cyberbullying
noun
cy·ber·bul·ly·ing
ˈsī-bər-ˌbu̇-lē-iŋ 
-ˌbə-
: the electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person (such as a student) often done anonymously
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The hearing has also covered other safety issues related to teens and children on social media, such as cyberbullying, body-image issues, grooming, drugs and suicide.
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Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
Posting cute little videos of dogs in need—the internet’s bread and butter, really—can draw some low-grade cyberbullying.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Parents have blamed the platforms for fueling cyberbullying and children’s suicides.
—David McCabe, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024
Tracking cyberbullying, online calls for violence and disinformation is much harder without web scraping.
—Julius Černiauskas, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Campus crime is down, but cyberbullying is widespread While the report shows a reduction in criminal activity on public school campuses, particularly in nonviolent crime, cyberbullying is common.
—USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
Separate polling by the Pew Research Center, also conducted in 2022, found that nearly half of U.S. teens reported experiencing at least one form of cyberbullying.
—USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
Al van der Beek told the TV station that his daughter was lucky to have support from her family and community because the mental health implications from such cyberbullying could have been catastrophic.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024
The amateur detectives, who are not members of the media, visit the crime scene, speak to the victims’ families, dig up potential theories and name potential suspects, which ensues in witch hunts and cyberbullying.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 6 Feb. 2024
Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
Posting cute little videos of dogs in need—the internet’s bread and butter, really—can draw some low-grade cyberbullying.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Parents have blamed the platforms for fueling cyberbullying and children’s suicides.
—David McCabe, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024
Tracking cyberbullying, online calls for violence and disinformation is much harder without web scraping.
—Julius Černiauskas, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Campus crime is down, but cyberbullying is widespread While the report shows a reduction in criminal activity on public school campuses, particularly in nonviolent crime, cyberbullying is common.
—USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
Separate polling by the Pew Research Center, also conducted in 2022, found that nearly half of U.S. teens reported experiencing at least one form of cyberbullying.
—USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
Al van der Beek told the TV station that his daughter was lucky to have support from her family and community because the mental health implications from such cyberbullying could have been catastrophic.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024
The amateur detectives, who are not members of the media, visit the crime scene, speak to the victims’ families, dig up potential theories and name potential suspects, which ensues in witch hunts and cyberbullying.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 6 Feb. 2024
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cyberbullying
noun
cy·ber·bul·ly·ing
ˈsī-bər-ˈbu̇l-ē-iŋ
: the electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person often done anonymously
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cyberbullying
noun
cy·ber·bul·ly·ing
ˈsī-bər-ˌbu̇-lē-iŋ, -ˌbə-
: the verbal bullying of someone (as a classmate) through the use of often anonymous electronic communication (as online posts or text messages) see also cyberstalking
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