DAILY NEWS ANALYSIS
15 November, 2021
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Context: "Creating safe digital spaces" is an important topic for UPSC GS Paper 3.
What is cyberbullying? Cyberbullying often involves sending the victim threatening messages, posting compromising photos or videos of the victim on social media sites, or even creating a fake website about the victim. While bullying is not new, cyberbullying takes harassment to a frightening new level. As has often been documented in the news, the effects of cyberbullying can be devastating and even fatal. According to the Cyberbullying Research Centre, about 34% of middle school and high school students have experienced online harassment. Several research studies have shown that cyberbullying is linked to low self-esteem, anger, frustration, and suicidal thoughts. |
Digital and social media platforms must be free of cyberbullying if learners have to access quality education. More importantly, confidential reporting and redress services must be established. We must encourage students, parents, schools, education authorities, members of the education community and its partners to take part in preventing online violence and promoting the safety and well-being of young people.
Common examples of cyberbullying
Unfortunately, there are many different types of cyberbullying. Here are a few common examples.
Harassment
Just like the offline variety, cyber harassment encompasses a range of threatening behaviour. It especially refers to repeatedly sending insulting or demeaning messages. Cyberstalking is another form of online harassment. Mob harassment occurs when an entire group collectively cyberbullies one individual.
Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment also happens in cyberspace and can include messages with sexual content as well as the posting of compromising photos or video. Revenge porn is the posting or distributing of sexual content without consent, in an attempt to get revenge on someone such as a former partner.
Similarly others like Trolling, Outing/Doxing
Outing, or doxing, refers to sharing someone’s personal information online without their consent. For example, a cyberbully might share a private text or email with the outside world to embarrass or humiliate. Doxing can also refer to publishing someone’s private contact info, like their address, online.
Fraping
Fraping means breaking into someone’s social media accounts (or even creating a fake profile under their name) to impersonate them.
Catfishing
Catfishing refers to creating a fictitious persona and then luring a victim into an online relationship, usually romantic.
Cyberbullying on social media
Cyberbullying can happen anywhere online, but it’s particularly likely to occur on social media platforms, like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and TikTok. It also occurs through games with voice or text chatting, such as Overwatch, League of Legends, and Fortnite, as well as through video-sharing sites like YouTube.
Social media, games, and video streaming are immensely popular with teens, and banning them is not a realistic solution. Rather an awareness about cyberbullying among children, teens, students and their parents can solve the rising issues.
Source: The Hindu
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