Transcript Cyber Bullying

CYBERBULLYING
Amber Bennett
Dustin Morrow
Xulong Peng
INTRODUCTION
• Cyberbullying is the use of information technology to repeatedly
harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberbullying)
• Cellphones, instant message, mobile devices, social network
websites etc..
BACKGROUND
• 43% of teens experienced cyberbullying (NCPC, 2007)
• 20% of students admitted to cyberbullying others (CRC, 2010)
• 23% of teens were cyberbullied by someone they did not know
(NCPC, 2007)
• More girls were cyberbullied than boys
IMPACTS OF CYBERBULLYING
• Cyberbullying can cause psychological harm and often leads to
suicide.
• It can also lead to:
• Sadness
• Depression
• Embarrassment
UNFORGETTABLE CYBERBULLYING CASES
• Megan Meier (1992 – 2006)
• Story
• State Senate Bill 818 “modifies various provisions relating to stalking and
harassment”
• Federal “Megan Meier Cyber Bullying Prevention Act”
• Did not pass
• Jessica Logan (1990 – 2008)
• Story
• House Bill 116 (Jessica Logan Act)
• Amanda Todd (1996 – 2012)
• Blackmailed, bullied
• Bill C-13
VIDEO
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFsfDLCkfQU/
ORGANIZATIONS
END TO CYBER BULLYING
• Founded May 1, 2011
• Non-profit organization aimed at combating cyberbullying
• Mission:
• “To raise awareness, provide a plethora of cyberbullying information, offer
compassionate, approachable services, and mobilize students, educators,
parents, and others in taking efforts to end cyberbullying. ETCB will work to
create a global social networking arena where all users can feel safe and
positive.”
ETCB INVOLVEMENT
• Events
• Be The Change – Kickstart Cocktail Event
• ETCB: Initiate Your Own Chapter
• ETCB Kickstart Volunteer Meeting
• Online Activism
• Encourages people to take positive actions onine
• Prevention information for teens, parents, and educators
CYBERSMART
• National cybersafety and cybersecurity education program
managed by the ACMA (Australian Communications and Media
Authority).
• Outreach:
• Developed to train students, parents, and teachers about online safety
through the provision of web-based and face-to-face events
• Internet Safety Awareness Presentations
• Professional Development Workshops
• Pre-service Teacher Program
STOMP OUT BULLYING
• Originally Love Our Children USA in 2003 but changed in 2005
when “founder Ross Ellis recognized a critical need to address the
issue of bullying and cyberbullying”
• Global Ambassadors:
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Nick Cannon
Taye Diggs
Melissa Joan Hart
Mario Lopez
And many others…
BLUE SHIRT DAY™
WORLD DAY OF BULLYING PREVENTION
• First Monday of each October
• October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month
• To signify its importance, STOMP Out Bullying created Blue Shirt
Day
PREVENTION VIDEO
• http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/02/health/cyberbullying-incollege/index.html/
LAWS
• WISCONSIN STATUTE §118.46
• KENTUCKY REVISED STATUTES ANNOTATED §158
• Different states have different stances to prevent bullying:
• Bullying is in it’s own class and is treated separate from harassment
• Bullying is no different than harassment and is treated equally
IDEALS
• Prevent harassment
• Prevent inhibition on learning
• Prevent inhibition to work safely
PROBLEMS
• The First Amendment
• Anonymity
• Slow response to reaction
SOLUTIONS
• Because it occurs online, things can be done to prevent future
bullying.
• Electronic mediums allowing filtering
• Server owners create rules
• Bullying treated by state as harassment (some states already do this)
REFERENCES
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http://www.ncpc.org/resources/files/pdf/bullying/Teens%20and%20Cyberbullying%20Research%20Study.pdf
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http://nobullying.com/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2QRbl3H0ug
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRidpO7kUO0
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http://www.gbfirm.com/parents-of-jessica-logan-resolve-case-against-sycamore-school-district/
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http://www.ohioschoolplan.org/03-13-12.html
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https://www.lawlibrary.ab.ca/staycurrent/2014/12/10/bill-c-13-protecting-canadians-online-crime-act-received-royalassent-december-9-2014/
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www.endcberbullying.org/
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http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/
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http://www.stompoutbullying.org/
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http://cyberbullying.us/advice-for-adult-victims-of-cyberbullying/
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https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/118/46
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www.stopbullying.gov