Cyberbullying or cyber harassment is a form of electronic bullying or harassment. Cyberbullying and cyber fraud are also known as online bullying. It has become more and more common, especially among adolescents. Cyberbullying is when someone, usually a teenager, bullies or harasses other people on the Internet, especially on social media sites. 

Harmful bullying may include posting rumours, threats, sexual speech, victim's personal information or derogatory labels (i.e. hate speech). Bullying or harassment can be identified by repetitive behaviour and intent to harm. 

Victims may exhibit lower self-esteem, increased suicidal ideation, and a variety of adverse emotional reactions, including fear, depression, anger and depression. Like Ruby in "I gotta screw you up".

Ruby is a small and famous social media influencer. One day, in her real life, the video of the middle finger is released to the popular social media and has been criticised and smashed by countless netizens. She was getting more and more broken and overwhelmed, and she had done nothing wrong at all.

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As in the case of Ruby being cyberbullied in the story, cyberbullying is most common, the most common places, where cyberbullying occurs, are:

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• Social media, such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter etc.

• SMS (short message service) is also known as a text message sent through a device

• Instant messaging (via devices, email provider services, apps and social media messaging capabilities)

• Email

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The Internet is full of cyberbullying, and most young people will experience or see it at some point. In the most recent national online bullying survey, 56% of young people said they saw others being bullied online, and 42% felt unsafe online. Cyberbullying can occur 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and it can spread very quickly.

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There are many ways to help cyberbullying stop. If you need advice on this particular area, read our suggested article on the "Prevent and Respond".