Wednesday, March 25, 2009
wah peeps...
tis blog is mostly done by yunyee lor...
niice rite...
well mayb ok...
but i didnt do anythin...
anw i dun tinkwe shud juz use tis blog to tell others about cyber bullying...
we use post somethin too...
if not it will die v.soon...
so we muz keep it alive...
rmb to blog frequently hor!
blogged by huiyuh!XDLabels: THanks Yunyee
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Sunday, March 22, 2009
WATZ CYBER BULLYING???
The Internet has created a whole new world of
social communications for young people who
are using e-mail, Web sites, instant
messaging, chat rooms and text messaging
(STM) to stay in touch with friends and
make new ones. With such devices,
many kids start, misusing these
communication tools to threaten and
annoy others. This has become known as
CYBER BULLYING.
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How do teens cyber bully?
- Pretend they are other people online to trick others
- Spread lies and rumors about victims
- Trick people into revealing personal information
- Send or forward mean text messages
- Post pictures of victims without their consent
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Why do teens cyber bully?
- Don't think it's a big deal
- Don't think about the consequences
- Are encouraged by friends
- Think they won't get caught
- Thinks that it's funny and cool
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Saturday, March 21, 2009
How do teens react when cyber bullied?
Some teens have reacted in positive way:
with the cyberbully
- Deleting messages without
reading them
- Talking to a friend about
the bullying
an Internet service provider
or website moderator
Some teens would react negatively:
embarrased, lost
activities
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Stories of cyber bully victims:
The “Dog Poop Girl”
In South Korea, a female college student was riding the train
with her dog when it defecated on the floor of the subway car.
After the girl refused to clean up the mess, another passenger
on the train took her picture using her cell phone and posted it
online. In the months to follow, it became an Internet sensation
in South Korea and “Dog Poop” girl became the target of
extreme harassment. Individuals found out her name and
address and soon she was forced to withdraw from school and
move to another part of the country.
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A Fake Facebook Rival
This year in Clinton Missouri, charges were filed against a
teenager who allegedly created a fake Facebook account to
serve as a competition against a young girl who was interested
romantically in a male student. The account was created by
another girl who wanted the boy all to herself, the suit claims.
As a result, the targeted individual underwent significant levels
of stress which affected her studies and her ability to attend
school regularly. The case is one of many that feature phony
accounts on Facebook or MySpace that are used to harass
young people or stir up trouble among friends.
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The “Kill Kylie” Campaign of Hate and Homophobia
Kylie Kenney, an eighth grade student from Vermont lost two
years of her life as a result of cyber bullying from classmates.
From junior high through her sophomore year of high school,
Kylie was forced to deal with websites created by her classmates
that featured names like “Kill Kylie Incorporated” that were
filled with threatening, homophobic remarks about the young
girl. These hurtful kids obtained screen names with handles
close to Kylie’s name and used them to make suggestive
remarks and sexual advances on Kylie’s teammates on the field
hockey team. As a result police filed charges of harassments
against the individuals responsible.
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Safety tips for teens:
1. Know which chat rooms or message
boards you visit, and whom you are
talking to. Use of monitored chat
rooms is highly encouraged.
2. Make sure your contact list of the
internet relay chat system are people
whom you know and not strangers.
3. Make sure you consult your parents
or any adults first if they want to meet
an "online friend."
4. Never give out personal information
when using e-mail, chat rooms or
instant messaging, filling out registration
forms and personal profiles, and entering
online contests.
5. Go to any grown-ups who u trust if you
come across material or messages that
make them feel uncomfortable or
threatened.
6. Do not to give out your e-mail address
online, not to respond to junk mail, and
to use e-mail filters.
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