Newsletter IMC401
Newsletter IMC401
Newsletter IMC401
Causes &
Effets of
Cyber
bullying
A STUDENT IN BACHELOR OF INFORMATION SCIENCE (UITM PUNCAK PERDANA) INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT FOR IMC401
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by Fatihah Suhaimi aims to provide school leaders and
policy makers with information on
Significance of the study. be. Cyberbullying is a digital form
how to proactively create policies
of bullying done over the internet.
Cyberbullying on social media is that decrease the prevalence and
This includes actions such as
linked to depression in teenagers, negative effects of cyberbullying.
being called fat, stupid, wanna-be,
according to new research that School officials are still struggling
loser, ugly, freak or fake,
analyzed multiple studies of the on how to properly intervene
harassing others. It can lead to
online phenomenon. Victimization when made aware of instances of
physical actions that sometimes
of young people online has cyberbullying, and a great deal of
cause serious injury or loss of life.
received an increasing level of that struggle centers around their
In recent years it has gotten
scrutiny, particularly after a series hesitance to take action on
vicious and dangerous among
of high-profile suicides of behaviors that do not occur on the
teens and adults. Many feel there
teenagers who were reportedly school.
has not been enough action taken
bullied on various social networks. to reduce or prevent such
behavior. Yet, sometimes people
There is plenty of talk about
may not realize exactly how
cyberbullying but few actually
cyberbullying gets it start.
dont know how detrimental it can
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What is cyber bullying Cyber bullying can include such phone accounts and attempting to
acts as making threats, sending trace the source. Because the use
Cyber Bullying is bullying that provocative insults or racial or of mobile and online
takes place over digital devices ethnic slurs, gay bashing, communications has grown so
like cell phones, computers, and attempting to infect the victim's rapidly and the crime is relatively
tablets. Cyber bullying can occur computer with a virus and new, many jurisdictions are
through SMS, Text, and apps, or flooding an e-mail inbox with deliberating over cyber bullying
online in social media, forums, or messages. If you are a victim, you laws. However, the crime is
gaming where people can view, can deal with cyber bullying to covered by existing laws against
participate in, or share content. some extent by limiting computer personal threats and harassment.
Cyber bullying includes sending, connection time, not responding to In some cases, it may be advisable
posting, or sharing negative, threatening or defamatory to inform the local police
harmful, false, or mean content messages, and never opening e- department or consult an attorney.
about someone else. It can include mail messages from sources you It is not recommended that you
sharing personal or private do not recognize or from known retaliate in kind because such
information about someone else sources of unwanted behavior can lead to heightened
causing embarrassment or communications. More active attacks, or even civil actions or
humiliation. Some cyber bullying measures include blacklisting or criminal charges against you.
crosses the line into unlawful or whitelisting e-mail accounts,
criminal behavior. changing e-mail addresses,
changing ISPs, changing cell
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name, as well as your profile know until you get the full story,
Solution to stop cyberbullying picture and other starting with your childs perspective.
information that makes you
Work with your child. There
Take immediate action easy to find online.create new
are two reasons why youll want to
First is attempt to identify the cause. accounts. If you fear someone else is
keep your child involved. Bullying
Some bullies start out as a friend, an impersonating you, iit might be
and cyberbullying usually involve a
ex or someone else you know well. If necessary to create new accounts so
loss of dignity or control over a social
it seems possiblle to have a that the person is no longer able to
situation, and involving your child in
reasonable discussion with the pretend to be you. Notify your friends
finding solutions helps him or her
person, cosideer asking him or her to and family that you have new email
regain that. The second reason is
stop. Have the conversation in address, social media page and so on.
about context. Because the bullying is
person, not through email or text. Last but not least, you have to save almost always related to school life
Keep in mind there may not always the evidence. File away every email, and our kids understand the situation
not be a reason for cyberbullying or text, instant message, web address and context better than parents ever
one that is straightfoward. Sometimes and other evidence you collect from can, their perspective is key to getting
people lash out on others because of the bully. Record the time and date to the bottom of the situation and
their own insecurities. In case it is not that each message was sent. Having working out a solution. You may
yor fault. If you dont know who the as much information as possible need to have private conversations
bully is or if you are being bullied by about the bullys behaviour will help with others, but let your child know if
ag roup of people, attempting to talk you determine how to stop his or her you do, and report back. This is about
it out probably wont work. You may behaviour. your childs life, so your child needs
need to take a stronger action. to be part of the solution.
Next, change your account settings. More than one perspective
Additional advice for parents
Prevent the person from finding a needed. Your childs account of what
new way to contact you by limiting Know that youre lucky if your child happened is likely completely
the amountof personal information asks for help. Most young people sincere, but remember that one
you make available online. Take the dont tell their parents about bullying persons truth isnt necessarily
following measures to protect online or offline. So if your childs everybodys. Youll need to get other
yourself. Consider changing your losing sleep or doesnt want to go to perspectives and be open-minded
screen name and other online school or seems agitated when on his about what they are. Sometimes kids
identification. If you have been using or her computer or phone, ask why as let themselves get pulled into chain
the same screen name for years, the calmly and open-heartedly as reactions, and often what we see
bully may able to find a way to possible. Feel free to ask if it has online is only one side of or part of
continue harassing you by posing as anything to do with mean behavior or the story.
someone else. Eliminate the social issues. But even if it does,
possibility by changing your screen dont assume its bullying. You wont