Category: Cyberbullying

Parent’s Guide to “Sockpuppets”

Imagine your teenager tweets something about #MeToo. Another Twitter user doesn’t like what your teenager tweeted. They send a nasty direct message. Suddenly, your teenager is inundated with harassing messages from a bunch of different users. They all look new and have the default silhouette avatar picture. It’s like your teenager is being attacked by…

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When Adults are Engaged in Cyberbullying

Imagine a softball game your kids are playing. They make jokes, goad each other, trash talk a bit, celebrate together, and have fun the way kids do. Now imagine the same game, but you’re playing with your peers. You do the same things—joking, goading, trash-talking, celebrating, having fun—but you do it differently. Adults have a…

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