Cyberbullying
Cyberbullies use the Internet or cell phones to send hurtful messages or post information to damage people’s reputation and friendships. Here are some examples of kinds of cyberbullying:
Flaming: Online fights using electronic messages with angry and vulgar language.
Harassment: Repeatedly sending nasty, mean, and insulting messages.
Denigration: “Dissing” someone online. Sending or posting gossip or rumors about a
person to damage his or her reputation or friendships.
Impersonation: Pretending to be someone else and sending or posting material to get
that person in trouble or danger or to damage that person’s reputation or friendships.
Outing: Sharing someone’s secrets or embarrassing information or images online.
Trickery: Tricking someone into revealing secrets or embarrassing information, then
sharing it online.
Exclusion: Intentionally and cruelly excluding someone from an online group.
Cyberstalking: Repeated, intense harassment and denigration that includes threats or
creates significant fear.
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