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CYBERBULLYING
By Agraza
Definition
In recent years bullying through electronic means, specifically mobile phones or the internet, has emerged, often collectively labelled ‘cyberbullying’. A corresponding definition of cyberbullying is: ‘An aggressive, intentional act carried out by a group or individual, using electronic forms of contact, repeatedly and over time against a victim who cannot easily defend him or herself’.[1]
Types of cyberbullying
1. Trolling
Trolling does not necessarily involve a personal contact with the victim. Trolling is usually done in open space by ridiculing a person on something he is involved with, his professional position, his political opinion, how he/she looks or make himself appear in society, etc. Women are particularly vulnerable in such type of cyber bullying when they put forward their opinion differing with the patriarchal sentiment.
2. Cyber stalking
Stalking has taken a new form. Earlier stalking involved physical stalking and victim was thought to be safe in his or her friendly surrounding, but stalking has evolved into a new form i.e. cyber stalking. In this type of cyber bullying the victim can be vulnerable to the following – monitoring, false accusations, threats, and even offline stalking. This is particularly the most dreaded types of cyberbullying and are accompanied by provisions for punishment under our legal statute.
3. Cyber harassment
Harassment is a broad category under which many types of cyberbullying fall into, but it generally refers to a sustained and constant pattern of hurtful or threatening online messages sent with the intention of doing harm to someone.[2]
4. Exclusion
This is common among children where they are left to anxiety when they are deliberately left in common chats and groups. Individual feels left out under these circumstances forming early signs of degrading mental health.
5. Outing
Outing is openly revealing the personal information of the individual in order to ridicule him/her. This revelation of the personal and sensitive information is without the consent of the victim.
6. Flaming
Flaming is like trolling but the difference being that these are done with the intention to involve or incite the victim in the conversation or comments. This is particularly done with individual who holds a position of influence in the society.
7. Masquerading
This type of cyber bullying takes place when a bully with malicious intention creates a fake profile hiding the original identity. Generally, the bully tries to create a fake profile of the person who the victim has affinity with.
8. Fraping
It occurs when the bully posts inappropriate and misinformed content with the name of the victim. This leads to degenerating of dignity of the individual.
9. Dissing
This kind of bullying is common on YouTube where the so-called rival YouTube channels make content and videos often ridiculing the other individual. Such type of content influences a large mass of people. Sometimes a nationalistic colour is given to such dissing content.
10. Trickery
Trickery is similar to outing, with an added element of deception. In these situations, the bully will befriend their target and lull them into a false sense of security. Once the bully has gained their target’s trust, they abuse that trust and share the victim’s secrets and private information to a third party or multiple third parties.[3]
Google trends link
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[1] https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01846.x
[2] https://blog.securly.com/2018/10/04/the-10-types-of-cyberbullying/
[3] https://blog.securly.com/2018/10/04/the-10-types-of-cyberbullying/
Very informative and direct, this article should be read by everyone. Cyber bully is equally distressing as physical bullying is and the affects should not be discount. Has our country taken any measures for discouraging online-bullying? Or any helpline numbers to report the same. If these information were also provided it would have been a cherry on the cake.
The article explains the ways one faces bullying over net in easy to understand language. However, I think a bit more of info could be added as to how and where to report such acts, what impact does it have and other aspects.
The article beautifully categories The types of cyberbullying – explaining each of them and differentiating between similar terms.
Here’s some things I have concluded from the topic –
The important methods that can be used in order to prevent oneself from falling into any of these categories could be :
1. Not sharing sensitive data online
2. Keeping your Social Accounts not too much privately detailed. Even if done so, that should be specifically shared with only known Contacts
3. Not disclosing personal information with random strangers on internet
The other forms of cyberbullying like trolling, flaming, exclusion etc cannot be protected from but rather dealt with.
Very informative as to what are kind of cyberbullying exists, these days all of the above stated cyberbullying prevails in the society but many of us are unaware and we don’t recognize those act as a cyberbullying, because of lack of knowledge, we often fell in the trap and become a victim of the same. Society needs education and awareness regarding the same. People need to become sensitive towards the same as these issue can harm mental health of other human being.
Very nicely explained. But I have some doubts:
1. What is the situation of these crimes In India?
2. Is there any legal recognition for the same in India?
3. What are the laws present to prevent or curb the situation?
Very informative article highlighting the extent of cyber bullying and due to unawareness in society and lack of knowledge many people especially teens are becoming victim of cyberbullying and it’s a time to react on it and be aware for it as it affects the psychology of a person After analysing this article one can conclude various ways by which one can be prevented from all these activities by few basic preventive methods like
1) Keeping your Social Accounts private and avoiding some personal information on it.
2) Not disclosing personal information with random strangers on internet.
This article contains the ability to clear the basic concepts of Cyber Bulling and the categorization helps me to know a basic concept of the types of different Cyber Bulling.
Very simple, straightforward and crisp article which focuses on the cybercrimes taking place on social media handles. This is the information can every teenager should know in this middle school. Early teenagers are vulnerable to these type of cybercrimes and cause an appreciable adverse effect on their mental health and attitude.
Cyber Bullying- Bullying is defined as intimidation aggressive behaviour through use of superior strength or dominant position. Cyber bullying refers to the same act through the electronic medium. Globally is India being third behind China and Singapore in Cyber Bullying.
As, I was aware about the topic Cyber Bullying but this article has explained about cyber bullying in depth and after reading this I feel that this article has sharpen my knowledge.
This article should be read by everyone,as cyberbullying is very comman these days
This is helpful nd awaring article and must be known to everyone in today’s digital world where lots of bullying has started taking plc on digital platform despite several measures ,leading to depressions among teens . possible prevention is not to reveal personal info on social media and to upload antivirus software
The article is simple as that can be easily understandable about the cyber bullying.The article without getting deeper in to the concept it simply explains about the cyber bullying and types of cyber bullying which is helpful.