Cyber Bullies
Cyberbullying is any kind of harassment, insults and humiliation that uses mobile, wireless or Internet-related technology in some way to hurt another child, preteen or teen. Kids or teens are on both sides of a cyberbullying.
(www.stopcyberbullying.org)
- Know who their target is offline.
- Bullying often starts offline, and then moves into online bullying.
- Uses social networking sites, such as MySpace and Facebook to slander the target among other various forms of technology, such as texting.
- Cyberbullying is usually not a one time communication
- Bully knows personal information about the target, such as home address and cell phones numbers.
- There are two kinds of cyberbullying: direct attacks (messages sent to victim directly) and cyberbullying by proxy (using others to help cyberbully the victim, either with or without the accomplice's knowledge).
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An online predator is an adult Internet user who exploits vulnerable children or teens, usually for sexual or other abusive purposes. ("Online "predators" and their victims: Myths, realities, and implications for prevention and treatment". American Psychologist)
- Do not necessarily know their targets offline.
- Can use social networking, blogs, chat rooms, instant messaging, e-mail, discussion boards, and other Web sites to find targets.
- Try to connect with their target through the latest music, interested hobbies, and listening and sympathizing with the target’s problems.
- Online Predator does not necessarily know personal information about target, such as address or phone number unless target gives the information.
- Try to ease young people's inhibitions by gradually introducing sexual content into their conversations or by showing them sexually explicit material
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