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To summarise, cyberbullying is deliberate, aggressive, and repetitive behaviour in cyberspace that is intended to offend, humiliate, ridicule, and spread false or inappropriate information about a person. Mažionienė, Povilaitis, Suchodolska (2012) explain that cyberbullying refers to behaviour among pupils where a pupil is insulted by others in public, in front of others, or in the presence or hearing of others in virtual space, which can cause a sense of fear and shame for the bullied child. Cyberbullying is distinct from other forms of bullying in terms of its audience. A cyberbully can choose the size of the audience he or she wants depending on the purpose of the aggressive behaviour. The audience of young people or pupils is no exception. However, it is the concept of pupils that identifies which social groups are most affected by cyberbullying. The extent of bullying can be linked to lower achievement, lower student satisfaction with school life, and feelings of insecurity experienced by both students and teachers. And as Povilaitis and Jasiulionė (2008) argue, bullying does not only affect the children who are directly involved, but also the whole school community: the children who observe the bullying, the teachers, the other school professionals, the parents. Although the audience in a school may vary depending on the situation, it is limited by the number of pupils. Povilaitis et al. (2007) argue that the aspect of audience size distinguishes cyberbullying from other forms of bullying in terms of the negative effects of bullying on the victim. Online defamation, where rumours are spread about a pupil or a group of pupils, has a particular impact on a pupil's mental health. For example, girls refer to two of their classmates as a "couple" and send messages and emails to other classmates about a "couple" , thus spreading false information. Or they write various swear words on a social networking profile and publicly call a pupil names. Repulsion and exclusion from friendship groups in chat rooms or harassment with threats of harm, such as beatings, are particularly common in social networking sites. In cyberspace, it is easy to remain anonymous and hide one's identity, and it is also possible to pretend to be someone you are not. Impersonation is also a form of exposure that has the effect of damaging the reputation of another child. It is particularly useful when it is used to fraudulently obtain personal information which is made public to others. This may include personal photographs, videos, login details and other information that is important to the pupil but which he/she does not want to share with others. Or it may claim that the pupil is being secretly monitored. Filming and uploading and distributing various situations involving a child on the internet is also common among pupils. A pupil may be filmed in situations that are embarrassing for him/her, such as giving wrong answers in class or performing poorly in a PE lesson. Violent acts against a pupil may also be filmed and publicised.
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