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This guide takes a holistic look at the issue and includes information on the types
of cyberbullying, how students can protect themselves and what actions can be
taken to address it after it happens.
Cyberbullying occurs when someone harasses, torments, threatens or humiliates
someone else through the use of technology — including text messages, social media
sites, email, instant messages and websites. Like face-to-face bullying, cyberbullying
can manifest itself in several different kinds of behaviors. The following are some
common examples of what cyberbullying looks like.
What is cyber bullying?
Cyber bullying is the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by
sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature.
➢ Using mobile phones, emails and other means of communication. It can
happen across all age groups and target students, staff and others.
➢ It can include defamation, intimidation, exclusion and threats etc
➢ Unauthorized publication of private information or images of others. It can
include messages intended as jokes but which have harmful or upsetting
effect
The Different Types of Cyberbullying
➢ Trolling ➢ Harassment ➢ Outing ➢ Impersonation.
➢ Cyberstalking ➢ Trickery ➢ Catfishing ➢ Denigration
➢ Denigration
The Effects of Cyberbullying:
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