Cyber Bullying
Image by: Stuart Leckenby -‐ Flickr By Travis Rhee
“involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behaviour by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others." Bill Belsey - Creator of www.bullying.org
Cyber Bullying… Image by: Wentongg -‐ Flickr
Last year, over 40% of teenagers
whom have access to the Internet
have experienced cyber bullying Image by: TerriC3 -‐ Flickr
Girls
are more likely to be victims of cyber bullying then Boys
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Only 18%
Of incidents of cyber bullying are reported
As well as only 10% of victims tell their parents
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Direct Attacks
Instant Messaging/Text Messaging Harassment
Stealing Passwords
Sending Pictures through E-‐mail and Cellphones without consent
Sending Malicious Code
Sending Porn and other Junk Email
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About 1 in 3 people
have had a cyber threat
against them against them
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Last year, about
1 million children
have been
vicLms of cyber bullying
through Facebook Image by: amandagreenspan -‐ Flickr
Bullies also can get access to the
Victims account and send
rude messages to contacts
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ey may also change the victims
password
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With 87% of children
between 4 to 16 having
Going Mobile
access to a mobile phone…
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Text Bullying is becoming the most popular form of bullying amongst teens and children
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1 in 5 will be a victim of text bullying
1 in 10 teens have engaged in some sort of text bullying.
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Why?
ough it is difficult to #nd a single reason, some
engage in cyber bullying because
ey are angry or frustrated
For the “lulz”
To bolster their self esteem
Boredom
Revenge Image by: David Paul Leighton -‐ Flickr
53% of kids have admitted to participating in cyber bullying
More than 1 in 3 have repeated their behaviour
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Don’t ink Your Words…
…Hurt? Image by: amandagreenspan -‐ Flickr
More than 8% of victims of cyberbullying victims and
have contemplated suicide
12% of sexting victims
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It is hard for kids to hide……
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"When I was bullied in middle school, I could go home, I could slam my door shut and I'd be safe from the bully, […]
ese days, there basically is no safety; there
is no protection.
ere's limitless vulnerability." – Patchin, Cyber Bully Victim Image by: Stuart Leckenby -‐ Flickr
Sexual Predators
have been from other
minors
About half of reported sexual solicitations towards minors
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“the image presented by the media of an older male deceiving and preying on a young child does not paint an accurate picture of the nature of the majority of sexual solicitations.” – Kim Zetter, www.wired.com
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“Parents need to be the one trusted place kids can go when things go wrong online and offline. Yet they oen are the one place kids avoid when things go wrong online”- www.stopbullying.org
Image by: Stuart Leckenby -‐ Flickr
Prevention
Never give out personal information or passwords, P.I.N. numbers etc.
Use
"Netiquette"
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Do not attack others online
Especially if you are angry
But the one of the most important ways to help prevent
cyber bullying is to…..
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Report it! Image by: hansika.jethnani -‐ Flickr
Works Cited h"p://www.stopcyberbullying.org/index2.html h"p://mashable.com/2011/04/25/shakespeare-‐facebook-‐cyber-‐bullying/ hJp://news.ninemsn.com.au/naLonal/8211585/schools-‐should-‐teach-‐kids-‐phone-‐safety hJp://www.cyberbullying.ca/ h"p://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/01/bullies-‐worse-‐t/ h"p://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/05/15/cyber-‐bullying/ h"p://ezinemark.com/a/staDsDcs-‐on-‐cyberbullying-‐suicide/ h"p://www.bullyingstaDsDcs.org/content/cyber-‐bullying-‐staDsDcs.html h"p://www.cyberbullyalert.com/blog/2008/08/cyber-‐bullying-‐staDsDcs-‐that-‐may-‐shock-‐you/ h"p://www.bullyingstaDsDcs.org/content/text-‐bullying.html h"p://www.isafe.org/channels/sub.php?ch=op&sub_id=media_cyber_bullying h"p://www.howtostopcyberbullying.com/cyber_bullying_staDsDcs.html
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