Cyberbullying is a criminal offence that can have serious legal consequences. What is termed as Cyberbullying? - when someone uses digital technology, such as the internet, emails, text messages, or social media, to harass, threaten, or humiliate a person. Almost anyone with an internet connection or mobile phone can cyberbully others, often without having to reveal the true identity.
Cyberbullying can occur anywhere, even at home, via smartphones, emails, texts, and social media etc. It doesn’t require face-to-face contact, physical power or strength in numbers. Most adolescents engaged on at one type of social media had been victims of cyberbullying, reportedly through several media outlets used such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter etc. From threatening or taunting messages via email, text, social media, or spreading lies and rumours, exposing your secrets etc. cyberbullies tend to perpetrate the crime in numerous ways.
The effects of bullying can be ravaging and may exacerbate to mental health consequences and suicide among adolescents, particularly teens who have suffered previous emotional abuse. The victims may withdraw from family, friends or undergo a drastic drop in grades. They may show changes in mood, behaviour, sleep, appetite, or show signs of depression and anxiety, avoid discussions or is secretive about the cell phone or computer activities.
Cyberbullying is significantly correlated with symptoms of anger, depression and dissociation, and also social media use or histories of adverse early life abuse. It's important to take steps to cease hostile behaviours before it has long-term consequences on an individual.
MyGov Arunachal seeks suggestions from the citizens on how to tackle the issues regarding cyberbullying?
Santanu Datta 6 years 6 months ago
Appropriate knowledge is necessary to tackle cyberbullying.
PROSHANTA PURKAYASTHA 6 years 6 months ago
Awareness is the most important .awaressness camp on the subject, advertisement in paper against cyberbullying and it's legal complications , hoarding depicting the negative impact of cyberbullying, seminars/lectures /debates in school colleges and youth forums will definitely help to stop the problem.
Hindusree Tallapally 6 years 6 months ago
How to protect yourself against cybercrime.Use a full-service internet security suite
2.Use strong passwords
3.Keep your software updated
4.Manage your social media settings
5.Strengthen your home network
6.Talk to your children about the internet
7.Keep up to date on major security breaches
8.Take measures to help protect yourself against identity theft
9.Know that identity theft can happen anywhere
10.Contact the companies and banks where you know fraud occurred.
Hindusree Tallapally 6 years 6 months ago
Cybercrime is any crime that takes place online or primarily online. Cybercriminals often commit crimes by targeting computer networks or devices. Cybercrime can range from security breaches to identity theft.
Other cybercrimes include things like “revenge porn,” cyber-stalking, harassment, bullying, and child sexual exploitation.
Terrorists collaborate on the internet, moving terrorist activities and crimes into cyberspace.
Sijna Jose 6 years 6 months ago
If a child is expressing anger or anxiety after going online, it might be one of the signs he/she is being cyberbullied.Cyberbullying is becoming a burning issue both for parents and teachers. Kids spend around 3 hours online and use cell phones 80% of the time, making it the most common medium for online bullying.According to research conducted by Symantec, nearly 8 out of 10 individuals are subject to the different types of cyber bullying in India.Spurred by the increasing cases on India.
Susanta Kumar Pattnaik 6 years 6 months ago
Cyber crime is a social issue prevail all over and to address a panel of civil society organizations , Govt and cyber companies should be in mounting.To stop cyber crime policing should be active enough.Cyber crime mostly Banks ,army set up and other put social unrest.People should be aware of false telephonic calls or conversation and SMS messages,cookies etc.Stop satellite phones,stop debit and credit cards,stop mobile banking and financial services should be alert.Cyber on ATM must be watched
Sandeep Shaw 6 years 6 months ago
Awareness among the user is the first and foremost things to be done to reduce cyberbullying.
1) Every government through advertisement in television, newspaper and in every government office people should advice not to share personal information through digital media nor attend suspicious call or open any random site.
2) People should know how and where to complain cyberbullying reports.
3) People should be encouraged to use certified anti-virus scanner in their mobiles and PC's.
SHAMBHU SHANKAR BEHRA 6 years 7 months ago
In order to avoid such incidents, first of all we need to take full care and today as we are living in the era, cyber crime has increased everywhere, we should keep turning our password, PIN etc. angle continuously. Have been. , And never tell anyone under any condition and at the same time it should be strong and it has not been written anywhere.
subrojit chatterjee 6 years 7 months ago
Cyberbullying is a criminal activity everyone know very well first we need to use antivirus every system either laptop or mobile use ginwin sites and real always check system firewall OK or not don't share personal photos and videos into social sites and don't store personal nude photos or videos into mobile device or systems......
Dhender Pegu 6 years 7 months ago
In this digital era, children are growing up with technology. Lack of understandings and knowledge, many teenagers are getting targeted to cyberbullying.