May
3
2012

The act of cyberbullying by proxy can be referred to as getting help of some other person so as to fulfill their evil intention. Many of the times, these accomplices are unaware of the fact that they are being used for any such purpose. This type of proxy is considered to be quite dangerous as it get involved adult people to harass other kids.
This practice of cyberbullying mostly starts by the aggressor posing to be a victim himself. He might pretend that someone has hacked into his account and will refer the actual victim to be the aggressor. The other people in the intention of helping him creates problem for the actual victim.

 
May
1
2012

If your kid is suffering from cyberbullying that there are some common sense steps you and your kid can take to get off the situation:
• Log out and block the person bullying you. If it is carried on cell phone, attend calls only from known numbers.
• Do not respond: Avoid responding as it might circulate immediately. Moreover, it will only work as fuel on fire.
• Alter contacting information: If possible, the affected kid can change his/her contact information. You can complain to the hosting site through which false profiles are being managed for cyberbullying purposes.
• Save all related e-mails: Saving the emails related to the bullying message will help our ISP to take strict action against the bullying party.

 
Apr
30
2012

According to a research, made in the United States, the rate of suicide attempts because of cyberbullying has increased rapidly among youths. Moreover, the ratio of successful such attempts are much higher than that of the unsuccessful attempts. The highlights from the research are as follows:
• Nearly every form and most importantly digital bullying form has a significant association with the increase in suicidal thoughts.
• More than 20 percent of the respondents have seriously thought about committing suicide.
• The ratio of those affected by cyberbullying is quite as compared to those youths who have not suffered from any such situation.

 
Apr
27
2012

A campaign has been launched by Washoe School that is against cyberbullying. The reason of the campaign is to increase the level of awareness among parents as well as students. At the launching of the campaign in different districts of US, the victims of digital harassment will speak out their experiences. The basis is partly on the law passed by the Legislature through which the schools are required to maintain a record of such incidents.
Since, the number of cyberbullying is increasing tremendously; it has been proposed that additional laws should be passed out by the Legislature so as to give it a stop in all means.

 

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