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Cyber bullying in its simplest form takes place between two people through email, instant messaging, or phone texting. But to be fully satisfying to the genuine bully, there has to be an audience; thus, he elevates the bullying to social media, Twitter, or a comment forum. In this way, the humiliation is public and twice as shaming. And the bully can perform at his sadistic best (or worst) before like-minded aggressors.
Cyber bullying can take several forms:
According to Violence Prevention,
• Harassment: repeatedly sending offensive, rude, and insulting messages.
• Denigration: posting derogatory information about someone, and/or digitally altered photos.
• Flaming: fighting online, often using vulgar language.
• Impersonation: hacking another’s email or social media to post embarrassing material.
• Outing and Trickery: sharing another’s secrets or tricking someone into revealing embarrassing information.
• Cyber Stalking: repeated threats or online activity that makes a person afraid for his/her safety.