Cyber Bullying: Taktik

Penting untuk dipahami bagaimana anak-anak menjadi korban cyberbullying sehingga mudah dikenali dan tindakan bisa dilakukan. Beberapa taktik cyberbullying yang paling umum meliputi:

Posting komentar atau rumor tentang seseorang secara online yang jahat, menyakitkan, atau memalukan.
Mengancam menyakiti seseorang atau menyuruh mereka bunuh diri.
Posting gambar atau video yang jahat atau menyakitkan.
Berpura-pura menjadi orang lain di online untuk meminta atau mengirim informasi pribadi atau informasi yang salah tentang orang lain.
Posting nama, komentar, atau konten yang jahat atau penuh kebencian, tentang ras, agama, etnisitas, atau karakter pribadi secara online.
Membuat halaman web yang jahat atau menyakitkan tentang seseorang.
Doxing, singkatan dari form dokumen word, adalah bentuk pelecehan online yang digunakan untuk membalas dendam dan untuk mengancam dan menghancurkan privasi individu dengan membuat informasi pribadi mereka dipublikasikan, termasuk alamat, jaminan sosial, kartu kredit dan nomor telepon, tautan ke akun media sosial, dan data pribadi lainnya.

Contoh Taktik Viral

Karena cyberbullying dapat terjadi dengan cara yang berbeda, contoh berdasarkan pengalaman nyata dapat memberikan pemahaman lebih dalam tentang taktik yang biasanya digunakan. Seiring dengan faktor risiko lainnya, intimidasi dapat meningkatkan risiko perilaku terkait bunuh diri. Selanjutnya, cyberbullying bisa tanpa henti, meningkatkan kemungkinan kecemasan dan depresi. Beberapa negara telah memilih untuk mengadili orang muda yang melakukan pelecehan kriminal, termasuk mendorong seseorang untuk mati karena bunuh diri. Beberapa bentuk cyberbullying adalah bentuk pelecehan yang melampaui batas aktivitas kriminal, dan beberapa taktik terjadi dalam hubungan pacaran dan bisa berubah menjadi kekerasan interpersonal.

Cerita di bawah ini adalah contoh taktik cyberbullying yang berbeda yang bisa terjadi. Kenyataannya, dengan intervensi yang tepat, cyberbullying dapat ditangani secara positif untuk mengurangi kerugian dan dampak negatif yang dapat dihasilkan. Bila tidak diatasi, cyberbullying bisa memiliki efek kesehatan mental jangka panjang. Cyberbullying dan intimidasi dapat berdampak negatif terhadap kehidupan semua orang yang terlibat.

Nude photo sharing

A teenage girl sent a nude photo of herself to her boyfriend while they were dating. After they broke up, he shared the photo with other children, who then called her hurtful, derogatory names via text and social media.

Lies and false accusations

A group of students got into trouble at school for being drunk, and accused a girl who knew nothing about it of reporting them to school officials. They began texting her day and night, and posted hateful, derogatory messages on social media. Other students saw their messages and joined in harassing the girl. She was bullied constantly via text, and in person at school. She eventually shut down her social media accounts and changed her phone number. Still, the bullying at school continued.

Bullied for being economically challenged

Students posted mean, negative comments on another classmates’ social media account, commenting on his clothes and sneakers, which were not the more expensive name brands most of them were wearing. They ridiculed him, calling him “poor” and continued the bullying in school. The boy missed many days of school trying to avoid the harassment and embarrassment.

False identity profile

A girl’s classmate created a fake social media account in a boy’s name, and began an online relationship with her. Though she had not met him in person, the girl divulged personal information about herself and her family to this “boy”. The classmate who created the fake account then shared the personal information with other children, who used it to bully, shame, and harass the girl.

Encouraging self-harm or suicide

A young boy with a physical disability and scars on his face was harassed on social media and via text by other students. They called him derogatory names, told him he’d be better off dead. They wrote “why don’t you die?” on his school locker and encouraged him to take his own life.

Bullied for being gay

A teenage boy who was openly gay began receiving death threats via phone, text, and social media for being gay. Students created an anti-gay social media group and harassed him, posting hateful messages about him.

Jealousy bullying

A teenage girl was harassed by other girls in her class for dating a very popular boy. The girls sent her hateful messages via text and social media, and wrote derogatory messages on her school locker.

Doxing Over Online Gaming

A teenage boy posted comments on a public gaming forum, expressing his dislike of certain game features and tactics. Another user disagreed with him in the forum, then searched for the boy’s information online and posted his address, email address, and social media links in another comment. The boy then received multiple emails and messages from strangers threatening to come to his home and assault him, and to block him from games.