SAFER INTERNET DAY - CYBER BULLYING

“Cyber Bullying” is when someone is bullied, tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by a person using the internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones.

There are different ways someone can bully you online.

• Instant Messages and chat rooms

• Social network sites like snap chat

• Using digital media to bully

• Texts Messages

• Picture messages

• Email

The effects of bullying can be pretty serious and can have life changing effects to the victim.

• Loss of confidence

• Become sad/ depressed

• Find it hard to make friends

• Work/school work suffers

• Feel very alone

• Nervous to go outside

• Self-doubt

How do you stop bullying on social networks? Here are 4 simple tips to follow.

• Reporting the person who is bullying you

• Blocking the person who is bullying you

• Taking a screenshot of the bullying

• Talking to an adult you trust

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