13 Facts About Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying or cyberharassment is a form of bullying or harassment using electronic means.

Cyberbullying is when someone, typically a teenager, bullies or harasses others on the internet and other digital spaces, particularly on social media sites.

Cyberbullying is in many cases an extension of already existing traditional bullying.

Cyberbullying can be as simple as continuing to send emails or text messages harassing someone who has said they want no further contact with the sender.

Cyberbullying could be limited to posting rumors about a person on the internet with the intention of bringing about hatred in others' minds or convincing others to dislike or participate in online denigration of a target.

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Cyberbullying can take place on social media sites such as Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter.

Cyberbullying has become more common nowadays because of all the technology that children have access to.

Cyberbullying has become harder to stop because parents and teachers are unaware of when and where it is happening.

Cyberbullying can take place through the use of websites belonging to certain groups to effectively request the targeting of another individual or group.

Cyberbullying worked in focus groups for ten weeks in three schools to learn about the problem of cyberbullying in northern California.

Cyberbullying campaigns are sometimes so damaging that victims have committed suicide.

Cyberbullying is an intense form of psychological abuse, whose victims are more than twice as likely to suffer from mental disorders compared to traditional bullying.

Cyberbullying's parents claimed that after repeated cyberbullying, she was driven to suicide.