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If you’re like most teenagers, you spend
a lot of time on a cell phone or instant messenger chatting with friends and uploading
photos, videos, and music to websites. You
may have online friends whom you’ve never
met in person, with whom you play games
and exchange messages. Teens’ lives exist
in a variety of places such as school hallways, part-time jobs, and friends’ houses.
Now many teens also have lives on the
Internet. And bullying has followed teens
online.
Online bullying, called cyberbullying,
happens when teens use the Internet,
cell phones, or other devices to send or
post text or images intended to hurt or
embarrass another person. Cyberbullying
is a problem that affects almost half of all
American teens. Whether you’ve been a
victim of cyberbullying, know someone who
has been cyberbullied, or have even cyberbullied yourself, there are steps you and
your friends can take to stop cyberbullying
and stay cybersafe.
How Are Teens
Cyberbullied?
Being a victim of cyberbullying can be
a common and painful experience. Some
youth who cyberbully
• Pretend they are other people
online to trick others
• Spread lies and rumors about
victims
• Trick people into revealing personal
information
• Send or forward mean text
messages
• Post pictures of victims without
their consent
When teens were asked why they think
others cyberbully, 81 percent said that
cyberbullies think it’s funny. Other teens
believe that youth who cyberbully:
• Don’t think it’s a big deal
• Don’t think about the consequences
• Are encouraged by friends
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• Think everybody cyberbullies
• Think they won’t get caught
Dakota Bumper wants to remind
our kids to NEVER Text & Drive!
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| North Dakota Spring/Summer 2014 | abusemagazine.org
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