Cyberbullyingul – delict specific noii ere digitale [Articol]

Abstract

In the modern technological era, the Internet has become a main means of interpersonal communication, a virtual social environment has been created where people can meet, debate, act, exchange information and goods. But, simultaneously with the development of new digital technologies, bullying also evolved, transforming into its modern form - cyberbullying, which takes many forms: cyberstalking, flaming, trolling, dissing, trickery, frapping, happy slapping, cybergrooming, sexting, gossip, exclusion, harassment, comments, fake profiles, identity theft, disclosure and cheating. Cyberbullying is similar to traditional bullying through the repetition of aggressions, but there are differences due to the protection of anonymity in the virtual space, but also the fact that the aggressor does not require physical and social skills, but only ICT skills. Witnesses can be enormously numerous in cyberspace, and the sharing of defamatory information by them creates the risk of unlimited dissemination, associated with great psychological trauma for the victim, with potentially fatal consequences. The prevention of cyberbullying refers to the communication and awareness of children regarding the risks of online exposure, through the involvement of parents, teachers, the Police, as well as through the application of public prevention policies and respect for rights in the online environment, especially the rights of children.