The legal ramifications of cyberbullying may be severe and unnegotiable. Current legislation dictates that children who participate in cyberbullying could potentially face charges or jail.
It is crime to use a phone or the internet in to threaten, harass, or seriously offend somebody example a text message, email, phone calls could be considered offensive if it is likely to cause anger, outrage, or humiliation. The maximum penalty is 3 - 4 years in jail. One of the examples of cyber bullying; In 2010, a 20 year old guy in Queensland
Australia sent threats and hate filled texts and Facebook messages to his ex girlfriend and her new boyfriend. He was found guilty of using phone and internet services in a menacing, harassing or offensive way and placed probation with an order to attend …show more content…
He was found guilty of using phone and internet services in a menacing, harassing or offensive way and placed probation with an order to attend counselling. It is a crime to intentionally frighten someone by threatening to hurt them. This act can be through phone, text messages, emails or online posts. Threatening to kill someone carries a minimum penalty of 10 years.
Two of the examples of cyber bullying ( threatening ); In 2006 a teenager in New South
Wales threatened to kill two of his teachers and a girl at his school on one of his social media "Myspace" page. He was charged with making threats.
In 2009, a guy in Western Australia posted a video on one of his social media page
"YouTube" which showed him making threatening comments towards people of a particular ethnic and religious background . He was charged under racial hate laws.
Stalking is when someone gets repeated attention that intimidates or frightens them.
Stalking can include making unwanted phone calls, emails, text messages and messages on Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and other social media. Stalking is a crime in …show more content…
He was found guilty of defamation and placed on a two year good behaviour bond.
Encouraging suicide is a crime under both South Australian and national law to cyber bully someone in a way that intentionally encourages or causes them to kill themselves. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment of fourteen years.
Cyber bullies can also get in trouble with internet or mobile phones service providers, websites, school and non-criminal courts.
Most websites have ways of checking what's being posted. Users can flag and report any nasty contents to the website administrator. Websites can remove things in your account which they find inappropriate.
Most websites and phone companies have Terms and conditions which control what users are allowed to do. Cyber bullying also can break these rules.
Websites may give warnings or remove inappropriate content themselves. They may even delete a user's account if they discover cyber bullying.
Phone companies can suspend or cancel a person's phone number and phone contract if they use it to repeatedly harass others through calling or texting.
In more serious cases, the website or phone company may report illegal behaviour
It is crime to use a phone or the internet in to threaten, harass, or seriously offend somebody example a text message, email, phone calls could be considered offensive if it is likely to cause anger, outrage, or humiliation. The maximum penalty is 3 - 4 years in jail. One of the examples of cyber bullying; In 2010, a 20 year old guy in Queensland
Australia sent threats and hate filled texts and Facebook messages to his ex girlfriend and her new boyfriend. He was found guilty of using phone and internet services in a menacing, harassing or offensive way and placed probation with an order to attend …show more content…
He was found guilty of using phone and internet services in a menacing, harassing or offensive way and placed probation with an order to attend counselling. It is a crime to intentionally frighten someone by threatening to hurt them. This act can be through phone, text messages, emails or online posts. Threatening to kill someone carries a minimum penalty of 10 years.
Two of the examples of cyber bullying ( threatening ); In 2006 a teenager in New South
Wales threatened to kill two of his teachers and a girl at his school on one of his social media "Myspace" page. He was charged with making threats.
In 2009, a guy in Western Australia posted a video on one of his social media page
"YouTube" which showed him making threatening comments towards people of a particular ethnic and religious background . He was charged under racial hate laws.
Stalking is when someone gets repeated attention that intimidates or frightens them.
Stalking can include making unwanted phone calls, emails, text messages and messages on Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and other social media. Stalking is a crime in …show more content…
He was found guilty of defamation and placed on a two year good behaviour bond.
Encouraging suicide is a crime under both South Australian and national law to cyber bully someone in a way that intentionally encourages or causes them to kill themselves. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment of fourteen years.
Cyber bullies can also get in trouble with internet or mobile phones service providers, websites, school and non-criminal courts.
Most websites have ways of checking what's being posted. Users can flag and report any nasty contents to the website administrator. Websites can remove things in your account which they find inappropriate.
Most websites and phone companies have Terms and conditions which control what users are allowed to do. Cyber bullying also can break these rules.
Websites may give warnings or remove inappropriate content themselves. They may even delete a user's account if they discover cyber bullying.
Phone companies can suspend or cancel a person's phone number and phone contract if they use it to repeatedly harass others through calling or texting.
In more serious cases, the website or phone company may report illegal behaviour