WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE BEING
BULLIED ONLINE
‘Sometimes it con seem like cyberbullying will never end. But there ore
‘some things you can do ta make it step.
Nobody has to go through online bullying clone. Telling someone you
ttust could help you report the eyber bullying and give you more:
confidence te deat with the situation. You could talk to a friend, on adult
youttrust or one of our trained counsellors
(Cyberbullying is not against the law, but harassment or threatening
behavieur is. That means if someone keeps making you feel scared on
Purpose, what they're doing could be itlegal
fF someone's bullying or threatening you. something can be done to stop
them and you should report it to-an adult you trust if you con, keep. a
record of the bullying. Having @ record of when and where the bullying
happened can help to get it stopped. Find eut more about staying safe
online:
WHY DO PEOPLE BYLLY
ONLINE?
t's never easy to say why someone starts being hurtful to other people.
Sometimes we can all say ordo things we dont mean that upset
someone else.
Sometmes people choose to embarrass, upset. pick on or intimidate
ther people using the internet or a mobsle phone becouse it feels safer
ths way. Sending a nasty message or text can be done quickly and it
means the person doing the bullying can't see how much it hurts the othe
person. They might feel more distant from whet they're ding
‘Sometimes when people tag posts with ‘self-harm, ‘depression’ or even
‘suicide’ it con Lead to other people sending them nasty messages. This
could be on a site or community especially for young peopte going
Unrough a.certean issue. They might Say to the other persan things bike “1
hope you die" Bullying is abvays wrong and you con get support