ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES

CYBERBULLYING

DIGITAL ETHICS

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UNETHICAL BEHAVIOUR

TYPES OF CYBERBULLYING

EFFECTS OF CYBERBULLYING

Exclusion - This is where a person is intentionally left out or prevented from being involved in an activity. This does happen in an online environment (Securly, 2018).

Cyberbullying and Internalisation - The internalisation of feelings generated as a result of cyberbullying causes hopelessness, powerlessness, sadness, and depression. Cyberbullying causes stress, anxiety, and fear, as the victim is often scared for their safety. Cyberbullying also has a large effect on a person's psychosocial development, as they often experience issues with friendships, resulting in trust issues, social anxiety, and low self esteem (Nixon, 2014).

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DEFINITION

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Cyberbullying is the use of digital technology to bully a person or group of people. the main form of cyberbullying is through threatening, intimidating, or embarrassing messages.

Ensuring Ethical Practices

Unethical digital behaviour is when one acts in a way that is deemed irresponsible and unacceptable to the general public. Some examples of unethical behaviour is knowingly posting something online that others did not want shared; pretending you are someone else online; copying someones work and claiming it as your own; and forgery (Whiting and Pritchard, 2017).

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There is no set rules to being ethical online. however, a useful practice to engage in when attempting to ensure ethical practice is to ask yourself questions such as: What language and tone are appropriate for a given situation?; What are the guidelines that govern a given online community?; How are sources used, remixed, and/or altered for a given audience? How are these sources to be referenced or cited fairly?; How do other users portray themselves online? (O'Reilly, 2021).

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DEFINITION

Digital Ethics is the practice of managing one's self ethically and responsibly.

RISKS (Floridi, 2019)

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Undermining your work

Harassment - Online, this is where a person is bombarded with constant or sustained levels of harmful messages (Securly, 2018).

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Cyberstalking or Impersonating(fraping) - This is where a person's online profile is stalked or impersonated in order to scare, threaten, or embarrass (Securly, 2018).

Outing or Doxing - This is where a person's personal or sensitive information is shared with the public. This is an extremely common form of online bullying, as anything can be shared instantly to a large audience by merely clicking a button (Securly,2018).

Cyberbullying and Suicidal Behaviour - The relationship between cyberbullying and suicidal behaviour in high school and college level students has been examined. The results display that both the victim and the perpetrator are likely to have suicidal thoughts or attempt suicide. However, the victim is two times more likely than the perpetrator (Alavi et.al., 2017).

CYBERBULLYING PREVENTION/INTERVENTION

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Given the significance of the effects of cyberbullying, action must inarguably be taken to prevent or intervene bullying. Making small changes to the lives of victims, such as creating safe environments or promoting nurturing relationships, can be of use when attempting to restrict bullying. While these are valuable preventative strategies, it is more effective to focus on the particular style of bullying which is being conducted, and tailoring one's assistive approaches to suit this. For example, designing activities which generate feelings of empathy can assist to prevent the perpetrator from bullying (Nixon, 2014).

Cyberbullying and Somatic Concerns - Those effected by bullying or those conducting the bullying can experience physical aftereffects. These include problems sleeping, poor appetite, skin issues, nausea, and headaches (Nixon, 2014).

Personal Embarassment

Legal Trouble

Loss of friendships

Job Loss