Cyber-Bullying

Kylene FitsikStudent

Siena CollegeApril 29, 2013

CSIS 200

What is Cyber-Bullying?

● Cyber-bullying is any harassment that occurs via technology

● Forum posts, chat rooms, fake profiles, email messages

● Threatening text messages, phone calls

Three Main Types

● Flaming

● Impersonation

● Bad Mouthing

Causes

● Minimal parental supervision

● Drug and alcohol use

● Family conflicts (divorce, separation, fighting, etc.)

● Revenge of other peers, entertainment purposes, to boost their ego, or to remind people of their own social standing

Effects

Victims:

● Deep emotional scars, anxiety

● Withdrawal from friends and activities, changes in behavior and appetite

● Depression, suicide

Cyber-bullies:

● Consequences when time to apply for colleges and jobs

● Lose cell phone or online accounts

● Registration as a sex offender

Who is Targeted?● 1/3 of children has been a victim to cyber-bullying

● Nearly half of suicides among 10 to 14 year olds are due to cyber-bullying

● 1 in 7 teachers is a victim of cyber-bullying

● Girls are at higher risk than boys

● Average age of a teenager involved in cyber-bullying is 15 years old

● Higher among African-Americans than white teens due to fewer protective factors such as parental supervision, drug/alcohol use etc.

Technology’s Positive Role

● Like StopCyberBullying on Facebook!

● Kids Help Phone at 1-800-668-6868

● Software tool: Cyber-Bully Alert

Negative Impacts

● More of a public situation with numerous more people involved

● Rumors spreading more rapidly

● Cyber-crimes: using the Internet to steal a person’s identity, stalk innocent people, hack into other user’s computers, etc.

● Technology making it easier for criminals to not have to expose his or her face

What needs to change?

● State-wide cyber-bullying laws

● Schools need to educate students on cyber-bullying

● Enforce consequences

What Schools are Doing

● Blocking access to problematic websites

● Controlling usage of cellphones on campus especially in restrooms, locker rooms, pools, etc.

Who has the power?

● Key to cyber bullying=Parents

● Kids are unsupervised on their computers and cellphones

● Set a time limit

● Know something is not right if child hides their screen when parent approaches them

Megan Meier● 13 year old girl became friends with Josh Evans on MySpace

● Started calling her nasty names and created public bulletins

● October 16, 2006, Megan found dead hanging in her closet

● Fake Josh Evans

● Megan Meier Foundation: http://www.meganmeierfoundation.org

Tyler Clementi

● 18 year old freshman at Rutgers University jumped off the George Washington Bridge in September 2010

● Reason: Dharun Ravi used a webcam to stream Tyler kissing another man

● Ravi invited his Twitter friends to view it

● Tyler Clementi Foundation: thetylerclementifoundation.org

References

http://socialsafety.org/cyber-bullying/

http://www.cyberbully411.org/

http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/

http://www.cyberbullyalert.com/

http://www.greatschools.org/parenting/bullying/231-faq-about-cyberbullying.gs?page=all

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_crime

Pictures:

http://www.carynsullivanscribe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Cyberbullying.jpg

http://www.cnn.com/video/crime/2010/09/30/jvm.rutgers.suicide.hln.640x360.jpg

http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/e0/ae0a32b9-1c4e-50a8-b9ff-70095d619b69/4fc62971be0a5.preview-300.jpg

http://dejuregovernment.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Cyber-Crimes.jpg

http://info.uknowkids.com/Portals/176530/images/cyberbullying.jpg

http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/images/main_logo.gif

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