Facebook/MySpace Faking - CyberBullying
Facebook & MySpace Faking and Cyber Bullying
Creating a Facebook or MySpace account is easy. You sign up and that’s all there is to it. There is nothing to prevent anyone from creating several MySpace accounts.
Cyber bullies are very aware of this and they know that if they take the time to create a bogus or “fake” account and pretend to be someone else that they can wreak havoc on that person. They can create fake blog entries that are demeaning to the person they are bullying, upload insulting pictures, post nasty comments on the victims friends wall/space and so on.
This kind of thing can go on for very long periods of time and will often leave the one who is bullied left in the dark about it until they find the fake account. When they do find the fake account they should tell you immediately, but the fact is that there will be times when your child may not want to show it to you. This is another reason that using monitoring software like Spector Pro is so important. If they do not say anything, you can simply review the MySpace activity and find out without having to ask anyone because Spector Pro will have it recorded.
With monitoring software you may record all of these places where there is a chance a cyber bully is lurking around waiting to find someone to pick on.
In many cases if you talk to the bullies’ parents about what is happening, the issue will resolve itself, but if necessary you will have the ability to print out the recorded events and provide them to your local law enforcement agency, or your child’s school guidance counselor.
If you would like to learn more information about Spector Pro and how it can help you find out if your child is subjected to cyber bullying please visit the following link.
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Is online bullying fun?
Cyber bullying may seem like a fun thing for the person that is doing the bullying, but this most likely leaves the victim feeling isolated and depressed. As a parent you need to take every possible action to prevent this kind of behavior affecting your child’s life.
Is cyber bullying a group effort?
In many instances cyber bullying can be a group effort. It may be initiated by one person, but before too long there are others that take it upon themselves to intimidate the victim. This can often leave a child feeling very "small" when a group of bullies are on the prowl.
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With proper planning, talking to your children about cyber bullying is not as difficult as you may think. In fact, taking the first steps to resolving or discovering this kind of activity will diminish the chances that they will encounter it in the first place.
Testimonials:
"When bullying is done over the Internet you think you can get away with it because you don't see the emotional reaction as if it were done face to face. You don't see the person crying and being upset. So it is much easier to be more mean and hurtful. When I received those e-mails It took me long to recover but thank to my Mom who found out right on time I'm back to being my self."
- Victim of Cyber Bullying
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