Cyberbullying by proxy is when a cyberbully gets someone else to do their dirty
work. Most of the time they are unwitting accomplices and don't know that they
are being used by the cyberbully. Cyberbullying by proxy is the most dangerous
kind of cyberbullying because it often gets adults involved in the harassment
and people who don't know they are dealing with a kid or someone they know.
"Warning" or "Notify Wars" are an example of cyberbullying by proxy. Kids click
on the warning or notify buttons on their IM screen or e-mail or chat screens,
and alert the ISP or service provider that the victim has done something that
violates their rules
The most typical way a cyberbullying by proxy attack occurs is when the
cyberbully gets control of the victim's account and sends out hateful or rude
messages to everyone on their buddy list pretending to be the victim
Cyberbullying by proxy sometimes starts with the cyberbully posing as the victim
If the cyberbully can make it look like the victim is doing something wrong,
and the parents are notified, the parents will punish the victim
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Sometimes the cyberbully tries to get more people involved
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Sometimes it is much more serious than that. When cyberbullies want to get
others to do their dirty work quickly, they often post information about, or
pose as, their victim in hate group chat rooms and on their discussion boards
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In cases of cyberbullying by proxy, when hate or child molester groups are
involved, the victim is in danger of physical harm and law enforcement must be
contacted immediately.
Can you think of examples of cyberbullying by proxy?