Are you being bullied online? Do you see bullying happen when you’re online?No type of bullying should be tolerated, especially when it’s online where everyone can see it.
No type of bullying should be tolerated, especially when it’s online where everyone can see it. This is why it is important to protect yourself (and others) from cyberbullying.
Here’s how:
Ignore the Bully
If you or anyone you know is a victim of cyberbullying, do not respond to minor teasing or name calling. Sometimes bullies are simply seeking attention waiting for someone to react negatively to something they post.
Record & Save the Evidence
Cyberbullying may be easier to do, but it is also easier to prove that you are being bullied. Take screenshots of any cyberbullying messages you receive. If you can show these messages to a trusted adult – like a family member, teacher or school counsellor – it may be easier to show who the bully was if they bully you on multiple accounts.
Reach Out to Someone
The most important thing to do in any cyberbullying situations is to talk to an adult you trust as soon as you realise there is a problem. Your parents, a teacher, school administrators, counsellors, and even police officers have experience in handling problems and can help you deal with cyberbullying. Your school has rules against cyberbullying, and they are now taking into account what happens online, as well. It’s also helpful to talk to friends or a counsellor so you can get their support when you are feeling upset by hurtful comments. There is no reason to suffer alone when you are the target of cyberbullying.
Cut off the Bully
If and when the situation escalates, stop all communication with the bully when possible. For example, block their phone number so you no longer receive their calls or texts. Mobile apps and social media platforms also allow you to block users so that they can no longer interact with you. If for some reason it’s not possible to block a cyberbully, you can always screen their calls and delete their messages without opening them.
Go High-Tech
If you’re being bullied via a website, chances are that the bully is going against the website’s terms of use. Reporting bullies to the website administrator may get them kicked off the site. Some of the most popular sites for cyberbullying activity, you can report cyberbullying incidents to the sites’ ‘safety centres.’ In many cases, the providers can look into the bullying incident to uncover an anonymous bully and may also be able to take down offensive posts.
My teen was cyber bullied on both instagram and snapchat and she reported the bullies to both social media sites and nothing was done. The bullies are still able to use both to say whatever they want. Screenshots did not help, reporting them to the school only got us an apology and a temporary lull before more bullying started up again. If your teen is bullying someone get them counseling and figure out why they feel the need to torture others. Is it jealousy? Anger issues? Bullies are disturbed individuals and need to be stopped, parents of bullies need to help stop them from hurting others.
i agree reporting does not do anything
I will report you! Then we can see if it works.
Block Them
Honestly, as shocked as I am to go online and see some people are just that sick and be really concerned that those deeply psychopaths are coming and going freely among other living beings, the worst bullying that I experienced weren’t the ones being directly offensive or threatening to me, they were the ones saying that the lunatic has done unspeakable things to other defenseless living beings. I had no clue what to do or say because I kept shivering in fear and wondering if what they were saying was on any level true and I couldn’t go to the police either since I most likely don’t even live on their continent (America). I really wish site owners and mods could do a much better job monitoring the vitual world and that the forces took what happens online more seriously. How randomly some brats throw around the phrase “kill yourself” is also highly alarming since suicidal people and really young kids are also online who might actually take that too seriously.
I mean, I think cyber bullies bully people because they are being bullied too, in their family, school, etc. And they are trying to revenge or something, I dont know :/