Cyberbullying The New Bully on the Block Julie Phillips North Texas University

Cyberbullies  Using technology to repeatedly inflict harm on others 5  All ages, genders, races, socioeconomic levels  Cybervictims 9 times more likely to become cyberbullies 26  Most often bully for entertainment  Frequent Internet users  Girls cyberbully more often than traditional bullying 25

 Occurs non-stop 24/7  40% of children are cyberbullied 8  89% know someone 9  47% Have witness cyberbullying online

Texting Calling ing Instant Messaging Online gaming Virtual Worlds Interactive Rating Sites Sending Pictures or Videos Methods

Attacks  Direct Attack 17,26  Text messaging  Blog posts  Sending pictures or videos  Polling websites  Interactive gaming Methods  Indirect Attack 1  Warning wars  Incorrect reporting of “abusive” or “spam” postings  Identity theft

Profile  Academically gifted less likely to be cyberbullied  Socially isolated more likely to be cyberbullied 20  Girls 4, 25  Chat rooms (27%)  Text messages (22%)  (14%)  Picture and video cyberbullying has greatest effect 21 Cybervictim

Teens  66% go online daily 12  75% have social media accounts 12  78% have been using Internet for more than three years 14 Results 14  35% of middle school children have be cyberbullied  46% of high school children have been cyberbullied Most common cybervictim age is ,, 14 Cybervictim

Effects  More devastating than traditional bullying  Continuous attacks 24/7  Quick dissemination of information  Victim does not know the identity of attacker 9 Cybervictim

Results  Family problems  Academic problems  School delinquency  Delinquent behavior  School violence  Hurt themselves or others  Eating disorders  Substance abuse  Frustration  Anger  Sadness  Depression  Suicidal thoughts  Post-traumatic stress disorder  Low self esteem Cyberbullying

Results Family problems Academic problems School delinquency Delinquent behavior School violence Hurt themselves or others Eating disorders Substance abuse 1,13,18, 23, 28 Frustration Anger Sadness Depression Suicidal thoughts Post-traumatic stress disorder Low self esteem 1,13,18, 23 Cyberbullying

Consequences  Very little fear of exposure 14  Loss of Internet privileges/account suspended 1  Service provider  Specific website access  State and federal charges  Identify theft  misdemeanor charges for cyberharrassment Cyberbullying

Who is responsible? Prevention  Children  Parents  Schools  Law Enforcement

Children  Awareness  What is cyberbullying?  Safe Internet usage taught in Elementary School  Avoidance 21  Block text messages or s  Changing phone numbers or accounts Prevention  Gender  Male- physical retaliation 9  Female 4  Confide in a friend  Stay off line  Did nothing

Students Helping Students 17  Assure students they are not alone  Acknowledge emotional impact  Encourage victims to speak up  Share personal stories  Conflict resolution  Strategies for dealing with cyberbullies Prevention

Popular Cyberbullying Videos Justin Bieber Demi Lovato Cyberbu//y The Movie Prevention

Keeping Students Safe  Know what a cyberbully is  Never give out passwords  Always log off websites  Stop and think before you post  Never open s from someone you don’t know  Use privacy settings  “Google” yourself  Do not cyberbully anyone else Prevention

Parents  Problems  Infrequent parental monitoring of computer usage 28  Communication barriers  Suggestions 10  Monitor/restrict technology usage  Install tracking and filtering software  Report cases of cyberbullying to school or law enforcement  Make children aware of consequences of poor digital decisions Prevention

Schools  Assemblies have little effect  Hard to punish—doesn’t always happen on campus  Less than 40% of schools have a cyberbullying protocol 3  Need to develop response guidelines  Develop digital citizenship behaviors protocols  Teacher’s response 22  Talk to cyberbully  Take away privileges  Report incident to administrators Prevention

Law Enforcement 17  No Federal laws regarding cyberbullying  49 states have ant bullying laws  47 include online harassment  17 refer specifically to cyberbullying  12 include criminal sanctions  All require schools to have ant bullying policy  School Safety Officers  Educate parents and students  25% unaware of cyberbullying law Prevention

 Tell someone  Do not respond  Do not retaliate  Save cyberbullying communications  Block or restrict cyberbullies access Conclusion

Law Enforcement Parents Schools Children STOP CYBERBULLYING Cyberbullying is limited only by the imagination and bandwidth of the kids Perry Aftab, founder of Stopcyberbullying.org

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