Cyber Bullying

Cyberbullying is the use of the Internet and other technologies to harm other people, in a deliberate manner. As it has become more common in society, particularly among young people, legislation and awareness campaigns have arisen to battle it.

We all know what cyber bullying isn't nice to do online but if this does happen to you, here are the steps what to do if somebody starts to bully you...

Text\Video Messaging:
- Don't reply to text messaging or video messaging. Your mobile service provider e.g. Orange, T Mobile, Vodaphone etc. should have a number that you can ring to report abusive messaging.
- Be careful who you give phone numbers to and don't leave your mobile lying around when you are not there.

Chatrooms or Instant Messaging:
- Do not give out personal information.
- Give yourself an alias that doesn't give out anything about your age, gender or location.
- Don't respond to abusive posting - ignore them or log off.
- Think about what you write - it is very easy for people to get the wrong idea about what you write or how you write it.

Email:
- If you receive a nasty or abusive email, don't reply.
- The email can also come from people that you don't know, email addresses are fairly easy for companies to obtain on the internet. Under no circumstances should you reply to these types of email, even if they have a Click here.

Web:
- If the cyberbullying is on a school or community website, do as you would do if the bullying was face to face - tell someone like your parents or teachers.