Xulong Peng
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Cyberbullying and its forms
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Impersonation
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Denigration
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Outing and trickery
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Harassment and stalking
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Flaming
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A survey of cyberbullying
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43% were cyberbullied (NCPC, 2007)
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25% were cyberbullied by someone they do not
know (NCPC, 2007)
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More female (51%) than male (37%) were
cyberbullied(NCPC, 2007)
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Both cyberbullying victims and cyberbully are
emotionally harmed by the action of
cyberbullying
Sad
 Depressed
 Angry
 Frustrated and embarrassed
 Physical aggression, poor academic behavior and
suicide and other psychological problems.
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What Cyberbullying difference from Bullying?
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Victims can not run or hide from cyberbullying
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Can reach a very large audience in a peer group
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Bully can be invisible and anonymous
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Cyberbullying harmful material may remain online
indefinitely.
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Megan Meier (1992 – 2006) case
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Consequence
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No criminal charge (Jury verdict was overturned by
US District Judge George Wu)
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Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) was not
applied on this case.
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Senate Bill 818 (in Missouri) was passed on 8/28/08
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Cyberbullying Legislation (As of January 2015)
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49 States have enacted bullying prevention laws
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49 States require schools must have cyberbullying
policies
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48 States include electronic harassment
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22 States refer to cyberbullying specifically
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14/44 States have criminal/school sanction
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Federal Legislation
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Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act (2009).
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This bill was criticized as an unconstitutional
restriction on free speech during the hearing and
not enacted
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Student Internet Safety Act (2009)
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This bill was passed by the House on 6/16/09 but
was never passed by the Senate
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Amanda Todd (1996 – 2012) case
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Consequence
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Suspect (35-year-old Dutch was arrested and
charged in April 2014)
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Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act (C-13,
2014).
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C-13 and its controversy with privacy concerns.
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A comprehensive cyberbullying prevention
program is a good way to prevent
cyberbullying
Other effective ways
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Block the person who cyberbully (71%)
Reject pass along the cyberbully message (62%)
Online groups or ISPs should block cyberbullies’
message (56%)
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Parents’ role on preventing cyberbullying
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Effective communication with children
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Set cyber safety rules
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Know what your children are doing online
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Beware of warning signs
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Schools’ role on preventing cyberbullying
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25-50% reduction in cyberbullying if schools implement a
comprehensive cyberbullying program
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Teach students about ethical and legal standards
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Effective communication with parents
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Create procedures for reporting, investigating and
preventing cyberbullying
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Effective responses (behavior, inclusion and avoid pairing
bullying with suicide)
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Cyberbullying is a serious, long-standing social
problem
Cyberbullying impacts millions of teen
worldwide
To prevent cyberbullying, combined efforts
from legislation, educators, communities and
family are needed
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