“Cyber Bullying and

Harassment on
Social Media”
What is Social Media?
“An accumulation of technologies and
techniques which appeals to and makes
possible the social interaction drive
between humans”
Types of Social Media
Advantages of Social
Media
 Advantages
• It helps identifying criminals who harass other people
or animals easily, as well as many missing kids/people
are found with the help of social media sites.

Image shows a
man from
Chennai, India.
He threw a dog
from the
terrace. Later he
was caught with
the help of
social media
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 It helps people across the globe to communicate
and stay connected to each other without any fee.
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• It’s a great source of entertainment or
refreshment which helps you lighten your
mood.
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• It is a way of earning and livelihood for a huge number
of people who are running their Pages on social media
sites like Facebook or are running video channels on
YouTube.
Disadvantages of Social
Media
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• A lot of people get addicted to social media, for eg.
posting each and every second details of your life on
social sites.
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• Terrorist groups use it as a weapon to mislead
youngsters by spreading wrong messages to influence
their way of thinking in a negative manner
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• At an extent, the physical meeting, gatherings and face-to-face
communication between people has been reduced, making us
lazy and thus people like to sit idle in-front of their laptops or
handsets chatting with each other, it has a negative impact of
society and their health too.
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• There is always a fear of losing your
privacy.
 What is Cyber bulling?
“Cyber bullying is the use of inappropriate behavior, strength or influence,
whether directly or indirectly, and whether verbal, written, physical or
through displays of or use of imagery, symbols or otherwise, to intimidate,
torment, threaten, harass or embarrass others, using the Internet or other
technology, such as mobile telephones”
“Types of Cyber Bullying”
 Now let’s look at some
example of Cyber bullying!!
 Qandeel Baloch Case
• The biggest example in this regard, she said,
was of Qandeel Baloch. Dad explained that
the social media celebrity had been using
online spaces the way she wanted to, not how
society decided she should. This in turn made
her the target of a lot of abuse online.

ED-Nighat of
Hamara Internet
UCP’s Own Case
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Blue Whale Game
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• According to a Russian newspaper, this game is
responsible for “130 suicides (globally) that took place
between November 2015 to April 2016.” While no
suicides linked to Blue Whale have been reported in
Pakistan, but a few impressionable young children have
fallen into the trap of this game.
• The Express Tribune reported earlier today that Dr.
Imran Khan, a psychiatrist at Peshawar’s Khyber
Teaching Hospital (KTH), has told them that two boys,
between the ages of 19 to 21, had approached him for
treatment after they fell into severe depression while
trying to complete the challenges giving to them in the
Blue Whale game.
• This trend of online victimization is
strengthened by a Microsoft report: that 41 %
of Pakistanis bully others online, compared
with the worldwide trend, which is 29 %. This
report was compiled in 2018.
 What is Cyber Harassment?

Harassment is a sustained, constant and intentional form of

bullying comprising abusive or threatening messages sent
to your child or to a group.
Case of journalist Sana Ejaz
• Sana Ejaz, a journalist working with the state-
run Pakistan Television, detailed how she
became a victim of harassment online.
• “I have personally faced identity theft on
Twitter, as well as abusive messages and
requests for sex,” Ejaz said detailing how
rumors about her were spread and her
personal pictures posted online were misused.
Cyber Harassment Types
 Cyber-Harassment Types
• Verbal
• Gender
• Academic
• Regional
• Sexual
Impact on Youth
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• They suddenly withdraw and seem sad, with low self-
esteem.
• Visible lack of confidence, especially in girls, who are
more often bullied about their looks than boys. Girls
between 18 and 24 years of age said that bullying gave
them a lack of confidence and sadness (45%), 40%
developed a form of depression, 35% felt
strange/odd, 34% felt disappointment, while 24% felt
isolated, 23% felt hopeless and 21% felt even
frightened and guilty for being bullied.
• They don’t enjoy activities that used to get them
excited.
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• Wearing long sleeves in very hot weather can
be a sign they are cutting themselves
• which is a form of self-abuse.
• Visible anger and emotional anxiety that
could lead to depression and panic attacks,
• A child who was once a straight-A student
now failing school is definitely a sign that
something is going on,
• Not showing up for class or giving up on
school or job altogether,
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• The child has stopped eating properly or, worse,
has developed an eating disorder,
• Regular nightmares or even lack of sleep,
• Drug or alcohol abuse,
• Constantly looking to argue with
authority (parents, teachers), or even
getting violent with others, according to
respondents in a Pakistani study. “In 12 of 15
school shooting cases in the 1990s, the shooters
had a history of being bullied,” research says.
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• Suicidal thoughts – research shows that cyber bullying has led to
many extreme events. At this stage, counseling is a must, and
parents should even consider moving the child to a new school.
• The bullied person can have a skewed view, almost paranoia,
toward new people or new experiences. They might have a very
difficult time trusting sincere outreach, and can, very often, wall
themselves emotionally to circumvent any further possibility of
abuse.
• There is always a fear of losing your privacy. It is possible that
hackers find a flaw in the security of the website and use your
profiles for their benefits and you may completely lose your privacy
• Women are harassed more than men, it can be seen in the
#meToo Movement too.
Reasons
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• THE BULLY HAS BEEN BULLIED BEFORE
• THE BULLY IS LONELY
• THE BULLY HAS PROBLEMS AT HOME
• THE BULLY HAS LOW SELF-ESTEEM
• THE BULLY IS JEALOUS
• THE BULLY IS PART OF A PACK
• THE BULLY HAS A BIG EGO
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• THE BULLY LIKES TO IMPRESS
• THE BULLY SEES YOU AS BEING DIFFERENT
• BULLIES NEED TO BE IN CONTROL
• BULLYING BEHAVIOUR GETS REWARDED
• FEELING POWERLESS IN THEIR OWN LIVES
• LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OR EMPATHY
• LOOKING FOR ATTENTION:
 Analysis and Result of the
Survey!!

• The result is 69.81 in our favor!!

71 %
82%
How it can be Stopped?
Tell Someone
Take screenshots and recordings:
Never respond:
Block the Cyber bully:
Call cyber Harassment Help line:
Seek Counseling:
Protect your accounts
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If someone you know is being bullied,
take action
Tell the person to stop.
 Report Cyber Harassment in
Pakistan
• Simply write down your application (in English
or in Urdu), narrate your complete problem,
provide as much evidences, details as you can
and send it to FIA National Response Center
for Cyber Crimes(NR3C)
• The IC3 accepts online Internet crime complaints
from either the actual victim or from a third
party to the complainant. Check out their
website to see how to report
• The Citizens-Police Liaison Committee
(CPLC) has set up a women complaint cell
aimed at dealing with women harassment
issues across the country. Complaints can be
made on these numbers: 021-35662222, 021-
35682222.