Cyberbullying? �  

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Cyberbullying �

 

�1)  Social Networks�2)  Phone based text messages�3)  IM/MSN platforms�

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it is manifested through � � texts, � e-mails, � posts, � forwards, � images…� �

� making someone feel ��

embarrassed, � insulted, � mocked… �

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Anonymity and Ubiquity �������

it is difficult to identify the perpetrator, �he/she can impersonate false identities, �making him/her look more powerful. �

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ana  Vilela    

Absence ��

the cyberbully doesn’t witness the

suffering of victims face-to-face.�

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ickr)  

�can be done through �

any social media platform �at any time of the day. �

Accessibility  

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 Reyno

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“over 66% of 4th to 9th graders go online from the comfort of their bedrooms”� - Kids Help Phone�

Advantage � cyberbullies   know that children/teens � are on social � media sites, � and if their  

platforms � are taken away � by their parents, �they will always � find a way to � stay connected.  

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�����all �bullying �kinds �are easily �reproduced/spread to a wide audience, thus becoming public and limitless. � Ph

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over �these photos/videos/messages.�

No Control �

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bullying � goes beyond the � school/work hours, � making it � last forever. �

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�policing NOR sanctions �� the perpetrator. �

No Punishment �

to punish �

NO online �

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o  (fp

ixabay)  

Easier �for larger �groups of people �to practice � bullying. �

Participation�

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right  (fl

ickr)  

emotions or thoughts when writing as opposed to saying it. �

Lack �

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n  Foster  (fl

ickr)  

cyberbullies don’t have to worry �about being physically strong because they don’t face instantaneous physical intervention by onlookers. �

No �Physical �

Limitations �

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“Nothing online is ever private, � even after you delete it!”� - Legal Aid �

Permanent    

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son  Alley  (flickr)  

hurtful actions �follow you �everywhere… � …are “with you all the time”. �

- ABC �Photo  by  Ton

y  New

ell  (flickr)  

why does �

continue?�

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arsm

eRn  Tallahassee  (fl

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that reporting � or � confronting �the perpetrator � can �

make the situation worse.  

belief  

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kie  (flickr)  

65% of teens �would rather �

tell a friend�than an adult �who could take �more action.�

 

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eryl  (fl

ickr)  

15% �of teens �

would rather �not tell �anyone. �

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e  Tegtmeyer  (fl

ickr)  

only � 30% �

of teens �who know �someone is �

being bullied �would �

tell an adult. ��

   

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“the majority feel that �

a sympathetic ear  

would be most helpful.”� - Kids Help Phone�

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ickr)  

schools �have �

little action �over what happens �

off campus �and �

online�

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ickr)  

what can �we do �to ��

make it stop?�

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more than providing support to the victims �and spreading awareness about cyberbullying, � there is the need to address � the bullies directly, � making them � � � � �

keeping them unpunished �will not make them stop! �

pay for what they do. �

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eRn  Tallahassee  (fl

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“you just can’t give permission to people to wreck � your lives” – Bill Clinton �

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 Lassic

a  (flickr)  

“they could take everything �except �

my mind and heart. ��

Those things �I would have to give away �

and I decided �not to give them away�

�and �

neither should you.” ��

– Nelson Mandela�

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nna  (flickr)  

Images sourced from flickr are licensed under the Creative Commons Non-Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 agreement.��Images sourced from pixabay are licensed under the Creative Commons 1.0 agreement.��

Bibliography �

Clinton, Bill. Interview by Laura Ling. YouTube. N.p. 24 August 2012. Web. 12 May 2013. � �Cohen, William, ABC. 12 May 2013

<http://www.abc.net.au/technology/articles/2012/05/28/3512462.htm>.� �Dealer, Plain, Cleveland. 12 May 2013

<http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/12/social_media_allow_cyberbullie.html>.� �Eldridge, Andrea, Net Nanny. 12 May 2013

<http://www.netnanny.com/blog/anonymity-the-key-to-social-media-cyberbullying/>.� �Freedland, Jonathan, The Guardian. 12 May 2013

<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/jun/21/usa.interviews>.� �Gallagher, Tom, Neutral Magazine. 12 May 2013 <http://neutralmagazine.com/article/125/>.� �Great School. 12 May 2013

<http://www.greatschools.org/parenting/bullying/231-faq-about-cyberbullying.gs>.� �Kids Help Phone. 12 May 2013 <http://org.kidshelpphone.ca/media/80712/2012-cir-cyberbullying.pdf>.��Legal Aid. 12 May 2013

<http://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/publications/factsheets-and-resources/online-social-networking-cyber-bullying>. �

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ana  Vilela