What is Online Harassment?
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This may involve threats, embarrassment, or humiliation in an online setting. This includes expressions of discriminatory attitudes and beliefs—such as sexism, racism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia or ableist prejudices. It also includes online sexual harassment, cyberstalking, and image based sexual abuse or other unwanted online conduct of a sexual nature.
Spreading rumours, ridiculing, and/or demeaning others |
Harassing others because of their race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or transgender identity |
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Seeking revenge or deliberately embarrassing a person online |
Impersonating others, either externally or through their own accounts, with malicious intent |
Exposing others to unwanted or offensive content in digital groups or meetings |
Engaging in unwanted behaviour of a sexual nature via text, email or other electronic and/or social media including using intimate images or recordings of another person |
Sending inflammatory, inappropriate, rude and/or violent messages or comments about someone to provoke responses from other users |
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* Stress, anxiety and/or panic attacks
* Loss of self-esteem
* Feelings of powerlessness
* Changes in sleep and eating patterns
* Hypervigilance and increased anxiety
* Fear for personal safety
* Reduced academic and professional performance