Cyber-Bullying
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Cyber-Bullying
Kylene FitsikStudent
Siena CollegeApril 29, 2013
CSIS 200
What is Cyber-Bullying?
● Cyber-bullying is any harassment that occurs via technology
● Forum posts, chat rooms, fake profiles, email messages
● Threatening text messages, phone calls
Three Main Types
● Flaming
● Impersonation
● Bad Mouthing
Causes
● Minimal parental supervision
● Drug and alcohol use
● Family conflicts (divorce, separation, fighting, etc.)
● Revenge of other peers, entertainment purposes, to boost their ego, or to remind people of their own social standing
Effects
Victims:
● Deep emotional scars, anxiety
● Withdrawal from friends and activities, changes in behavior and appetite
● Depression, suicide
Cyber-bullies:
● Consequences when time to apply for colleges and jobs
● Lose cell phone or online accounts
● Registration as a sex offender
Who is Targeted?● 1/3 of children has been a victim to cyber-bullying
● Nearly half of suicides among 10 to 14 year olds are due to cyber-bullying
● 1 in 7 teachers is a victim of cyber-bullying
● Girls are at higher risk than boys
● Average age of a teenager involved in cyber-bullying is 15 years old
● Higher among African-Americans than white teens due to fewer protective factors such as parental supervision, drug/alcohol use etc.
Technology’s Positive Role
● Like StopCyberBullying on Facebook!
● Kids Help Phone at 1-800-668-6868
● Software tool: Cyber-Bully Alert
Negative Impacts
● More of a public situation with numerous more people involved
● Rumors spreading more rapidly
● Cyber-crimes: using the Internet to steal a person’s identity, stalk innocent people, hack into other user’s computers, etc.
● Technology making it easier for criminals to not have to expose his or her face
What needs to change?
● State-wide cyber-bullying laws
● Schools need to educate students on cyber-bullying
● Enforce consequences
What Schools are Doing
● Blocking access to problematic websites
● Controlling usage of cellphones on campus especially in restrooms, locker rooms, pools, etc.
Who has the power?
● Key to cyber bullying=Parents
● Kids are unsupervised on their computers and cellphones
● Set a time limit
● Know something is not right if child hides their screen when parent approaches them
Megan Meier● 13 year old girl became friends with Josh Evans on MySpace
● Started calling her nasty names and created public bulletins
● October 16, 2006, Megan found dead hanging in her closet
● Fake Josh Evans
● Megan Meier Foundation: http://www.meganmeierfoundation.org
Tyler Clementi
● 18 year old freshman at Rutgers University jumped off the George Washington Bridge in September 2010
● Reason: Dharun Ravi used a webcam to stream Tyler kissing another man
● Ravi invited his Twitter friends to view it
● Tyler Clementi Foundation: thetylerclementifoundation.org
References
http://socialsafety.org/cyber-bullying/
http://www.cyberbully411.org/
http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/
http://www.cyberbullyalert.com/
http://www.greatschools.org/parenting/bullying/231-faq-about-cyberbullying.gs?page=all
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_crime
Pictures:
http://www.carynsullivanscribe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Cyberbullying.jpg
http://www.cnn.com/video/crime/2010/09/30/jvm.rutgers.suicide.hln.640x360.jpg
http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/e0/ae0a32b9-1c4e-50a8-b9ff-70095d619b69/4fc62971be0a5.preview-300.jpg
http://dejuregovernment.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Cyber-Crimes.jpg
http://info.uknowkids.com/Portals/176530/images/cyberbullying.jpg
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