Kindness Matters

What is bullying?

• Purposefully mean behavior that is usually repeated. The person being targeted often has a hard time defending themselves.

• Bullying that happens online or through using digital devices.

• A more general term than bullying that can take many forms - pestering, annoying, intimidating, humiliating, etc. - and can happen online too

• The person doing the harassing or bullying; though sometimes called the "bully," bullying prevention experts advise never to label people as such.

What is Cyberbullying?

• Purposefully mean behavior that is usually repeated. The person being targeted often has a hard time defending themselves.

• Bullying that happens online or through using digital devices.

• A more general term than bullying that can take many forms - pestering, annoying, intimidating, humiliating, etc. - and can happen online too

• The person doing the harassing or bullying; though sometimes called the "bully," bullying prevention experts advise never to label people as such.

What is Harassment?

• Purposefully mean behavior that is usually repeated. The person being targeted often has a hard time defending themselves.

• Bullying that happens online or through using digital devices.

• A more general term than bullying that can take many forms - pestering, annoying, intimidating, humiliating, etc. - and can happen online too

• The person doing the harassing or bullying; though sometimes called the "bully," bullying prevention experts advise never to label people as such.

Who is an Aggressor?

• Purposefully mean behavior that is usually repeated. The person being targeted often has a hard time defending themselves.

• Bullying that happens online or through using digital devices.

• A more general term than bullying that can take many forms - pestering, annoying, intimidating, humiliating, etc. - and can happen online too

• The person doing the harassing or bullying; though sometimes called the "bully," bullying prevention experts advise never to label people as such.

Who is the Target?

• The person being bullied or victimized

• A witness to harassment or bullying who recognizes the situation but chooses not to intervene

• A witness to harassment or bullying who supports the target privately or publicly, sometimes including trying to stop and/or report the incident they witnessed

• To increase or widen participation or impact

Who is the Bystander?

• The person being bullied or victimized

• A witness to harassment or bullying who recognizes the situation but chooses not to intervene

• A witness to harassment or bullying who supports the target privately or publicly, sometimes including trying to stop and/or report the incident they witnessed

• To increase or widen participation or impact

Who is the Upstaner?

• The person being bullied or victimized

• A witness to harassment or bullying who recognizes the situation but chooses not to intervene

• A witness to harassment or bullying who supports the target privately or publicly, sometimes including trying to stop and/or report the incident they witnessed

• To increase or widen participation or impact

What is Amplify?

• The person being bullied or victimized

• A witness to harassment or bullying who recognizes the situation but chooses not to intervene

• A witness to harassment or bullying who supports the target privately or publicly, sometimes including trying to stop and/or report the incident they witnessed

• To increase or widen participation or impact

What is Context?

• A way to end ALL interaction with another person online, preventing them from accessing your profile, sending you messages, seeing your posts, etc., without notifying them

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  An unnamed or unknown person - someone online whose name or identity you don't know

• Posting or commenting online in a way that is deliberately cruel, offensive, or provocative

• Using a social media service's online tools or system to report harassment, bullying, threats, and other harmful content that typically violates the service's terms of service or community standards

• Additional information around the photo or other information that helps us understand better what we're seeing

What does Report Abuse mean?

• A way to end ALL interaction with another person online, preventing them from accessing your profile, sending you messages, seeing your posts, etc., without notifying them

• 
  An unnamed or unknown person - someone online whose name or identity you don't know

• Posting or commenting online in a way that is deliberately cruel, offensive, or provocative

• Using a social media service's online tools or system to report harassment, bullying, threats, and other harmful content that typically violates the service's terms of service or community standards

• Additional information around the photo or other information that helps us understand better what we're seeing