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Cyber Bullying

What's a Cyber Bullying?

Cyber bullying is a form of psychological abuse that is inflicted through the use of technology such as mobile phones or internet systems such as instant messaging or social networking sites. One in seven young people suffer from cyber bullying.

What you can act against Cyber Bullying?

1. If you are the victim of cyber bullying it is best not to keep it to yourself but to let a parent or teacher know about it. It can be a little embarrassing but telling people with experience can help yourself and prevent it from happening it to other people!

2. Do not give your personal contact information such as a phone number or an email to someone you don’t trust. It’s very easy for someone to send a nasty message without even realising what they are doing. You can protect this information on social networking sites by changing the privacy settings.

3. If you send messages to your friend you should be respectful and think twice about what you are saying. Be considerate because what you may find funny or harmless may be offensive to someone else.

4. If you receive a message or something that upsets you do not retaliate. Many bullies bully because they want to feel powerful – if you don’t make them feel this then they will stop bullying you.

5. Contact the local police. Many bullies are actually afraid of authority and police have the power to persuade bullies to stop what they are doing. Bullies don’t want to go to jail!

Useful helpline number

Childline: 0800 1111

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Cyber Bullying Facts

The National Crime Prevention Council reports cyber-bullying is a problem that affects almost half of all American teens.^[8]

In 2007, Debbie Heimowitz, a Stanford University Master's student, created Adina's Deck, a film based on Stanford accredited research. She worked in focus groups for ten weeks in three different schools to learn about the problem of cyber-bullying in Northern CA. The findings determined that over 60% of students had been cyber-bullied and were victims of cyber-bullying. The film is now being used in classrooms nationwide as it was designed around learning goals pertaining to problems students had understanding the topic. The middle school of Megan Meier is reportedly using the film as a solution to the crisis in their town.

In September 2006, ABC News reported on a survey prepared by I-Safe.Org. This 2004 survey of 1,500 students between grades 4-8 reported:

• 42% of kids have been bullied while online. One in four have had it happen more than once.
• 35% of kids have been threatened online. Nearly one in five had had it happen more than once.
• 21% of kids have received mean or threatening e-mails or other messages.
• 58% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online. More than four out of ten say it has happened more than once.
• 58% have not told their parents or an adult about something mean or hurtful that happened to them online.

A 2006 survey by Harris Interactive^[9] reported:

• 43% of U.S. teens having experienced some form of cyberbullying in the past year.

Similarly, a Canadian study found:

• 23% of middle-schoolers surveyed had been bullied by e-mail
• 35% in chat rooms
• 41% by text messages on their cell phones
• Fully 41% did not know the identity of the perpetrators.

The Youth Internet Safety Survey-2, conducted by the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire in 2005, found that 9% of the young people in the survey had experienced some form of harassment.^[10] The survey was a nationally representative telephone survey of 1,500 youth 10–17 years old. One third reported feeling distressed by the incident, with distress being more likely for younger respondants and those who were the victims of aggressive harassment (including being telephoned, sent gifts, or visited at home by the harasser).^[11] Compared to youth not harassed online, victims are more likely to have social problems. On the other hand, youth who harass others are more likely to have problems with rule breaking and aggression.^[12] Significant overlap is seen — youth who are harassed are significantly more likely to also harass others.

Hinduja and Patchin completed a study in the summer of 2005 of approximately 1,500 Internet-using adolescents and found that over one-third of youth reported being victimized online, and over 16% of respondents admitted to cyber-bullying others. While most of the instances of cyber-bullying involved relatively minor behavior (41% were disrespected, 19% were called names), over 12% were physically threatened and about 5% were scared for their safety.

Notably, less than 15% of victims told an adult about the incident.^[6]

Additional research by Hinduja and Patchin^[7] found that youth who report being victims of cyber-bullying also experience stress or strain that is related to offline problem behaviors such as running away from home, cheating on a school test, skipping school, or using alcohol or marijuana. The authors acknowledge that both of these studies provide only preliminary information about the nature and consequences of online bullying, due to the methodological challenges associated with an online survey.

According to a 2005 survey by the National Children's Home charity and Tesco Mobile^[13] of 770 youth between the ages of 11 and 19, 20% of respondents revealed that they had been bullied via electronic means. Almost three-quarters (73%) stated that they knew the bully, while 26% stated that the offender was a stranger. 10% of responders indicated that another person has taken a picture and/or video of them via a cellular phone camera, consequently making them feel uncomfortable, embarrassed, or threatened. Many youths are not comfortable telling an authority figure about their cyber-bullying victimization for fear their access to technology will be taken from them; while 24% and 14% told a parent or teacher respectively, 28% did not tell anyone while 41% told a friend.^[13]

A survey by the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire in 2000 found that 6% of the young people in the survey had experienced some form of harassment including threats and negative rumours and 2% had suffered distressing harassment.^[10]

Reporting on the results from a meta analysis from European Union countries, Hasebrink et al. (2009)^[14] estimated (via median results) that approximately 18% of European young people had been "bullied/harassed/stalked" via the internet and mobile phones. Cyber-harassment rates for young people across the EU member states ranged from 10% to 52%.

The nation-wide Australian Covert Bullying Prevalence Survey (Cross et al., 2009)^[15] assessed cyberbullying experiences among 7,418 students. Rates of cyberbullying increased with age, with 4.9% of students in Year 4 reporting cyberbullying compared to 7.9% in year nine. Cross et al., (2009) reported that rates of bullying and harassing others were lower, but also increased with age. Only 1.2% of Year 4 students reported cyberbullying others compared to 5.6% of Year 9 students.

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Liverpool parents offered Facebook lesson in 'cyber bullies' crack-down

A school has become the first in the UK to offer Facebook lessons to concerned parents, who are worried about the online activities of their children.

Litherland High School in Merseyside have launched the scheme, in a bid to crack-down on "cyber bullying" and abuse, in a move backed by Facebook bossses.

Headteacher Jim Donnelly said a record number of disputes have stemmed from the social networking sites, particularly Facebook.

Mr Donnelly said: "In the past, a disagreement between students would usually involve a small number of students and would be resolved by staff quickly.

"Now a disagreement can start on a Friday night by somebody saying something on Facebook. By Monday, 15 or 20 students can be involved in some way.
"What stars as a joke on Facebook can easily escalate into a war of words, with more people having a say."

The crash-courses hope to educate parents on the dangers of Facebook and similar websites, allowing worried mums and dads to keep track of arguments before they develop.
Mr Donnelly added: "Since parents often ask us for advice on how these sites operate, we are running sessions to help."

The scheme has been met with support from Facebook bosses, who said: "Protecting teenagers requires a partnership between paretns, educators, usrs and web services.
"We want Facebook to be a place where people can openly discuss issues and express their views, while respecting the rights and feelings of others."
If the scheme proves successful, council bosses may consider implementing similar schemes across the Liverpool region.

News source from Click Liverpool
http://www.clickliverpool.com/news/local-news/129133-liverpool-parents-offered-facebook-lesson-in-cyber-bullies-crack-down.html

Facebook voluntary ban to prevent cyber bullying

Cyber bullying is a very unfortunate thing that sometimes comes with Facebook and the whole internet in general. It affects young people’s lives and also their learning. Because of this a headtecher from Benjamin Franklin middle school, New Jersey is calling for young teens to be banned from social networking sites.

Anthony Orsini has sent emails to all of the pupil’s parents asking for them to ban their children aged 11-14 from these sites. Follow the link to thetelegraph.co.uk to read what Orsini said.

Principle Orsini believes that parents should regulary monitor their childrens internet activity and check their text messages, in order to prevent abuse being recieved and sent.

Meanwhile Meredith Wearly the student councellor has been busy dealing with pupils complaining about cyber bullying and she says it can take up to three quaters of her day. Clearly this is becoming a big issue that needs to be adressed. Parents should also be careful as restricting their children from using their favourite websites could lead to unhapiness and rebellion.

News from Online social Media

http://www.onlinesocialmedia.net/20100503/facebook-voluntary-ban-to-prevent-cyber-bullying/