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    Harassment

                                                                  This involves repeatedly sending  mean,  insulting  or
                                                                  threatening messages via text, email or social media.

                                                                  Let’s understand this with the help of the given scenario:
                                                                  Sia  enjoyed  sharing drawings on her social  media
                                                                  page, but one student from school started posting rude

                                                                  comments under every picture. Even after Sia asked
                      her to stop, the messages became meaner and more frequent. Soon, other students joined in and
                      Sia began to feel scared to post anything online. She stopped drawing for weeks because she felt
                      hurt and embarrassed. When Sia finally told her parents, they helped her report the harassment
                      to the school and the platform.

                      Outing or Doxxing

                      It is the act of publicly  sharing this  private,  sensitive
                      information (e.g., secrets, photos, home address, phone
                      number) without consent to cause humiliation or harm.

                      Let’s understand this with the help of the given scenario:

                      Ishika shared a personal message with someone she
                      trusted, telling them about a family problem she was
                      facing. The next day, she was shocked to see screenshots
                      of that private chat posted in the class group to embarrass her. Some classmates began gossiping
                      and laughing about her situation. Ishika felt humiliated and stopped talking in class because she
                      thought no one could be trusted. When her school counsellor found out, she helped Ishika and
                      reminded the class that sharing someone’s private information online without permission is a

                      serious form of cyberbullying.

                                                                  Cyberstalking

                                                                  A serious and often illegal form of repeated  online
                                                                  harassment that makes the victim fear for their safety,
                                                                  sometimes escalating to physical threats or real-world
                                                                  stalking.

                                                                  Let’s understand this with the help of the given scenario:
                                                                  After Aditi stopped replying to a classmate who made

                                                                  her uncomfortable,  he began  following her on  every
                      social  media  platform she used.  Whenever she blocked  him, he created  a new  account  and
                      continued to message her day and night. Aditi became worried and afraid to use her phone
                      because she never knew when the next message would appear. She struggled to focus on her
                      studies and felt unsafe even at home. When she told her parents, they reported the cyberstalking
                      to the school and the police, who took immediate action.

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