"Cyber bullying, which is sometimes referred to as online social cruelty or electronic bullying, can involve: sending mean, vulgar, or threatening messages or images; posting sensitive, private information about another person; pretending to be someone else in order to make that person look bad; intentionally excluding someone from an online group. Children and youth can cyberbully each other in many formats: E-mails, instant messaging, text, picture, or video messages sent on cell phones, Websites, blogs, Chat rooms or discussion groups, and other information communication technologies."
Some children are extremely susceptible to this kind of torment, and it can be very dangerous, even leading to suicide. For example, the case of Megan Meier.
For more information on Cyber Bullying, read these resources:
Book to read:
Frequently Asked Questions about Cyberbullying by Teri Brequet
Opposing Viewpoints – contains excellent articles on this topic.
Websites to look at:
Stop Cyberbullying
Parent Guide to Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats
Cyberbullying.us
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