"Cyberbullying" is when a child,
preteen or teen is tormented,
threatened, harassed, humiliated,
embarrassed or otherwise targeted
by another child, preteen or teen
using the Internet, interactive and
digital technologies or mobile
phones.
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Sending harassing text messages.
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Creating/posting on mean websites.
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Posting embarrassing pictures of someone
else online without their permission.
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Threatening someone on a social networking
site such as Facebook.
Repeatedly sending offensive,
rude, and insulting messages.
 Breaking
into someone’s account
 Posing as that person and sending
messages to make the person look
bad
 Getting that person in trouble or
danger
 Damaging that person’s
reputation or friendships
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Sharing someone’s secrets or
embarrassing information or
images online.
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Tricking someone into revealing
secrets or embarrassing
information, which is then shared
online.
Intentionally excluding
someone from an online
group, like a “buddy list.”
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Repeatedly sending messages that
include threats of harm or are highly
intimidating
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Engaging in other online activities
that make a person afraid for his or
her safety
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Block the Cyberbully
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Report it to an adult
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Stand up to the bully
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Save any digital evidence (make
screenshots, printouts, etc.)
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Report the problem to an Internet service
provider or website moderator
When:
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Someone threatens your safety
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Someone threatens your family's safety
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Someone tries to set up a face-to-face
meeting with you
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Someone pressures you to do something
illegal
The following acts are against the law:
 Harassment or threatening behavior
 Threatening and menacing communications
Other forms of cyberbullying can result in:
 Suspension from school
 Expulsion from school
 Refuse
to pass along cyberbullying
messages
 Tell friends to stop cyberbullying
 Block communication with
cyberbullies
 Report cyberbullying to a
trusted adult
"Sexting“ refers to teens sharing nude or sexually
suggestive photos via cell phone or the Web.
Consequences: damage to your reputation, college
and job prospects, and emotional damage
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The friend who has intimate photos of you may
become an ex-friend and send them around.
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Not only can they be sent around to everyone and
anyone; they can be distributed and archived
online for people to search for pretty much
forever.
Sexting has legal consequences:
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If you pass along sexting photos of yourself or
someone else you could be charged with
producing or distributing child pornography.
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If you keep them on your phone or computer
you could be charged with possession.
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If they go to someone in another state (and
that happens really easily), it's a federal felony.
1.
Do not send it to anyone else (that could be
considered distribution of child pornography).
2.
Talk to a parent or trusted adult. Tell them the
full story so they know how to support you.
3.
If the picture is from a friend or someone you
know, then someone needs to talk to that friend
so he or she knows sexting is against the law.
4.
If the photos keep coming, you and a parent
might have to speak with your friend's parents,
school authorities or the police.
For cyberbullying victims and bullies alike:
-Cyberbully Hotline
-Cyberbully Hotline Twitter Feed
-National Crime Prevention Council
-Cyberbully Help
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