{"id":12802,"date":"2017-03-10T10:45:25","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T15:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/?p=12802"},"modified":"2024-06-08T09:43:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T13:43:53","slug":"cyberbullying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/2017\/cyberbullying\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyberbullying"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Cyberbullying\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>Cyberbullying is a form of bullying or harassment using electronic communication. Messages may be abusive, degrading or threatening in nature. Examples of cyberbullying include, posting an inappropriate\/offensive comment on someone\u2019s social media or an e-mail threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&nbsp;are some&nbsp;things that you can do to make cyberbullying less likely to occur:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"make-privacy-a-commitment\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make Privacy a Commitment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make use of the privacy settings on your social media accounts. You are able to adjust the settings to fit your privacy needs and requirements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Never accept any requests (Friend requests, Messenger requests) from strangers or people of whom you are wary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"know-your-boundaries\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Know your Boundaries<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do not engage in any communications that you do not feel comfortable taking part in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Block a person from contacting you if you feel uncomfortable with their actions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do experience cyberbullying, here are a few recommendations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"talk-to-someone\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Talk to Someone<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Let someone know that you are being harassed.\u00a0Talk with somebody you trust.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>File a complaint with the website, Internet service provider (ISP), or cell phone company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are ever concerned for your physical safety do not hesitate to contact authorities or community members who are there to protect you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"at-carleton\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">At Carleton<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you are harassed by someone at work, speak with your supervisor, the administrative head of your department or contact <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/equity\/contact\/\">Equity Services<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cyberbullying is a form of online harassment. Staff, students, and visitors to Carleton are protected under the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Workplace-Harassment-Prevention-Policy-updated-Nov-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Workplace Harassment Prevention Policy<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carleton has a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/students.carleton.ca\/services\/cyberbullying-information\/\">resources<\/a> available to\u00a0anyone who has experienced cyberbullying or who is\u00a0looking to maintain a safe online presence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyberbullying is a form of bullying or harassment using electronic communication. Messages may be abusive, degrading or threatening in nature. Examples of cyberbullying include, posting an inappropriate\/offensive comment on someone\u2019s social media or an e-mail threat. There&nbsp;are some&nbsp;things that you can do to make cyberbullying less likely to occur: Make Privacy a Commitment Know your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[369],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-carleton-cms"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12802\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}