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Cyberbullying

Vangie Beal
Last Updated May 24, 2021 7:39 am

Slang term used to describe online harassment, which can be in the form of flames, comments made in chat rooms, the sending of offensive or cruel e-mail, or even harassing others by posting on blogs, Web pages or social networking sites (SNS) such as Facebook or MySpace. Unlike physical bullying, cyberbullying can often be difficult to track as the cyberbully the person responsible for the acts of cyberbullying can remain anonymous when threatening others online.