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What is cyber bullying?

Cyber bullying is the term used when someone is bullied through interactive and digital technology such as the use of mobile phones or computers. Below is a list of the different methods of cyber bullying.

Text messaging bullying

Insulting or threatening texts

Picture/Video clip bullying

Embarrassing pictures/videos often of you being humiliated, threatened or assaulted (known as ‘happy slapping’)

Phone call bullying

Silent calls (when the caller persistently calls you but withholds their number and does not speak)
Abusive verbal messages

Email bullying

Abusive messaging
Inappropriate postings

Chat room bullying

Abusive messages
Inappropriate postings

Bullying through instant messaging

Abusive messaging
Inappropriate postings

Bullying through websites

Numerous threats of violence
Hate campaigns

Cyber bullying is unique because there is often no escape and the bully can often be difficult to identify. Bullying used to only be a problem at schools, colleges and in the workplace; however this can now follow you at home and everywhere you go leaving no escape.

Text messaging bullying

Don’t reply to abusive messages.
Report obscene or abusive messages to your mobile network.
Make a note of the content, date and time of offensive or abusive messages.

Picture/Video clip bullying

Be careful about all private pictures and videos that you send as they may be forwarded onto someone else or posted on the internet.
Don’t let others film or take photos of you, if this happens at school then tell your parents or a teacher.

Phone call bullying

If you get persistent abusive or nuisance calls then consider changing your mobile number through your network provider.
Report nuisance calls to your mobile network or the police.

Email bullying

If you receive abusive emails from someone that you know then the chances are they are looking for a reaction. If you ignore them, they will probably stop. Tell your parent, carer or teacher if they are persistent and keep a log of the content, date and time of all emails. It might help to print out copies of any abusive emails.
If you receive abusive emails from someone that you don’t know then you should not reply.
If you get persistent emails you can contact the service provider by putting abuse@ in-front of the host e.g. abuse@yahoo.com, abuse@hotmail.com, abuse@gmail.com
If you receive junk emails known as SPAM you should not reply. Do not click on links that state ‘click here to stop receiving these messages’ as this confirms your email address is real.

Chat room bullying

Never give out personal information about you or your family
Don’t reply to abusive postings
Know how to report/block a user. Most chat rooms have a moderator so read about this before you start chatting.

Instant messenger bullying

Only chat to friends that you know and trust
Learn how to use the block or moderation facility
Don’t respond to abusive messages
Be careful about the content of pictures and videos you send as they may end up being posted on the internet

Bullying through websites and blogs (online diaries)

If you discover a website which contains abusive comments, threats or inappropriate images of you then you should seek advice from your teacher, parent or carer.

Pages should be stored in your favourites and printed as evidence
Contact the Internet Service Provider (ISP) responsible for hosting the website.

DirectGov
Find out the facts abou different forms of cyber bullying.

Stop Cyber Bullying
Read more about how cyber bullying works how to prevent it and what is the law.

Chat Danger
A site about the potential dangers of interactive services.

Think U Know 11-16
Share experiences of things that have gone wrong and will show you ways you can get yourself out of bad situations.

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