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Cyberbullying

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How dangerous is cyberbullying?

A broken haert,an hopeless feeling, an unsfe feeling in cyberspace and more safe in your home and or room.

Who do you contact about cyberbullying?

The term Cyperbullying covers bullying which is either happening over the internet or over the telephone network.

Your first step should be to speak to a responsible adult about what is happening - especially if you suspect that the perpetrator(s) is a colleague (school, work, etc.).

Next you can contact your internet service provider or phone operating company, they can either block the senders or ban them.

Finally there is the police - who nowadays have systems set up to investigate this as it is viewed very seriously.

What can people do to stop cyberbullying?

Parents, Teachers, Principals and other school professionals are completely aware of traditional bullying on the playground and classroom and may take serious steps to intervene, but often what goes on in cyberspace is much harder to monitor, leaving children alone to deal with a cyberbully's online taunts.

So, there are few steps that Schools, colleges and parents can take to stop cyberbullying:

Bring Awareness - Make sure to set time aside for a special discussion in the classroom and during parent teacher meetings to raise awareness and discourage cyberbullying.

Use Internet monitoring software to monitor online activities - Since neither the parents nor teachers can stay with a child 24/7, the best way to ensure a child is safe online is to use Internet monitoring software like Safetyweb.com to monitor their online activities, reputation, and safety. Safetyweb requires no download or installations, thus it is easy to use.

Have a School Counselor on Campus - Having a qualified counselor on campus to assist the students can prove to be a great help in discussing any problems students are having regarding cyber bullying.

Provide Interventions and Mediation - If the cyber bullying happens regularly at your school, find a way to provide intervention between the victims and the cyber bullies through a mediator or a counselor.

How many people are getting cyber bullied a year?

September 2006, ABC News reported on a survey prepared by I-Safe.Org. This 2004 survey of 1,500 students between grades 4-8 reported:

  • 42% of kids have been bullied while online. One in four have had it happen more than once.
  • 35% are special ed
  • 21% of kids have received mean or threatening e-mails or other messages.
  • 58% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online. More than four out of ten say it has happened more than once.
  • 58% have not told their parents or an adult about something mean or hurtful that happened to them online.

Scary huh?!

Why shouldn't you cyberbully?

I have nothing to prove. I don't need to bully anyone, and I don't tolerate it from others.

Why did cyberbullying start?

Same reason as offline bullying, except tecnology makes it easier to bully people

Should you tell people if you have a miscarriage?

I believe it is good to know about relatives who will be waiting for us on the other side even if we never got the chance to meet them in this life.

What is the penalty for bullying in the US?

None whatsoever. Don't go on line to chat if you don't want to risk it. There might be none but I think there should be a consequence. Cyber Bullys are idiots!

At least seven states passed laws against digital harassment in 2007. Dardenne Prairie of Springfield, Missouri, passed a city ordinance making online harassment a misdemeanor. The city of St. Charles, Missouri has passed a similar ordinance.

Legislation geared at penalizing cyber-bullying has been introduced in a number of U.S. states including New York, Missouri, Rhode Island and Maryland. Missouri is among other states where lawmakers are pursuing state legislation, with a task forces expected to have "cyberbullying" laws drafted and implemented. In June, 2008, two United States Representatives proposed a federal law that would criminalize acts of cyberbullying.

Lawmakers are seeking to address cyber-bullying with new legislation because in most jurisdictions no specific law on the books deals with it. A fairly new federal cyber-stalking law might address such acts, but no one has been prosecuted under it yet. The proposed federal law would make it illegal to use electronic means to "coerce, intimidate, harass or cause other substantial emotional distress."

In August 2008, the California state legislature passed one of the first laws in the country to deal directly with cyber-bullying. The legislation, gives school administrators the authority to discipline students for bullying others offline or online. This law took effect, January 1, 2009.

A recent ruling first seen in the UK determined that it is possible for an ISP to be liable for the content of sites which it hosts, setting a precedent that any ISP should treat a notice of complaint seriously and investigate it immediately. 18 U.S.C. § 875(c) criminalizes the making of threats via Internet.

United States v. Lori Drew was a criminal case in which Lori Drew was convicted but then subsequently acquitted of violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for cyberbullying a 13 year old, Megan Meier - a classmate of her own daughter. Meier committed suicide as a result of the bullying.

How do you know if your a cyberbully?

You will know if your a cyberbully if you talk about someone repeatly and knowingly and you know that this hurts the other persons feelings. For example: Barry emails Paul calling him fat or uglyand/or threating him ,and Paul replies "No I'm not so stop calling me names!"or "No your not or else I'm going to tell my Mother!" That lets you know okay I'm picking on him and offending him so maybe I need to stop before I get in trouble. If your were to do it at home it's just a bully , when you do it over the internet it's called a cyberbully.!!

How can I forget someone I really love that doesn't even want to greed me anymore?

Romantic relationships can be really complicated and end up in a bad breakup. The worst thing about these "sad endings" is that at least one heart ends up broken. Getting over a break up can be tough. Sometimes, it's even hard for both sides--after all, breaking up is not easy to do. It hurts to throw away your story with someone--all the good memories and the dreams and plans you two had for the future. Mending a broken heart takes time and patience. But you must face the fact that your heart is broken.

Here are some ways:

  • Cry out everything you have to cry about
  • Get busy!
  • Spend some time with your friends.
  • Avoid the person!
  • Go out and see some different faces!
  • Avoid every kind of romantic thing
  • Take good care of yourself.
  • Accept the process!

How much cyber bullying happen in one year?

The rate of suicide is 9-10 people who kill there self due to being bullied :'( i was bullied when i was in year 6 as well it really is horrible and it brings you down all your life believe me it does

people every 5 mins approximatlety 2777 people die every day to due to bullying ./

Is cyberbulling illigeal?

no because all your'e doing is defending youreself and if the other person has done it too than it is not even against the law

How to notice if someone is getting cyberbullied?

If you suspect Cyberbullying, a quick way to spot and track information about yourself is by looking your name up on popular search engines such as Google or Yahoo.

If you click on the links and find that your name has been vandalized, report this to the individual website so that any postings can be removed immediately.

If the situation does not improve, report this to the police.

Click on the link below for more information on cyberbullying:

How does cyberbulling affect people?

The effects on a person of cyberbullying is: feeling very hurt that a person or group would target them and say the things they do for no apparent reason other than being mean spirited ... feelings of being lonely ... fear ... afraid to go to school ... a drop in grades ... fear of leaving their home ... dread going to school ... becoming paranoid so it's difficult to make new friends ... a feeling of helplessness (not knowing who to go to for help) ... depression for the victim of cyberbullying ... in severe cases of constant cyberbullying suicide MAY occur. The issues of cyberbullying are being taken very seriously in the U.S. and Canada and it's an offence! The best thing to do is not to respond back to the bully(s) if you have to see them at school try to ignore them go to your school counselor or, talk to your parents. Remember, cyberbullies will pick on one person and if you cease to ignore them they will move on to bully other victims. Cyberbullies are generally a product of their environment where they are verbally or physically abused or, they may be just spoiled rotten and bored enough to make other people's lives miserable. In groups of Cyberbullies they feel they are strong because they are together and feed off each other, but, inwardly some don't enjoy this so-called sport, but don't know how to move away from it for fear of being cyberbullied themselves.

What to say when someone calls you fat?

You should say nothing and just ignore it.

How many people in the world are being affected by cyberbullying?

1 out of 4 teens have been affected by cyber bullying.... if you wanna know... do the math \(^-^)/

What happens to bullies later in life?

I think that most bullies will eventually arrive in jail. or at least try to become a better person.

Realistically, they will either encounter someone they are unable to bully and take a beating or they may mature and realise the error of their ways.

What percentage of kids are cyber bullied?

All people in the world are bullied at least once in their lifetime. It's hard to believe, I know, but even the bullies are bullied by bullies that are bullied and so on. That explains perhaps why they are so horrible to others.

What can you do about cyber bullying?

i don't know what you mean about what can they do about cyber bullying but it is a very nasty thing and people commit suicide because they are having it done to them.

I know what YOU can do about it though, you could either contact the government with your name or the more sensible thing to do is to just inform an adult about it and the adult should tell the local police and the person may risk being put in prison for 10 YEARS.

How do you prevent the Cyber crime?

Cyber crime is illegal activities that take place online. To prevent cyber crimes have a spam blocker and anti-virus installed on the computer you are using. Another tip is to use a firewall and be weary of what websites you choose to reveal any private information to.

What should you do if someone is blackmailing you?

Blackmail is a broad subject and there are many ways to blackmail somebody but as it is illegal to blackmail then it should be reported to the Police as a first option.

Blackmail means to extort something from another who is unwilling.

One example below:

(Teenagers/Children) For those of you that are being asked or forced into doing things you wouldn't normally do on the internet, social media or by text, for example; sending unclothed or indecent images of yourself and receiving some back. Stop and ignore all future messages from them and ignore any threats that they will expose your pictures to the World, your family or friends. These threats are false in the hope that you will continue to send more images or to try and extract money from you. Con people do this and they hope they can embarrass you so you don't stop doing it. They are men or women who are much older than you, they are liars and cheats as nothing they have told you is true and images they send you are not them.

These people do not hold any power over you in reality if you delete their messages without any reply. Just send the one final message saying you have contacted the Police about them, even if you don't.

You may be surprised that this type of con is very common and many teenagers fall for it. It happens more than you might think. What those people are doing is blackmail and illegal so if you ignore them they will go away. You must not reply to anything further from them no matter what they message you. Eventually they will get bored and go away. Change your contact details, your passwords, email address or anything they can contact you by if you need to and try not to fall for that type of con again.

Whatever it is that you did it doesn't matter, and I mean whatever. You will not be blamed or ridiculed for it if anyone found out. The law is on your side. It is those con people that will be prosecuted not you when they are caught. They will be doing it to many others at the same time so it would be good if you had the courage to report it.

Don't worry because you feel you have nobody to tell about this because you are embarrassed or scared you will be made a fool of or everyone will see what you did. It won't happen, the images would be kept very private, even from family. You can always approach the Police and they will help you. You are not to blame !