{"id":8609,"date":"2017-03-08T13:00:24","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T18:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=8609"},"modified":"2017-06-09T11:42:51","modified_gmt":"2017-06-09T16:42:51","slug":"know-adult-cyberbullying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/know-adult-cyberbullying\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Should Know About Adult Cyberbullying"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most people might think that the brunt of cyberbullying falls on teens. While that still might be true, teens aren\u2019t the only targets of bullies. Social networking sites have increased in popularity, which means cyberbullying has increased, too \u2014 for all ages. Nonetheless, many American adults have reported facing harassment and threats online, showing that bullying certainly doesn\u2019t end at 18. <\/span><\/p>\n

According to a survey from the Pew Research Center, more than 40 percent of American adults have been bullied online. While there have been several creative anti-bullying campaigns online, both teens and adults still face Internet harassment at alarming rates. The following will talk about the definition of cyberbullying, and what you can do to protect yourself from online harassers.<\/p>\n

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Cyberbullying<\/b><\/p>\n

Cyberbullying takes place through several platforms, and includes several behaviors. Most harassment takes place through email, chat rooms, social media, website comments, or other digital messages sent to phones or computers. Cyberbullying can take the form of one user persecuting another for one reason or another, sharing private photos or videos of the victim online, or sending threatening message from one party to another.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the types of cyberbullying are:<\/p>\n