Moraitis School English Department made by: Panagiotis Giannis, Stelios Laliotis, Nicolas Kalyvas, Manos Giavridis

Cyber bullying Cyber bullying is when a child, preteen or teen is, threatened, harassed, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen or teen using the Internet.

Technologies used in Cyberbullying Social networks (facebook, twitter, myspace, etc.) Mobile phone texting Videos Picture messages Instant messages E-mails Chat rooms Blogs Phone calls

Causes of Cyberbullying Cyberbullying happens for many of the same reasons as any other type of bullying, but it may be even more appealing because it can be done anonymously. Kids or teens may bully because: They see it as a way to stay popular. Hurting others makes them feel powerful. Kids or teens who are less socially successful may bully because: It helps them cope with their own low self-esteem. They think it will help them fit in with their peers. They have trouble empathizing with those they hurt.

Consequences of Cyberbullying Both bullying and cyberbullying cause significant emotional and psychological distress. In fact, just like any other victim of bullying, cyberbullied kids experience anxiety, fear, depression and low self- esteem. But targets of cyberbullying also suffer from some unique consequences and negative feelings. Some common feelings cyberbullied teens often experience follow.

Characteristics of the victims The victims tend to be less popular. They usually keep low profile.

Characteristics of the bully There are two kinds of people who are likely to bully: Those who are popular. Those who are on the social fringes.

Similarities between bullying and cyber bullying The victim gets insulted and teased in both types of bullying. These two also have the same psychological impact on the victim The roles are similar

Differences between bullying and cyber bullying Cyber bullying takes place on the web. Bullying hurts people physically and psychologically while cyber bullying only hurts them psychologically. On incidents of cyber bullying the bully and the victim don’t always know each other.

Confronting cyberbullying If you are targeted by cyberbullies, it's important not to respond to any messages or posts written about you, no matter how hurtful or untrue. Responding will only make the situation worse and provoking a reaction from you is exactly what the cyberbullies want, so don't give them the satisfaction. It's also very important that you don't seek revenge on a cyberbully by becoming a cyberbully yourself. Again, it will only make the problem worse and could result in serious legal consequences for you. If you wouldn't say it in person, don't say it online.

Confronting cyberbullying Instead, respond to cyberbullying by: Saving the evidence of the cyberbullying, keep abusive text messages or a screenshot of a webpage, for example, and then report them to a trusted adult, such as a family member, teacher, or school counselor. If you don't report incidents, the cyberbully will often become more aggressive. Reporting threats of harm and inappropriate sexual messages to the police. In many cases, the cyberbully's actions can be prosecuted by law.

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