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Using computer technology to address the problem of cyberbullying

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ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society, Volume 44, Issue 2

Pages 52 - 61

https://doi.org/10.1145/2656870.2656876

Published: 01 July 2014 Publication History

Abstract

The issue of cyberbullying is a social concern that has arisen due to the prevalent use of computer technology today. In this paper, we present a multi-faceted solution to mitigate the effects of cyberbullying, one that uses computer technology in order to combat the problem. We propose to provide assistance for various groups affected by cyberbullying (the bullied and the bully, both). Our solution was developed through a series of group projects and includes i) technology to detect the occurrence of cyberbullying ii) technology to enable reporting of cyberbullying iii) proposals to integrate third-party assistance when cyberbullying is detected iv) facilities for those with authority to manage online social networks or to take actions against detected bullies. In all, we demonstrate how this important social problem which arises due to computer technology can also leverage computer technology in order to take steps to better cope with the undesirable effects that have arisen.

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Iivari NVentä-Olkkonen LSharma SMolin-Juustila TKinnunen EKitamura YQuigley AIsbister KIgarashi TBjørn PDrucker S(2021)CHI Against BullyingProceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3411764.3445282(1-17)Online publication date: 6-May-2021
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Using computer technology to address the problem of cyberbullying
1. Applied computing
  1. Education
2. Social and professional topics

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ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society Volume 44, Issue 2

July 2014

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DOI:10.1145/2656870

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