What Is Cyberbullying?
Cyberbullying the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature. Cyberbullying can be done from more than just a computer. Anyone with a device that has access to the internet is capable of cyberbullying. Stopbullying.gov says, “Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place using electronic technology. Electronic technology includes devices and equipment such as cell phones, computers, and tablets as well as communication tools including social media sites, text messages, chat, and websites.” However sending a mean message isn’t the only form of cyberbullying. Along with mean text messages or emails, rumors sent by email or posted on social networking …show more content…
You might think it’s impossible considering things like Facebook and Instagram could easily be direct gateways into your personal life. However, thinking about what you post before you post it is the key. Does what you are uploading include personal information that could put you or others at risk? Think into this and try to exclude that type of information from posts. The internet and Social media should be a fun and safe place. Don’t use it to save important and or personal information, because once it’s on the internet, anyone can see it, and it never goes …show more content…
According to iKeepSafe.org, everything from civil lawsuits to criminal charges being filed against the bullying can result from what seems to be harmless acts of harassment. Cyberbullying can be addressed under civil law or criminal law, based on the situation. A cyberbully may be engaged in defamation. Defamation is when the person who is bullying causes harm to someone’s reputation by spreading false information about that person. In general, defamation that appears temporarily (as unrecorded speech or in a live broadcast) is called slander, and defamation that appears permanently (in a book or on a Web site) is called libel. To be libelous, a statement must do harm to someone’s reputation, have a clear and obvious target, and can be seen by people other than the person making the statement and the target. Also, harassment is a crime under the Criminal Code.Harassment is when something a person says or does makes someone fear for his or her safety, or for the safety of others. Even if the perpetrator did not intend to frighten someone, she or he can be charged with harassment if the target feels threatened. Criminal harassment is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Those are just some examples of what a cyberbully could get themselves
Cyberbullying the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature. Cyberbullying can be done from more than just a computer. Anyone with a device that has access to the internet is capable of cyberbullying. Stopbullying.gov says, “Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place using electronic technology. Electronic technology includes devices and equipment such as cell phones, computers, and tablets as well as communication tools including social media sites, text messages, chat, and websites.” However sending a mean message isn’t the only form of cyberbullying. Along with mean text messages or emails, rumors sent by email or posted on social networking …show more content…
You might think it’s impossible considering things like Facebook and Instagram could easily be direct gateways into your personal life. However, thinking about what you post before you post it is the key. Does what you are uploading include personal information that could put you or others at risk? Think into this and try to exclude that type of information from posts. The internet and Social media should be a fun and safe place. Don’t use it to save important and or personal information, because once it’s on the internet, anyone can see it, and it never goes …show more content…
According to iKeepSafe.org, everything from civil lawsuits to criminal charges being filed against the bullying can result from what seems to be harmless acts of harassment. Cyberbullying can be addressed under civil law or criminal law, based on the situation. A cyberbully may be engaged in defamation. Defamation is when the person who is bullying causes harm to someone’s reputation by spreading false information about that person. In general, defamation that appears temporarily (as unrecorded speech or in a live broadcast) is called slander, and defamation that appears permanently (in a book or on a Web site) is called libel. To be libelous, a statement must do harm to someone’s reputation, have a clear and obvious target, and can be seen by people other than the person making the statement and the target. Also, harassment is a crime under the Criminal Code.Harassment is when something a person says or does makes someone fear for his or her safety, or for the safety of others. Even if the perpetrator did not intend to frighten someone, she or he can be charged with harassment if the target feels threatened. Criminal harassment is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Those are just some examples of what a cyberbully could get themselves