{"id":12635,"date":"2022-01-24T07:35:41","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T07:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blueoceanglobaltech.com\/blog\/?p=12635"},"modified":"2024-11-22T12:04:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T12:04:11","slug":"what-is-cyberbullying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blueoceanglobaltech.com\/blog\/what-is-cyberbullying\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Cyberbullying? A Comprehensive Guide for Children and Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When Social Media Goes Too Far: How To Stop Cyberbullying?<\/a><\/p>\n

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What Are The Types Of Cyberbullying?<\/a><\/p>\n

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Girls Are More Likely To Be Victims Of Cyberbullying<\/a><\/p>\n

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Top Sites For Cyberbullying<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Emotional, Mental, And Physical Effects Of Cyberbullying<\/a><\/p>\n

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Parent\u2019s Role In Combating Cyberbullying<\/a><\/p>\n

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How To Stop A Cyberbully?<\/a><\/p>\n

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When Social Media Goes too Far: How to Stop Cyberbullying?<\/h4>\n

Anxiety, depression, even thoughts of suicide now affect countless teens around the globe, largely induced due to acts of cyberbullying. While <\/span>social media<\/span><\/a> has connected us and made our world bigger, it has also opened the door for <\/span>hurtful and harmful interactions<\/span><\/a> and judgments creeping in from world over on everything from wearing glasses, to body type, sexual orientation, political views, or just appearing as an easy target.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nearly 60% of <\/span>teens report<\/span><\/a> they have experienced cyberbullying. While 44% of children reported experiences with cyberbullying before the pandemic lockdown, they noted that the behavior increased even more in 2021. Along with the statistics, what\u2019s troubling is that many parents don\u2019t think their children have experienced bullying online or know the extent of the bullying. Both teens and parents need to be aware of what constitutes bullying and what to do about it.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_id=”two”]<\/p>\n

What Are the Types of Cyberbullying?<\/h4>\n

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\nCyberbullying is the use of digital technologies with an intent to offend, humiliate, threaten, harass or abuse somebody\u2026<\/i><\/span>DitchTheLabel.org<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”cta-1-left” width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1654853436250{margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.blueoceanglobaltech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/background-cta.png?id=13450) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;border-radius: 20px !important;}”][vc_text_separator title=”Related” title_align=”separator_align_left” align=”align_left” color=”custom” border_width=”2″ el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#03315d”][vc_custom_heading text=”What Is Cyberbullying?” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%2303315d” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal”][vc_btn title=”Read More” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffffff” custom_text=”#03315d” shape=”square” align=”left” el_class=”border-btm-btn” link=”url:%23″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”cta-1-right” width=”1\/6″ css=”.vc_custom_1654853237778{padding-top: 22px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;border-radius: 20px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”13469″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1654775297648{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 15px !important;padding-right: 38px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;padding-left: 38px !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]The most common activities noted under cyberbullying include name-calling (42%), spreading false rumors (32%), and physical threats (16%), but also includes posting of embarrassing photos online without your permission, purposely being excluded from group chats, or fake profiles created specifically to attack or defame you. <\/span><\/p>\n

One of the more painful situations of being bullied online happens among peer groups. One site, Cyberbulling.org has countless posts by those who\u2019ve experienced bullying with numerous stories including a number of reports starting with, \u201cI thought they were my friends, but\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

As adolescents and teens interact with each other and learn about someone\u2019s vulnerability or insecurity, they sometimes tend to use that information to make fun of their peers. A young girl may feel embarrassed by new glasses or a health issue, another may be proud of a pair of new shoes or shirt, and both are just as likely to become a target of ridicule. Those with disabilities are frequently targeted. As one <\/span>poster said<\/span><\/a>, \u201cPeople are harsh. People are very harsh.\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_id=”three”]<\/p>\n

Girls Are More Likely to Be Victims of Cyberbullying<\/h4>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Often teens in dating relationships experience cyberbullying and <\/span>internet defamation<\/span><\/a> when they try to break off a relationship or feel intimidated by a potential partner. In such cases, they often receive explicit sexual images, are asked to provide images, or are constantly asked about where they are, who they are with, or what they are doing, which are all forms of cyberbullying.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the <\/span>CDC<\/span><\/a>, girls and LGTBQ+ adolescents in the US were more likely to be victims of cyberbullying. In 2019, (the most recent figures available) over 28% of LGBTQ teens reported being cyberbullied.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_id=”four”]<\/p>\n

Top Sites for Cyberbullying<\/h4>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Teens and adolescents often flock to <\/span>social media<\/span><\/a> platforms deemed cool and separate from sites their parents are likely to use. Talk with teens and you\u2019ll soon discover there are multiple chat rooms, online forums, and other sites that encourage users to post comments making fun of others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With a billion or more users online, Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat are popular sites where bullying is most likely to occur. Hacking into someone\u2019s profile is another gateway for a bully to post damaging content or alter the victim\u2019s information. Practicing <\/span>cybersecurity<\/span><\/a> in this case becomes an important component to protect the victim against unauthorized access to their data by the cyberbully.<\/span><\/p>\n

Online gaming communities are also rife with both victims and perpetrators of cyberbullying. Many action games thrive on trash talk and \u201cflaming\u201d which easily escalates to more serious and harmful harassment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Teams of gamers can be spread across the globe, or it can be a group that attends the same school. In both cases, gamers were <\/span>more likely<\/span><\/a> than non-gamers to be victims of bullying both online and at school.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text el_id=”five”]<\/p>\n

Emotional, Mental, and Physical Effects of Cyberbullying<\/h4>\n

The children\u2019s rhyme, \u201cSticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me,\u201d is irrelevant when it comes to the pain cyberbullying can cause. More than hurting feelings, it can also intensify and parlay into poor academic performance of the victim, their dropping out of extracurricular activities, declining grades, weight loss or gain, depression, anger, diminished self-esteem, difficulty sleeping, and even <\/span>thoughts of suicide<\/span> or attempted suicide in extreme cases.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_id=”six”]<\/p>\n

Parent\u2019s Role in Combating Cyberbullying<\/h4>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Many teens and adolescents say they don\u2019t tell their parents about being bullied mainly because they fear they will lose their device or suddenly have their time online restricted. Others are afraid they will be punished for sharing photos or complying with an online bully\u2019s prompts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Many are also afraid the bully will make things worse if they find out they\u2019ve been reported. <\/span><\/p>\n

Even though younger users believe that bullying isn\u2019t appropriate behavior, some also admit to taking part in bullying someone else. High visibility personalities and celebrities are not exempt from this evil either, many of them from Adele to Miss South Africa, Shudufhadzo Musida, have experienced verbal attacks ranging from body shaming to death threats.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Parents can be on the lookout for changes in their child\u2019s behavior, whether it\u2019s suddenly losing interest in being online, withdrawing from activities, or the physical changes, in weight, appetite, sleep or activity level. They can then take a gentle approach to find out if something is amiss.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_id=”seven”]<\/p>\n

How to Stop a Cyberbully?<\/h4>\n