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Cyberbullying

Baluch, Saad Bogner, Laurence

November 27, 2009

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Why should you be concerned?

Table of contents:

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1. What is cyberbullying?2. Who are the people involved?3. Why is it hard to stop?

1-What is cyberbullying?

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“Cyberbullying: High-Tech Harassment in the Net Neighborhood”(3)1. Getting the target to reveal sensitive personal information

1. Stealing password and impersonating them online 2. Using accomplices

2. Flaming to enrage the target:1. Sending or posting hateful emails, instant messages or text messages 2. Developing a website that rates someone’s appearance or popularity

(private or embarrassing photos online)

3. Hurting by humiliating the target1. Using a buddy list to threat someone via instant messaging or e-

mailing 2. Spreading lies, rumours or secrets online 3. Making false complaints to a website administrator, cell phone

provider or Internet service provider about someone else’s online behaviour

Example(4)

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I shall remember forever and will never forget

Monday: My money was taken.

Tuesday: names called.

Wednesday: my uniform torn.

Thursday: my body pouring with blood.

Friday: it’s ended.Saturday: Freedom.

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2- Who are involved? Every body is affected…

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Who is being cyber bullied?

• “Targeted youth are at risk for joining online communities of youth or adults who normalize, encourage, reinforce unhealthy, harmful or antisocial activities” (7).

The “new” on the block, on work The “youngest” in the school, college or university The “submissive”, anxious and lacking self

confidence The “poor” who can’t conform to norm The “fat guy”, thin, acne, skin condition The “different” gifted, with physical/mental

disabilities. The “immigrant” coming from an ethnicity minority The “gay”: the one with gender/sexual orientation

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Who is the cyberbully?-Anonymous bully

Internet gaming: Players from around

the world can play with or against one another

Internet polling “Who is the biggest

slut in your College?” “Who is the ugliest in

your class?” “Who should die?”(8)

Message board Chatting online about

a common interest

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Focus on the “bystanders”

Bystanders become anonymous : You don’t know who else has seen the hurtful messages since the Internet is public

Do not defend the one being bullied. Can carry an allegiance to the bully who

looks popular, strong, daring role model Involved in 85% of the bullying episode,

becoming a bunch of bullies Reinforced the antisocial behavior of the

bully in 81 % of the episodes (10)

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3-Why is cyber bullying hard to stop?

Bullies can reach you any time and any place as long as one computer or one cell phone is on

Cyber bullying by proxy

Manipulation of language make us confused who is who

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Cyberbullying by “proxy” or cyberbullied “spammed”?

1. the “bystanders” 2. an Internet service provider with “Warning” and

“Notify wars”3. The parent’s target or the school, college,

university personnel4. “A hate group or sex solicitation chat rooms”(12)

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SummaryConclusion

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Cyber bulling could be affecting everybody: it is hard to stop because it is anonymous, fast and sometimes vicious.

Report abusive behaviour is not an eventuality: it should be immediate

“It is not tattling, snitching, ratting, or squealing to tell (…) that their friend who has been tormented by peers is giving his possessions away and saying subtle good-byes to classmates.” (14)

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References1. http://news.cnet.com/newsblog/?keyword=cyberbullying

2. http://putastoptobullyingnow.com/images/cyberbullying2_05.jpg

3. Coloroso, Barbara. The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From Pre-school to High School: How parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence. Chapter 10 (Title). 2008. New York. ISBN 978-006-1744600 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. http://browseinside.harpercollins.com/index.aspx?isbn13=9780061744600

4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amueaVHIZ6A 5. http://www.thepicky.com/images/2009/07/cyberbullying.jpg 6. Neil Marr and Tim Field ,Bullycide, Death and Playtime: An Expose of Child Suicide

Caused by Bullying.(2)2. “ The Bully, The bullied , and the Bystander” copy right 2006 Barbara Coloroso ISBN- 13:978-0-00-639420-4

7. Coloroso, Barbara. Ibid. Page 207.8. Ibid. Page 66

9. http://bobmccarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/bmw-cyber-bully.jpg

10. http://www.techdigest.tv/bullying.jpg

11. http://www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy/original/cyberbully.jpg

12. Ibid. Page 217.

13. http://www.tamaleaver.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/windowslivewriterstopcyberbullyingday-cba902cyberbully2501.jpg

14. Ibid. page 135

Sources http://www.connectsafely.org/Safety-Advice-Articles/about-cyberbullying-for

-parents-educators.html Kowalski, Limber and Agatston. Cyber Bullying in the Digital Age. Blackwell

Publishing. 2007. http://www.cyberbullyhelp.com/index.htm Web November 24, 2009.

http://parentingmethods.suite101.com/article.cfm/cyberbullying#ixzz0XcDK7Plh

“Mom in MySpace hoax pleads not guilty” CNET News. June 16, 2008. http://news.cnet.com/newsblog/?keyword=cyberbullying Web. November 24, 2009.

http://www.kidshelpphone.ca/en/informed/cyberbullying/ http://videos.torontosun.com/video/featured/toronto-and-gta/5745370001/

study-on-cyber-bullying/9917606001 http://www.cyberbullyhelp.com/ABCsofCyberBullyingforStudents.pdf http://www.cyberbullying.ca/pdf/Cyberbullying_Information.pdf

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