7 TYPES OF BULLYING ONLINE
According to the Internet Safety 101 curriculum, there are many types of cyberbullying:
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GOSSIP
Posting or sending cruel gossip to damage a person’s reputation and relationships with friends, family and acquaintances.
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EXCLUSION
Deliberately excluding someone from an online group.
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IMPERSONATION
Breaking into someone’s e-mail or other online account and sending messages that will cause embarrassment or damage to the person’s reputation and affect his or her relationship with others.
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HARASSMENT
Repeatedly posting or sending offensive, rude, and insulting messages.
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CYBERSTALKING
Posting or sending unwanted or intimidating messages, which may include threats.
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OUTING AND TRICKERY
Tricking someone into revealing secrets or embarrassing information, which is then shared online.
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CYBER THREATS
Remarks on the Internet threatening or implying violent behaviour, displaying suicidal tendencies.
Arlene J. Roth
Dec 31, 2014 at 03:03 pmLet’s end bullying in 2015! BulliesOut – Working with the Bullied, Bully and Bystander