 2015)

There is cyberbullying by word, and then there is cyberbullying in written which may be public, this is called Libel.  If a statement made by the cyberbully harms the reputation of the victim, they may file a law suit against the bully.

(Government of Canada, 2015)

According to the Criminal Code of the Government of Canada; the following cases may be charged against the person who bullies: harassment, sending threat messages, defaming the reputation of a person, identity fraud, stealing confidential data and more. (Governement of Canada, 2015)

What are the legal precautions of cyberbullying in your country?

Differences between Cyberbullying and Cyberstalking

 In my opinion, Cyberbullying and Cyberstalking are same in a way that they both are inappropriate and harass or disturb a victim in some ways or the other.

Cyberbullying

 Cyberbullying is usually done with children and teenagers, where one makes fun of the other, uses abusive language, sending inappropriate messages or pictures, or tries to make the victim’s morale down.

 (HFX Tattoo Monster(s) – The Cyberbullying Gang, 2015)

Cyberstalking

Cyberstalking basically means when one person is obsessed with the other, follows them around the internet, and keeps tracks of their activities in a disturbing manner. ‘Cyberstalkers’ are often people that are psychologically disturbed, have an obsessive compulsory disorder. They are aware of their victim’s every move both on the internet and the outside world. Cyberstalkers are mainly people who suffer a relationship with their victim or may hate the victim due to any reason.

Due to these reasons cyberstalking mainly occurs in adults, whereas cyberbullying occurs in children and teenagers. Most adults do not bully others as they believe it to be unnecessary and wastage of time, adults bully way less than children and teenagers do at school.

In your opinion,what do you think the difference is between Cyberbullying and Cyberstalking?

Cyber bullying  and its statistics in Brampton

Cyberbullying in simple words is an act that uses communication technologies to support such behaviour,that intends to harm another person. Cyberbullying is widespread among all age groups,especially teenagers who use such technology to defame and harass other people

Links to Cyberbullying Websites

Cyberbullying is a very harmful act in the society, it can affect very badly on the victim and cause some serious damage. So in order to prevent Cyberbullying, there are many campaigns, programs, protests and websites which are made to help out the victims and educate them about how to prevent themselves from further bullying and how they can mentally deal with it.

 (Stop Bullying, 2015)

Stop Bullying

http://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/

Stop bullying is a website which talks about various forms of bullying. It has a separate page for cyberbullying which covers the topics of the Definition of Cyberbullying, Preventing Cyberbullying, and reporting it.

 (Bullying UK, 2015)

Bullying UK

http://www.bullying.co.uk/cyberbullying/

Bullying UK is also one of the websites which educates people about bullying including its various forms and cyberbullying.

 (Cyberbully Hotline, 2015)

CyberBullyHotline

http://www.cyberbullyhotline.com/

Cyber Bully Hotline is a website which helps cyberbullying victims to cope with their problems, the victim may call them or post their problems, the hotline then provides information and  solutions to their problems to help them get through the trauma.

Can you think of any other websites to help the Cyberbullying victim?

Cyberbullying effects on the society.

Being targeted by a bully online can be tough for the victim. If it really affects the victim, they can go in depression, show aggressive behaviour, and perform poorly in schools and extra-curricular activities and outdoor activities as well. Cyberbullying also creates a fear in the mind of the victim, where they have to watch every step and they lose confidence in themselves.

In the larger context, the more cyberbullying there is and less prevention of it may cause the society to accept cyberbullying and consider it as normal. It may also open up larger paths to committing more crimes by the bully.

(My Interesting Facts, 2013)

The picture above shows common cyberbullying, where a person is texting a girl, naming her as ‘Loser Gal’ and writing a hateful message.

On the other hand, in this era people are aware of Cyberbullying now more than ever. The more the people know about it the better they can prevent it and help the victim out. There are also more help lines and websites for those victims who have been affected by Cyberbullying.

How do you think Cyberbullying affects our society?

10 Facts about Cyberbullying

Here are some raw data and facts about Cyberbullying. From these facts we can see the extent of Cyberbullying being occurred to an individual. After some research, I came up with 10 facts about Cyberbullying over the internet which I believe are important to know for my readers.

·         More than 80% of teenagers use their phones and laptops religiously, making it the most common platform of cyberbullying.

·         1 out of 10 victims will only inform their parents/guardians about being bullied.

 (No Bullying, 2015)

·         Believe it or not, Samantha Shaw a 7 year old girl had to undergo plastic surgery in order to avoid bullying! (Roberts, 2011)

·         Previous studies show that 81% of the teenagers think that they can get away easier through bullying online without being caught.

·         According to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, 1559 kids had called the ChildLine in the time of 2011 and 2012 to report for bullying and cyberbullying.

·         Victims of cyberbullying show signs of depression, aggressive behaviour and lower school grades.

 (Myers, 2014)

·         Over 75% students have gone to websites to bash others. (Crisis Line Text, 2015)

·         Many children who were victims of Cyberbullying have become bullies themselves. (OMG Facts, 2015)

·         I believe the extreme consequence of cyberbullying is suicide!

From my own observance and experience, I believe it is a fact that girls are more vulnerable and more likely to be victims of cyberbullying.

(No Bullying, 2015)

What other facts can you come up with?

Jaspreet Brar Cyberbullying video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTzhYhkxX4Q

Sehrish Afghan Cyberbullying Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTzhYhkxX4Q

Links to cyberbullying articles

Since cyberbullying has been an ongoing topic of discussion for a certain time, it has a lot of research and Cyberbullying articles written about it, most of which talk about why it occurs, how to deal with it and how it may affect the victim of cyberbullying. Through this blog, the readers can get access to some really nice articles and be able to answer some of the questions in their mind.

 (Heart, 2013)

Here are links to a few of those articles:

Cyberbullying on the rise:

http://www.canada.com/life/Cyber+bullying+rise/2915031/story.html

This article is a study done by the University of Toronto. It states that a threat on the internet now is as serious as a threat made face-to-face at school, because the use of internet is so common now. Usually cyberbullying is popular among people because people believe that a person has less chances of being detected as compared to bullying done live in school.

Bullying and Cyberbullying: History, Statistics, Law, Prevention and Analysis

https://www.elon.edu/docs/e-web/academics/communications/research/vol3no1/04DoneganEJSpring12.pdf

This article is written by Richard Donegan of Elon University.  It states that bullying has been one of the main and common issues of American schools since long, and with the advent of technology the problem has further advanced. This article shows various case studies and statistics to explain to the readers about exactly what cyberbullying is and what preventative measures can be taken to reduce it.

Cyberbullying Statistics

http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/cyber-bullying-statistics.html

This article is by Bullying Statistics in 2013, it explains what cyberbullying is, and why people may do it, and what the statistics are of cyberbullying.

Can you think of any other Cyberbullying Articles that are helpful?

Cyberbullying Statistics in Brampton

Generally youth,people,bisexual people,disabled people etc.are among the groups who are bullied the most on the electronic media.According to me,cyber bullying not only harms the image of the person being bullied, but also has a negative outcome on the person who witnesses such bullying.Cyber bullying leads to many negative impacts on the mental health of the victim but also on the witness as it leads to drug abuse and in some cases,even suicide.

There have been many surveys in order to measure the extent of cyberbullying in Canada.According to an Ipsos Raid survey of around 400 Brampton teens,one in five of teens have been victim of online bullying,and around 25 percent kids between 12-15 have witnessed cyberbullying.This survey also disclosed that around 25 percent of girls and around 17 percent of boys have been a victim of cyberbullying.According to the Toronto Student Survey, cyberbullying is not so widespread in Brampton and other cities of Canada as compared to other parts of the world because more than half of the teens said that they were more likely to get bullied in real life than on eletronic media

The statistics of Brampton reveal that the extent of cyberbullying is moderate but according to me the victims should be given psychological and mental help and necessary steps should be taken by the law to eradicate this problem from the city.

List of Ways to Reduce Cyberbullying

List of Ways to Reduce Cyberbullying

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Keyword: Ways to Stop Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying can be a devastating issue for the victim. The society must take preventive measures to reduce it and protect the victim from any harm whether physical or mental. Here are some ways that Cyberbullying can be reduced.

 (Matin, 2013)

·         The most vulnerable victims of cyberbullying are usually children and teenagers. With the advent of technology, internet and smartphones have become so common that they are almost about in every person’s hand. Parents should keep a close watch on their children, and should be aware of who they talk to and what they are doing over the internet.

·         Parents/Teachers/Guardians should notice changing behaviours of the victims, some of the most common behaviour of someone being bullied are weird behaviours, poor grades, depression, anger etc.

·         Schools should introduce programs to create awareness of Cyberbullying so children/teens know what to do if they are being bullied online.

·         Schools should also encourage their students to go see a school counsellor for issues related with bullying.

·         People should be aware of any spywares or other suspicious software on their computer which might be harmful, and may be fetching their personal information without their knowledge.

·         Keep date of birth, SIN numbers, credit card information, passwords etc. secretive.

·         Do not share any information to a stranger over the internet, you may think it is harmless but you never know how it may be harmful to you.

What other ways to stop Cyberbullying can you come up with?

What is the definition of Cyberbullying?

What is the definition of Cyberbullying?

In my opinion the definition of cyberbullying is when some known or anonymous person treats another person in an inappropriate manner over the internet or through the phone by using electronic devices such as phone, and laptops.

Google defines Cyberbullying as the use of electronic medium with the intention of bullying a person, by sending them messages of threatening them in any form. (Google, 2015)

Cyberbullying can take place on various platforms such as social networking websites. (Facebook, Twitter, Orkut) and also chat messengers (MSN, Yahoo), Chat Rooms (Yahoo Chat Rooms, Google Chat rooms), Discussion Forums. I believe a person bullying another through telephone calls or text messages (Text, WhatsApp, Viber) is also considered to be cyberbullying.

(Kids Press Magazine, 2013)

Cyberbullying occurs when either some person is contacting with another without their will, by either harassing them with words, using abusive language, threatening them in any way, using their pictures or important information in a wrong manner. I consider stealing important information such as bank account or credit card information and using them in a wrong manner is also cyberbullying. Hacking one’s account or computer may also be considered as cyberbullying.

So according to this context, not only children or teens but adults can also be a victim to cyberbullying.

How would you define Cyberbullying?