What are consequences of cyberbullying?
Depression, Anxiety, Suicide...
What are signs which indicate somebody may be being cyberbullied?
Being afraid or nervous to go to school. They tend to be withdrawn spending lots of time alone and lack confidence.
Someone at school films a video of someone behaving inappropriately at a party. They send the video around school and you receive it. What would you do?
Don’t join in or support it by forwarding the post! Report it to a teacher or staff. You could talk to and offer support to the person in the video.
Which social network are you more likely to be cyberbullied on?
YouTube
Snapchat
Instagram
Facebook
Mention 2 examples of cyberbullying.
Hate comments, fake accounts, making fun of people on the internet, threatening someone
What percentage of teenagers have done something abusive towards someone else online?
19%
69%
9%
39%
Cyberbullying is not as bad as bullying in real life because you usually forget about it easily.
True
False
What is an upstander?
Someone who recognises when something is wrong and acts to make it right.
Kids who are being cyberbullied are often being bullied in person too.
True
False
What is cyberbullying?
Cyberbullying is any bullying behaviour that takes place ‘virtually’ via many different devices and platforms.
What causes cyberbullying?
Jealousy, Hate, Peer pressure...
Most countries (including Malta) have a cybercrime unit.
True
False
Mention 2 sites that can be used for cyberbullying.
Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook...
Is the following an example of cyberbullying? Saying something mean about someone based on their race, gender, ability, religion, or sexual orientation.
No
Yes
What is a bystander?
Someone who knows about or sees bullying happening to someone else, and does nothing to prevent or stop it.
What percentage of teenagers have experienced cyberbullying?
57%
7%
17%
87%
You see a person being ‘body-shamed’ on Facebook. You don't know this person and there are a lot of people joining in with hurtful comments. What do you do?
You could try to diffuse the situation by using positive comments, images or humour. Don’t join in or support it by forwarding the post! Report it!
Should you save the messages if you are being cyberbullied? Yes or no and why?
Make sure you talk to a trusted adult about it, they will be able to help you! It is also very important save any messages received from a bully as evidence.