Cyber-Bullying

=Cyber-Bullying=

"Cyberbullying involves the use of information and communication technologies such as e-mail, cell phone, and pager text messages, instant messaging, defamatory personal Web sites, to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behaviour by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others." **//Bill Belsey//**

Bullying has been going on for many years, but it has been taken to a new level on the Internet. Instead of kids just getting bullied at school for all their classmates to see, they are bullied online for 6 billion people to see. Anyone with access to the Internet could gain access to a website of hurtful words against someone they do not even know. "One in six youngsters have received bullying or threatening text messages, according to a new survery. Messages range from insults to death threats," (gm.tv). Bullies use the following avenues: E-mail, Instant Messaging (IM), chat rooms, Bash Boards, Small Text-Messages (SMS), Websites, and Voting Booths. Awareness and education on Cyber-Bullying will help to prevent it.

Cases of Cyber-Bullying:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/bullying/cyber_bullying.html http://www.gm.tv/index.cfm?articleid=3606 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1929944.stm [|http://www.iwon.com/home/soundoff/soundoff_overview/0,3697%20,08-07-2001,00.html] http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/1230/p11s01-legn.htm http://www.cyberbullying.ca/globe-mail_January_24_2004.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A8020-2003Sep26?language=printer http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3133192.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/2933894.stm

Sources:
http://www.cyberbullying.ca/ [|http://www.gm.tv/index.cfm?article=3606]

Works Cited:
Besley, Bill. "Cyberbullying". __Cyberbullying__. 27 Feb. 2006. 