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Cyberbullying? �
by Joana Vilela Photo by Ethan Hein (flickr)
Photo by Ja
son Taellious (fl
ickr) communica:ons
technology
Cyberbullying �
�1) Social Networks�2) Phone based text messages�3) IM/MSN platforms�
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eb Treats (flickr)
it is manifested through � � texts, � e-mails, � posts, � forwards, � images…� �
� making someone feel ��
embarrassed, � insulted, � mocked… �
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lik15 (fl
ickr)
Photo by Chris:
na B Castro (flickr)
Anonymity and Ubiquity �������
it is difficult to identify the perpetrator, �he/she can impersonate false identities, �making him/her look more powerful. �
Photo by Jo
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
lds (flickr)
“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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c (flickr)
�����all �bullying �kinds �are easily �reproduced/spread to a wide audience, thus becoming public and limitless. � Ph
oto by Geralt (pixabay)
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
ickr)
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. ��
Photo by Drew Herron (flickr)
“the majority feel that �
a sympathetic ear
would be most helpful.”� - Kids Help Phone�
Photo by Dean Shareski (fl
ickr)
schools �have �
little action �over what happens �
off campus �and �
online�
Photo by Eric Peacock (fl
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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arsm
eRn Tallahassee (fl
ickr)
“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�
Photo by Bria
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