DANGERS WHEN SURFING DANGERS WHEN SURFING THE INTERNETTHE INTERNET

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Is when a teen is threatened, Is when a teen is threatened, harassed, humiliated, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed by another teen embarrassed by another teen using the Internet, interactive using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or and digital technologies or mobile phones. mobile phones.

Involves sending of mean Involves sending of mean messages, embarrassing photos, messages, embarrassing photos, photoshopped photos and other photoshopped photos and other private information of the victim private information of the victim to other people or sharing them to other people or sharing them on the web.on the web.

““CatfishingCatfishing” - the phenomenon of ” - the phenomenon of internet predators that fabricate internet predators that fabricate online identities and entire social online identities and entire social circles to trick people into circles to trick people into emotional/romantic relationshipsemotional/romantic relationships

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In 2012 in Rome a 14-year old boy In 2012 in Rome a 14-year old boy committed suicide after being harrassed committed suicide after being harrassed and humiliated on a social network where and humiliated on a social network where comments had been posted accusing him of comments had been posted accusing him of being gay because of the way he dressed being gay because of the way he dressed and because he was a quiet non-violent guy.and because he was a quiet non-violent guy.

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In 2006, a 13-year-old American girl began an online relationship In 2006, a 13-year-old American girl began an online relationship withwith

a boy. For almost a month, she corresponded with him exclusivelya boy. For almost a month, she corresponded with him exclusivelyonline because he said he didn’t have a phone.   One day she online because he said he didn’t have a phone.   One day she

receivedreceiveda message from him on her MySpace profile saying “I don’t know if a message from him on her MySpace profile saying “I don’t know if

IIwant to be friends with you any longer because I hear you’re not want to be friends with you any longer because I hear you’re not

nice tonice toyour friends.”  This was followed by bulletins being posted throughyour friends.”  This was followed by bulletins being posted throughMySpace calling her “fat” and a “slut.”  After seeing the messages, MySpace calling her “fat” and a “slut.”  After seeing the messages,

thethegirl became distraught and ran up into her room.  A few minutes girl became distraught and ran up into her room.  A few minutes

later,later,her motherher mother found her hanging in her bedroom closet.  The girl died found her hanging in her bedroom closet.  The girl died

thethenext day.next day.

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Dangerous games are widelyDangerous games are widely

advertised through the Internet advertised through the Internet andand

some adolescents engage in thesesome adolescents engage in these

potentially fatal games in potentially fatal games in response toresponse to

peer pressure, to be part of a peer pressure, to be part of a group,group,

not to be excluded or harrassed not to be excluded or harrassed byby

the others:the others:

Choking or suffocation gameChoking or suffocation game: : the aim is to pass out from a the aim is to pass out from a lack of oxygen; it causes the lack of oxygen; it causes the permanent death of brain cells. permanent death of brain cells.

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In 2011 a 16-year-old girl was found dead in In 2011 a 16-year-old girl was found dead in a field in the outskirts of Rome with a a field in the outskirts of Rome with a plastic bag tied around her head. plastic bag tied around her head. Investigators found out that she had been Investigators found out that she had been playing the choking game with a group of playing the choking game with a group of friends.friends.

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Schools can be very Schools can be very effective brokers in effective brokers in working with the working with the parents to stop and parents to stop and remedy cyberbullying remedy cyberbullying situations. They can situations. They can also educate the also educate the students on cyberethics students on cyberethics and the law. and the law.