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Cyberstalking
What is Cyberstalking?
Cyberstalking is an online crime in which someone uses electronic communication to harass and stalk a specific person.
This could be through email, instant message, social media, or other websites.
Often cyberstalkers use anonymity to send threatening messages to avoid being exposed.
This could be through email, instant message, social media, or other websites.
Often cyberstalkers use anonymity to send threatening messages to avoid being exposed.
Harassment Techniques
These are a few common tactics cyberstalkers use to torment their victims online.
CATFISHINGCatfishing is the practice of creating a fictional online persona in order to lure someone into a relationship.
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DOXXINGDoxxing is revealing and publishing an individual's private information online, usually with a malicious intent.
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TROLLINGTrolls create offensive online content with the purpose of upsetting or eliciting angry responses.
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Rates of Cyberstalking
In a survey on cyberstalking, these are the proportions of respondents
that said they have had experiences with the following cyberstalking behaviors.
that said they have had experiences with the following cyberstalking behaviors.
SEVERITY OF CYBERSTALKING
Cyberstalking can range from
extremely upsetting to having little effect.
GENDER & SEVERITY OF HARASSMENT
Women were more likely than men to find their most recent experience with online harassment extremely or very upsetting.
PERCENT OF MEN SAID A
RECENT EXPERIENCE WAS EXTREMELY OR VERY UPSETTING |
PERCENT OF WOMEN SAID A
RECENT EXPERIENCE WAS EXTREMELY OR VERY UPSETTING |