Cyber ​​Bullying

Like bullying in playgrounds, on the streets or at home, cyberbullying also causes children to be unhappy. You should instruct your child to tell you when they encounter cyberbullying. In this context, you can look at our suggestions for the right approach to your child .

your children; They should be made aware that it is wrong to deliberately offend, hurt and harm people they do not like or do not know, or to send articles that harm them or to publish such content.

 If you are using a computer, keep track of the bullying message using the ‘Print Screen’ key on your keyboard. If you are using a mobile device, use the camera.

Make sure to protect your child’s computer and mobile device with a password so that even the most mundane text message or email cannot be copied and used by a third party to bully someone else.

Cyberbullying Examples

Cyberbullying acts; It can take the form of threats, religious or ethnic origin accusations, virus attack containing sexual orientation insults, and message attack.

• Insulting others online, such as in social networks or chat rooms; sending sarcastic, angry, vulgar, sexually abusive or violent messages,
• Sharing a person’s personal information on the internet without his consent,
• Spreading gossip about someone on social networks or sharing about someone’s private life with everyone,
• Preparing defamatory and derogatory web pages about a person,
• By opening a fake account on behalf of someone else, impersonating that person,
• To follow all accounts of a person on social networks in a way that disturbs him,
• Making negative comments on the posts of others on social networks,
• By convincing mutual friends, ensuring that the targeted person is deleted from their friend list and blocked,

• Publishing your photos or messages that you do not want to be seen on social media,
• Sending harassing and threatening messages,
• Creating a fake account using someone else’s name and taking action as if that person is himself,
• Accessing personal files, folders and data on the victim’s computer with the help of viruses and various trojan horse software,
• Disturbing people using methods such as message attacks and spam,
• With verbal, written or video content, the person’s personality rights, ethnicity, etc. attacks against its properties.

Causes of Cyberbullying 

There may be various reasons for an individual to engage in cyberbullying. The main reasons are:

• The person has been exposed to cyberbullying before and has been harmed by this situation,
• Low self esteem,
• low sense of self,
• social anxiety,
• family unrest,
• Inability to see the consequences of one’s own actions.

Cyberbullying Symptoms

Often, most of those who are cyberbullied don’t want to tell their teachers or parents about it. This is because they are ashamed of their environment or fear that their right to use computers at home will be taken away.

Cyberbullying symptoms can vary. Their main symptoms are:

• A sad mood during or after internet and phone use
• Getting away from family members, friends and activities
• avoiding school or group meetings
• Declining course grades
• Behavioral and sleep disorders
• Being nervous and nervous when an instant message, message or e-mail arrives.