Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying

"Most people say it isn't bullying if you're not talking to them but it still is. It is annoying when people don't leave you alone or tease you. I think bullying is wrong because sometimes people get so down they think about suicide and some actually commit suicide." (12 year-old girl from the United Kingdom)

Cyberbullying defined: --sending insulting or threatening emails, texts, or instant messages directly to someone using a computer, cell phone, or other e-communication defice.

--spreading hateful comments about someone through emails, blogs, online profiles, or chat rooms.

--stealing passwords and sending out threatening messages using a false identity

--facilitating a Web site targeting specific people

from Teen Cyberbullying Investigated p. 3.

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