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Grooming is when someone builds an emotional connection with a child to gain their trust for the purposes of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or trafficking.

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Grooming is when someone builds an emotional connection with a child to gain their trust for the purposes of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or trafficking.

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Grooming can affect any child. However, some children may be more at risk than others such as children who are disabled or in care. Groomers will exploit any vulnerability to increase the child or young person's dependence on them, and reduce the likelihood of the child speaking out.

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Grooming can affect any child. However, some children may be more at risk than others such as children who are disabled or in care. Groomers will exploit any vulnerability to increase the child or young person's dependence on them, and reduce the likelihood of the child speaking out.

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Cyber bullying is rife on the internet and most young people will experience it or see it at some time. In our recent national bullying survey, 56% of young people said they have seen others be bullied online and 42% have felt unsafe online. Cyber bullying can happen 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and it can go viral very fast.

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Cyber bullying is rife on the internet and most young people will experience it or see it at some time. In our recent national bullying survey, 56% of young people said they have seen others be bullied online and 42% have felt unsafe online. Cyber bullying can happen 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and it can go viral very fast.

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Cyber bullying advice - bullying on mobiles, Facebook and social networks what to do and how to prevent it

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Cyberbullying is using the internet, email, online games or any digital technology to threaten, tease, upset or humiliate someone else. Find out how Childline can help.

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What Is Cyberbullying?Cyberbullying is the use of technology to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another person. By definition, it occurs among young people. When an adult is involved, it may meet the definition of cyber-harassment or cyberstalking, a crime that can have legal consequences and involve jail time.

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What Is Cyberbullying?Cyberbullying is the use of technology to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another person. By definition, it occurs among young people. When an adult is involved, it may meet the definition of cyber-harassment or cyberstalking, a crime that can have legal consequences and involve jail time.

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Things to remember:•Don’t keep it to yourself or try to deal with it alone. Tell an adult you trust. It can help to talk.•Don't reply to any nasty messages you receive. Keep the messages that you've been sent so you can show someone.•Don't share, comment, or like any bullying posts. Sharing or commenting could make the bullying worse.•Tell the police if something is serious. And remember, you can always call us about anything.•Things can change. And there are ways you can build your confidence.

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Things to remember:•Don’t keep it to yourself or try to deal with it alone. Tell an adult you trust. It can help to talk.•Don't reply to any nasty messages you receive. Keep the messages that you've been sent so you can show someone.•Don't share, comment, or like any bullying posts. Sharing or commenting could make the bullying worse.•Tell the police if something is serious. And remember, you can always call us about anything.•Things can change. And there are ways you can build your confidence.

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"Our inquiry found that many children are easily accessing internet pornography as well as other websites showing extreme violence or promoting self-harm and anorexia," said Claire Perry, who launched the study in August with the backing of Ed Vaizey, the communications minister.

She described the situation as "hugely worrying" and said that plans by internet companies to restrict access were "lacklustre at best": "Not all [internet providers] are planning to provide a filter that will protect all internet-enabled devices".

Just one internet service provider (ISP) offers a service that blocks access to websites that are inappropriate for children. TalkTalk spent two years and an estimated £20 million building HomeSafe, which restricts access to a pre-determined list of inappropriate websites in a range of categories. Because the optional service is built in to TalkTalk's network, customers only have to ask the ISP to activate it.

"The most blocked category we have is 'suicide and self-harm' and second is 'pornography'," says Mark Schmid, director of communications. He says around 350,000 of TalkTalk's four million customers are using the service.

Claire Perry wants all ISPs to be compelled to provide such services and to turn them on by default, requiring customers who want access to banned sites to contact their service provider and ask for the filtering to be turned off. "It's time that Britain's internet service providers, who make more than £3 billion a year from selling internet access services, took on more of the responsibility to keep children safe."

TalkTalk would like all ISPs to have the capability to restrict access to inappropriate websites but thinks that it should remain optional, rather than be turned on automatically for all new customers. This distinction between an "opt-in" and "opt-out" approach is now at the centre of much of the debate.

Naomi Gummer, a public policy analyst at Google, says that parents should take responsibility for their children's online activity: "The idea that laws can adequately protect young people is a myth."

A Google spokesman adds: "Laws alone can't teach kids to cross the road. The same is true of learning to be safe online. We work with government and child safety organisations to promote sensible legislation and have developed technology, including Google Safe Search and the Family Safety Centre, that parents can use to protect their children online."

No technological approach, whether required by law or not, is perfect. Last December, an IT expert discovered that HomeSafe failed to restrict access to Pornohub, a major pornography website. It was not clear whether pornographers had circumvented HomeSafe or whether it was a technical fault, but TalkTalk said it would fix the problem.

Mobile phone operators already restrict access to certain websites for customers who are under 18 or whose age is unknown. This is mostly because these companies recognise that mobile phone use among young people is usually unsupervised by an adult.

But these services can be flawed, too. O2's mobile broadband service was last year found to be applying an adults-only rating to Google Translate and a motoring website, among others. Users quickly discovered that blocked websites were still accessible by using the Opera Mini mobile browser, which sends traffic through its own servers and was therefore unrestricted.

None of Britain's other major ISPs offer network-level protection but BT, Virgin and Sky agreed last year that they would offer new customers parental control software, which would prevent children from accessing inappropriate material online.

BT has worked with the technology security company McAfee to offer Family Protection. After installing BT's software on the family computers, parents can choose to block certain categories of website based on a list maintained by McAfee. Specific websites can also be blocked by adding the web addresses.

Parents should investigate parental control options for their children's mobiles, too. The filtering service that mobile operators provide applies only when the phone is using the mobile internet. A phone using a Wi-Fi connection is likely to be unfiltered and therefore unprotected. This is one problem that network-level filtering can solve: ask your ISP to block inappropriate websites and your children's smartphones and tablet computers won't be able to access them over Wi-Fi.

As with other technical solutions, parental control software sometimes blocks harmless sites and allows access to inappropriate ones. Much as dirty magazines used to be passed around behind the bike sheds at school, a determined teenager will be able to find pornography by hunting around in places that the parental filters haven't blocked.

While such software is clearly better than nothing, children are often the most technology-savvy members of the household and will quickly defeat filtering software that has not been properly installed. Some enterprising teenagers have been known to install computer programs that record what is typed on the keyboard and thus gain access to their parents' passwords.

The potential for teenagers to outwit their parents is frequently used as an argument for network-level filtering. Its supporters argue that too many parents lack the technical know-how to secure their computers properly and too few will opt in to a filtering system that is not compulsory.

Set against that are free speech concerns: is it right that an internet provider decides which content is acceptable to be viewed and which should be banned? How do they decide what constitutes "adult" content - and what happens if they get it wrong?

Further, as Nicholas Lansman, of the Internet Service Providers Association, argues, such technology can give parents a false sense of security, leading to less active monitoring of what children are up to online. Filters can fail or be circumvented, and left to their own devices, teenagers will find a way to get what they want.

Technology can help but it can only go so far. Parents must set boundaries and discuss the risks with their children.

Tony Neate, chief executive of Get Safe Online, says: "It is very important to talk to your child about being safe online, taking them through the risks and what they mean. This includes not just your home PC, but anywhere where internet access is involved - including mobile phones and game consoles.

"Don't be afraid to ask your own questions to get a sense of what they are getting up to online."

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"Our inquiry found that many children are easily accessing internet pornography as well as other websites showing extreme violence or promoting self-harm and anorexia," said Claire Perry, who launched the study in August with the backing of Ed Vaizey, the communications minister.

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Keeping it secretIn all cases they will look to make sure that the young person won’t tell anyone else about the abuse, telling them to keep it secret.They often tell young people that no one will believe them, or that if they tell anyone they will be the one in trouble. This is why it is so important to tell a young person that you believe them and do not blame them if they disclose they have been sexually abused.Remember many children and young people don’t understand that they have been groomed, or that what has happened is abuse. Even if they tell you or you find out about the abuse, young people may attempt to remain in ongoing contact with the offender and have very mixed feelings about it all. They will need your help in making sense of their feelings, and protecting them from further abuse. 

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Keeping it secretIn all cases they will look to make sure that the young person won’t tell anyone else about the abuse, telling them to keep it secret.They often tell young people that no one will believe them, or that if they tell anyone they will be the one in trouble. This is why it is so important to tell a young person that you believe them and do not blame them if they disclose they have been sexually abused.Remember many children and young people don’t understand that they have been groomed, or that what has happened is abuse. Even if they tell you or you find out about the abuse, young people may attempt to remain in ongoing contact with the offender and have very mixed feelings about it all. They will need your help in making sense of their feelings, and protecting them from further abuse. 

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Groomers typically create fake online profiles that make them appear to  be another child using online resource. They will begin talking to children, gauging their reactions and their willingness to answer questions to help them select their next victim. To ensure safety of their child parents should take proper steps (nobullying.com/protecting-your-child-from-online-predators) in the first place.

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Groomers typically create fake online profiles that make them appear to  be another child using online resource. They will begin talking to children, gauging their reactions and their willingness to answer questions to help them select their next victim. To ensure safety of their child parents should take proper steps (nobullying.com/protecting-your-child-from-online-predators) in the first place.

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While the school will make every effort to deal with bullying on the school premises and to prevent bullying outside the school gates, we cannot be directly responsible for bullying that takes place off site. We encourage pupils to tell us about incidents that happen so that we can:
alert parents to the fact that children are having unsupervised and inappropriate internet contact
raise concerns and take steps as appropriate e.g contact police to alert them to trouble spots, gangs etc
alert colleagues in another school  whose pupils are bullying off premises or online
offer pupils strategies to handle bullying online or otherwise off the school premises

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Bullying is behaviour that hurts someone else – such as name calling, hitting, pushing, spreading rumours, threatening or undermining someone.It can happen anywhere – at school, at home or online. It’s usually repeated over a long period of time and can hurt a child both physically and emotionally.Bullying that happens online, using social networks, games and mobile phones, is often called cyberbullying. A child can feel like there’s no escape because it can happen wherever they are, at any time of day or night.

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Bullying is behaviour that hurts someone else – such as name calling, hitting, pushing, spreading rumours, threatening or undermining someone.It can happen anywhere – at school, at home or online. It’s usually repeated over a long period of time and can hurt a child both physically and emotionally.Bullying that happens online, using social networks, games and mobile phones, is often called cyberbullying. A child can feel like there’s no escape because it can happen wherever they are, at any time of day or night.

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Cyber bullying is any form of bullying which takes place online or through smartphones and tablets.

Evidence
Cyber bullying is rife on the internet and most young people will experience it or see it at some time. In recent national bullying survey, 56% of young people said they have seen others be bullied online and 42% have felt unsafe online.

How do schools deal with it?
Preventing cyberbullying will not be easy. Because of the fact it happens on the internet, it is difficult to police. However, the best way to prevent it is to treat it as a whole school community issue as well as treating it as another form of bullying within the school’s anti-bullying policy.

Make sure that all your students know that, no matter what its form, all bullying is wrong and will not be tolerated.As part of efforts to deal with the issue, you should also continue to promote awareness about the school’s AUPs and ICT misuse sanctions.

There are a number of things you can drive home to your students too like teaching them about their rights and responsibilities online and making sure they are aware that the internet is not a private place.School stakeholders need to also promote the positive use of technology, discuss and inform your students about good netiquette and personal safety issues.

One other key message is to encourage a “telling” atmosphere – so that pupils will report cyberbullying where they see it. To do this, your school can publicise different ways of reporting cyberbullying to give confidence to bystanders.Anti-bullying policies also need to be constantly updated and amended to deal with cyberbullying as it evolves. This will provide your school with some solid ground in terms of investigations and sanctions.

But most of all, you should encourage students to make friends and promote a positive and supportive atmosphere in the school which will ensure that cyberbullying does not thrive. Use our roleplays to open up a discussion about cyberbullying and imaging sharing.

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Online grooming means to prepare or train (someone) for a particular purpose or activity, where  an emotional connection is being build in order to gain trust  and lower the it person(child) inhibitions with the objective of sexual abuse/exploitation, intimidation, including cyberbullying, alluring them in consensual relationships.

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Online grooming means to prepare or train (someone) for a particular purpose or activity, where  an emotional connection is being build in order to gain trust  and lower the it person(child) inhibitions with the objective of sexual abuse/exploitation, intimidation, including cyberbullying, alluring them in consensual relationships.

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Google website definition search.

According to the Britain-based Internet Watch Foundation, reports of sexual abuse imagery world rose from 417% between 2013-2015.
In 2016 more than 8000 reports of child exploitation were reported.
Not having in place trained school staff, who can raise awareness and teach children, parents and carers about the online grooming, as well as bulling, sexting and identity theft, this can expose children to become victims, were shocking images of them can be uploaded to online websites, leading to trafficking and child exploitation.
According to smh.co.au, children need to be taught how to identify suspicion online behaviour, how to block and how to report apps and sites. Moreover children should be encouraged not to post naked images of themselves  on such online apps, and not to provide personal details.
The risks of not having safety (knowledge)awareness can lead to missing children, or gang troubled behaviour ,psychological problems, harassed or trafficked
children, even being radicalised.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/kids-as-young-as-four-posting-explicit-images-and-being-groomed-online-20180205-p4yzg5.html

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Grooming is when someone builds an emotional connection with a child to gain their trust for the purposes of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or trafficking.

Children and young people can be groomed online or face-to-face, by a stranger or by someone they know - for example a family member, friend or professional.

Groomers may be male or female. They could be any age.

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Cyber Bullying-refers to people/children who are being bullied online( through apps. and devices),where non-stop harassement, threats and abuse is becoming emotional  scarring, leading to self-destructions of the person/child  subjected to it.

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Cyber Bullying-refers to people/children who are being bullied online( through apps. and devices),where non-stop harassement, threats and abuse is becoming emotional  scarring, leading to self-destructions of the person/child  subjected to it.

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According to The report, called Safety Net, on telegraph.co.uk
,3 in 5 young people had their first social account aged 12 or under and more than a third believe the social media has a negative impact on how they feel about themselves, feeling inadequate if they did not have enough likes or followers.
1 in 10 admitted logging on after midnight every night.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/26/children-using-social-media-midnight-every-day-report-finds/

Name calling ,taunting ,rumour-mongering ,imitating online, using their log-on details to affect the victim, leading to emotional distress are evident signs of dealing and being exposed to cyber bullying.
Schools deal with C.B. through anti-bullying policies and procedures by reassuring and supporting the bullied person, helping the child to gather information by educating him on how to protect himself from future attacks(new password, blocking profiles on apps. etc).
Advising not to reply to the abuser, by keeping his personal private information in place.
By investigating the claims brought up and report to the websites, phone provides in order to stop that happening again.
School guidelines like Acceptable Use policy, Anti-bulling ,Behaviour and Disciplinary policy should be in place .
Furthermore school should bring to everyone attention that bulling is wrong, raising awareness by teaching  them about the internet safety, encouraging to report cyberbullying where/when they see it/hear it.
As well a good behaviour management must be promoted.     https://www.webwise.ie/teachers/dealing-with-cyberbullying-in-schools-2/

By not recognising the warning signs ,children are exposed to sleep difficulty and nightmares, loss of school interest ,self destructive behaviour, changes in eating habits, inexplicable injuries, harming and in worst scenario leading to suicide.
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Blue Whale:
Friends of the virtual world can be fatal. Blue whale is a game where the participant has to carry out several tasks involving self-isolation, self mutilation, and even suicide.
There are countries where virtual games player have become victims.
Is good to be aware of who you or loved one interacts with on social networks or other forms of internet communication(forums, internet, e-mail) noticing and be self aware of who has changed their behaviour lately, including in the online environment.
The temptation of joining such life threatening  game is high  among school children ,where the main reasons ,for children joining in this game is the need of belonging to a group, feeling the impulse to make dangerous gestures for admiration;
and also the preadolescent and adolescent is the time when the child is tempted to participate in such inappropriate games sites.
Phycologist Keren Rosner explained through mediafax.ro, the impact of this game upon children :''Life leads to such choises because they are children with communication problems, they cannot manage affective feelings.
t is very difficult time for the child to live this change, very hard , he cannot explain, does not know how to act and then is troubled and driven to such needs, the needs to find  answers ,to belong to a group.
the need for healthy attachments not probably satisfied in the family and then, the child seeks outdoors to find understanding, although it seems absurd, it is a way of adapting, a faulty way, according to this immediate possibilities.
Kids enter into such games of terrible, but these behaviour hide sadness, the non-acceptance feeling and the desire to stand out is just a cry after affection.
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Grooming happens both online and in person. Groomers will hide their true intentions and may spend a long time gaining a child's trust. Groomers may try to gain the trust of a whole family to allow them to be left alone with a child and if they work with children they may use similar tactics with their colleagues.Groomers do this by:pretending to be someone they are not, for example saying they are the same age onlineoffering advice or understandingbuying giftsgiving the child attentionusing their professional position or reputationtaking them on trips, outings or holidays.k.s

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Grooming happens both online and in person. Groomers will hide their true intentions and may spend a long time gaining a child's trust. Groomers may try to gain the trust of a whole family to allow them to be left alone with a child and if they work with children they may use similar tactics with their colleagues.Groomers do this by:pretending to be someone they are not, for example saying they are the same age onlineoffering advice or understandingbuying giftsgiving the child attentionusing their professional position or reputationtaking them on trips, outings or holidays.k.s

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Denigration – This is when someone may send information about another person that is fake, damaging and untrue. Sharing photos of someone for the purpose to ridicule, spreading fake rumours and gossip. This can be on any site online or on apps. We even hear about people altering photos of others and posting in online for the purpose of bullying.Flaming – This is when someone is purposely using really extreme and offensive language and getting into online arguments and fights. They do this to cause reactions and enjoy the fact it causes someone to get distressed.Impersonation – This is when someone will hack into someone’s email or social networking account and use the person's online identity to send or post vicious or embarrassing material to/about others. The making up of fake profiles on social network sites, apps and online are common place and it can be really difficult to get them closed down.Outing and Trickery – This is when someone may share personal information about another or trick someone into revealing secrets and forward it to others. They may also do this with private images and videos too. Cyber Stalking – This is the act of repeatedly sending messages that include threats of harm, harassment, intimidating messages, or engaging in other online activities that make a person afraid for his or her safety. The actions may be illegal too depending on what they are doing. Exclusion – This is when others intentionally leave someone out of a group such as group messages, online apps, gaming sites and other online engagement. This is also a form of social bullying and a very common. Bullying by spreading rumours and gossipThe worst thing about social networking sites and messaging apps is that anything nasty posted about you can be seen by lots of people and these posts can go viral very fast and be shared by so many people within minutes in some cases.From what we have heard from people who have been bullied online, the most vicious gossip and rumours are often spread by people who were once your best friends so it's best to keep secrets and personal information to yourself. Only tell people things if it wouldn't embarrass you if other people found out about them. Posting false and malicious things about people on the internet can be classed as harassment.Threatening behaviourAnyone who makes threats to you on the internet could be committing a criminal offence. It's against the law in the UK to use the phone system, which includes the internet, to cause alarm or distress. It could also be against the 1997 Harassment Act. If threats are made against you then it's essential you confide in your parents, or someone you trust so that they can make a complaint to the police. If you can't print out the threats use the "print screen" button or snipping tool to take a snapshot of the computer screen and then save that somewhere safe. Or if you have a phone or tablet, use the screenshot function and keep these images safe.Blackmail and groomingWe have had many complaints from young people that new "friends" online have tried to pressure them into taking their clothes off and filming or taking images of themselves. Threats have been made that their parent will be told embarrassing things if they don't take part or they will send the images to everyone they know if they do not do it.This is an offence called "grooming" in the UK and people who have been found guilty of "grooming" have been jailed. Remember: everyone you meet on the internet is a stranger and you need to keep personal things personal to you, don't share your secrets with other people and if anyone asks you to do anything that makes you feel uncomfortable then don't do it.We often hear of people in relationships trying to make their boyfriend or girlfriend send sexting images of themselves to prove they love them or want to be with them. It is against the law for anyone under the age of 18 to take, send or redistribute pictures of anyone under the age of 18.CEOP is The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre and they investigate cases of sexual abuse and grooming on the internet. You can report incidents by clicking the red button on the top right hand corner of the CEOP website. Although the police can get information from your computer's hard drive, it is helpful if you don't delete anything until the police have decided whether they need it as evidence.When comments gets abusiveThere are quite a few instant messaging apps including Snapchat, WhatsApp, Secret, Whisper and Instagram.  They are a great way of sharing things with your friends and having fun. But if things turn nasty you can block people from seeing you are on line and you can save abusive conversations or print them out as evidence.It's tempting to have a go back if someone makes a rude posting on your online space, social network or app but don't. This is called flaming and it just makes the problem worse. Abusive comments are very upsetting but the best way to deal with them is to get them removed by the website. Read our advice on bullying on social networks to find out how to remove comments.Inappropriate images It's easy to save any pictures of anyone on any site and upload them to the internet. Make sure that you have the person's permission to take a picture and that they're happy for thousands of people to see it on the internet. Be wary of tagging and hashtags as this will send the picture out to a wider audience then you may have originally intended.Don't upset people and then upload their pictures for other people to have a laugh. That could be harassment. Don't digitally alter pictures of people either because what you think is funny may be offensive to other people. Don't let anyone take pictures of you that might embarrass you.Innocent bystanderThere is no such thing as an innocent bystander and if you have seen someone being bullied online, you can report it to the online site or app. Ignoring it may feel like the easiest thing to do but the person who is being subjected to that bullying may need your help and support to get it stopped. Most sites now have a report button which is something you can do and this will send the bullying comments to the site to investigate.Tips and advice If you post abuse about anyone else online or if you send threats, you can be traced by the police without any difficulty. Every time you visit a website or make a posting, your internet service provider, Sky, BT or Virgin, has an electronic note of your activity. Even if you create an anonymous email address like Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo, you can still be traced.Keep safe by using unusual passwords. Use a combination of letters, lowercase, uppercase, symbols and numbers. Don't use any part of your name or email address and don't use your birth date either because that's easy for people who know you to guess. Don't let anyone see you signing in and if they do, change the password as soon as you can. If you are using a public computer such as one in a library, computer shop, or even a shared family computer, be sure to sign out of any web service you are using before leaving the computer so that you can protect your privacy. Being bullied online can affect someone enormously. Being bullied can impact on a person’s self-esteem, confidence and social skills. We have supported people affected by this type of bullying, and in many cases they have had to leave school, work and social networks to escape bullying. Try to consider the impact your words may have and think twice before posting.Think twice before you post anything online because once it’s out there you can’t take it back. It is easy for any comments or posts you make online to be taken out of context and these could be damaging to you in the long term. Read more about digital footprints and how this can affect your life both online and offlineGetting helpThere are many ways of getting help to get the cyber bullying to stop. Please read our advice article on bullying on social networks and apps if you want advice on this specific area. Our advice on how to deal with cyber bullying has lots of tips that can help too. You can also call us on 0808 800 2222 for advice and support.West Mercia Police have produced informative advice sheets on what to do if you are being bullied online. The advice sheets are for young people and adults. https://www.bullying.co.uk/cyberbullying/what-is-cyberbullying/  Claudia 

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Denigration – This is when someone may send information about another person that is fake, damaging and untrue. Sharing photos of someone for the purpose to ridicule, spreading fake rumours and gossip. This can be on any site online or on apps. We even hear about people altering photos of others and posting in online for the purpose of bullying.Flaming – This is when someone is purposely using really extreme and offensive language and getting into online arguments and fights. They do this to cause reactions and enjoy the fact it causes someone to get distressed.Impersonation – This is when someone will hack into someone’s email or social networking account and use the person's online identity to send or post vicious or embarrassing material to/about others. The making up of fake profiles on social network sites, apps and online are common place and it can be really difficult to get them closed down.Outing and Trickery – This is when someone may share personal information about another or trick someone into revealing secrets and forward it to others. They may also do this with private images and videos too. Cyber Stalking – This is the act of repeatedly sending messages that include threats of harm, harassment, intimidating messages, or engaging in other online activities that make a person afraid for his or her safety. The actions may be illegal too depending on what they are doing. Exclusion – This is when others intentionally leave someone out of a group such as group messages, online apps, gaming sites and other online engagement. This is also a form of social bullying and a very common. Bullying by spreading rumours and gossipThe worst thing about social networking sites and messaging apps is that anything nasty posted about you can be seen by lots of people and these posts can go viral very fast and be shared by so many people within minutes in some cases.From what we have heard from people who have been bullied online, the most vicious gossip and rumours are often spread by people who were once your best friends so it's best to keep secrets and personal information to yourself. Only tell people things if it wouldn't embarrass you if other people found out about them. Posting false and malicious things about people on the internet can be classed as harassment.Threatening behaviourAnyone who makes threats to you on the internet could be committing a criminal offence. It's against the law in the UK to use the phone system, which includes the internet, to cause alarm or distress. It could also be against the 1997 Harassment Act. If threats are made against you then it's essential you confide in your parents, or someone you trust so that they can make a complaint to the police. If you can't print out the threats use the "print screen" button or snipping tool to take a snapshot of the computer screen and then save that somewhere safe. Or if you have a phone or tablet, use the screenshot function and keep these images safe.Blackmail and groomingWe have had many complaints from young people that new "friends" online have tried to pressure them into taking their clothes off and filming or taking images of themselves. Threats have been made that their parent will be told embarrassing things if they don't take part or they will send the images to everyone they know if they do not do it.This is an offence called "grooming" in the UK and people who have been found guilty of "grooming" have been jailed. Remember: everyone you meet on the internet is a stranger and you need to keep personal things personal to you, don't share your secrets with other people and if anyone asks you to do anything that makes you feel uncomfortable then don't do it.We often hear of people in relationships trying to make their boyfriend or girlfriend send sexting images of themselves to prove they love them or want to be with them. It is against the law for anyone under the age of 18 to take, send or redistribute pictures of anyone under the age of 18.CEOP is The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre and they investigate cases of sexual abuse and grooming on the internet. You can report incidents by clicking the red button on the top right hand corner of the CEOP website. Although the police can get information from your computer's hard drive, it is helpful if you don't delete anything until the police have decided whether they need it as evidence.When comments gets abusiveThere are quite a few instant messaging apps including Snapchat, WhatsApp, Secret, Whisper and Instagram.  They are a great way of sharing things with your friends and having fun. But if things turn nasty you can block people from seeing you are on line and you can save abusive conversations or print them out as evidence.It's tempting to have a go back if someone makes a rude posting on your online space, social network or app but don't. This is called flaming and it just makes the problem worse. Abusive comments are very upsetting but the best way to deal with them is to get them removed by the website. Read our advice on bullying on social networks to find out how to remove comments.Inappropriate images It's easy to save any pictures of anyone on any site and upload them to the internet. Make sure that you have the person's permission to take a picture and that they're happy for thousands of people to see it on the internet. Be wary of tagging and hashtags as this will send the picture out to a wider audience then you may have originally intended.Don't upset people and then upload their pictures for other people to have a laugh. That could be harassment. Don't digitally alter pictures of people either because what you think is funny may be offensive to other people. Don't let anyone take pictures of you that might embarrass you.Innocent bystanderThere is no such thing as an innocent bystander and if you have seen someone being bullied online, you can report it to the online site or app. Ignoring it may feel like the easiest thing to do but the person who is being subjected to that bullying may need your help and support to get it stopped. Most sites now have a report button which is something you can do and this will send the bullying comments to the site to investigate.Tips and advice If you post abuse about anyone else online or if you send threats, you can be traced by the police without any difficulty. Every time you visit a website or make a posting, your internet service provider, Sky, BT or Virgin, has an electronic note of your activity. Even if you create an anonymous email address like Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo, you can still be traced.Keep safe by using unusual passwords. Use a combination of letters, lowercase, uppercase, symbols and numbers. Don't use any part of your name or email address and don't use your birth date either because that's easy for people who know you to guess. Don't let anyone see you signing in and if they do, change the password as soon as you can. If you are using a public computer such as one in a library, computer shop, or even a shared family computer, be sure to sign out of any web service you are using before leaving the computer so that you can protect your privacy. Being bullied online can affect someone enormously. Being bullied can impact on a person’s self-esteem, confidence and social skills. We have supported people affected by this type of bullying, and in many cases they have had to leave school, work and social networks to escape bullying. Try to consider the impact your words may have and think twice before posting.Think twice before you post anything online because once it’s out there you can’t take it back. It is easy for any comments or posts you make online to be taken out of context and these could be damaging to you in the long term. Read more about digital footprints and how this can affect your life both online and offlineGetting helpThere are many ways of getting help to get the cyber bullying to stop. Please read our advice article on bullying on social networks and apps if you want advice on this specific area. Our advice on how to deal with cyber bullying has lots of tips that can help too. You can also call us on 0808 800 2222 for advice and support.West Mercia Police have produced informative advice sheets on what to do if you are being bullied online. The advice sheets are for young people and adults. https://www.bullying.co.uk/cyberbullying/what-is-cyberbullying/  Claudia 

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Keeping it secretIn all cases they will look to make sure that the young person won’t tell anyone else about the abuse, telling them to keep it secret.They often tell young people that no one will believe them, or that if they tell anyone they will be the one in trouble. This is why it is so important to tell a young person that you believe them and do not blame them if they disclose they have been sexually abused.Remember many children and young people don’t understand that they have been groomed, or that what has happened is abuse. Even if they tell you or you find out about the abuse, young people may attempt to remain in ongoing contact with the offender and have very mixed feelings about it all. They will need your help in making sense of their feelings, and protecting them from further abuse.
Keeping it secretIn all cases they will look to make sure that the young person won’t tell anyone else about the abuse, telling them to keep it secret.They often tell young people that no one will believe them, or that if they tell anyone they will be the one in trouble. This is why it is so important to tell a young person that you believe them and do not blame them if they disclose they have been sexually abused.Remember many children and young people don’t understand that they have been groomed, or that what has happened is abuse. Even if they tell you or you find out about the abuse, young people may attempt to remain in ongoing contact with the offender and have very mixed feelings about it all. They will need your help in making sense of their feelings, and protecting them from further abuse. 
Groomers typically create fake online profiles that make them appear to be another child using online resource. They will begin talking to children, gauging their reactions and their willingness to answer questions to help them select their next victim. To ensure safety of their child parents should take proper steps (nobullying.com/protecting-your-child-from-online-predators) in the first place.
Groomers typically create fake online profiles that make them appear to  be another child using online resource. They will begin talking to children, gauging their reactions and their willingness to answer questions to help them select their next victim. To ensure safety of their child parents should take proper steps (nobullying.com/protecting-your-child-from-online-predators) in the first place.
Online grooming means to prepare or train (someone) for a particular purpose or activity, where an emotional connection is being build in order to gain trust and lower the it person(child) inhibitions with the objective of sexual abuse/exploitation, intimidation, including cyberbullying, alluring them in consensual relationships.
Online grooming means to prepare or train (someone) for a particular purpose or activity, where  an emotional connection is being build in order to gain trust  and lower the it person(child) inhibitions with the objective of sexual abuse/exploitation, intimidation, including cyberbullying, alluring them in consensual relationships.
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According to the Britain-based Internet Watch Foundation, reports of sexual abuse imagery world rose from 417% between 2013-2015.
In 2016 more than 8000 reports of child exploitation were reported.
Not having in place trained school staff, who can raise awareness and teach children, parents and carers about the online grooming, as well as bulling, sexting and identity theft, this can expose children to become victims, were shocking images of them can be uploaded to online websites, leading to trafficking and child exploitation.
According to smh.co.au, children need to be taught how to identify suspicion online behaviour, how to block and how to report apps and sites. Moreover children should be encouraged not to post naked images of themselves  on such online apps, and not to provide personal details.
The risks of not having safety (knowledge)awareness can lead to missing children, or gang troubled behaviour ,psychological problems, harassed or trafficked 
children, even being radicalised.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/kids-as-young-as-four-posting-explicit-images-and-being-groomed-online-20180205-p4yzg5.html
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Grooming is when someone builds an emotional connection with a child to gain their trust for the purposes of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or trafficking.

Children and young people can be groomed online or face-to-face, by a stranger or by someone they know - for example a family member, friend or professional.

Groomers may be male or female. They could be any age.



Grooming happens both online and in person. Groomers will hide their true intentions and may spend a long time gaining a child's trust. Groomers may try to gain the trust of a whole family to allow them to be left alone with a child and if they work with children they may use similar tactics with their colleagues.Groomers do this by:pretending to be someone they are not, for example saying they are the same age onlineoffering advice or understandingbuying giftsgiving the child attentionusing their professional position or reputationtaking them on trips, outings or holidays.k.s
Grooming happens both online and in person. Groomers will hide their true intentions and may spend a long time gaining a child's trust. Groomers may try to gain the trust of a whole family to allow them to be left alone with a child and if they work with children they may use similar tactics with their colleagues.Groomers do this by:pretending to be someone they are not, for example saying they are the same age onlineoffering advice or understandingbuying giftsgiving the child attentionusing their professional position or reputationtaking them on trips, outings or holidays.k.s
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/child-abuse-and-neglect/grooming/

 
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Friends of the virtual world can be fatal. Blue whale is a game where the participant has to carry out several tasks involving self-isolation, self mutilation, and even suicide.
There are countries where virtual games player have become victims.
Is good to be aware of who you or loved one interacts with on social networks or other forms of internet communication(forums, internet, e-mail) noticing and be self aware of who has changed their behaviour lately, including in the online environment.
The temptation of joining such life threatening  game is high  among school children ,where the main reasons ,for children joining in this game is the need of belonging to a group, feeling the impulse to make dangerous gestures for admiration;
and also the preadolescent and adolescent is the time when the child is tempted to participate in such inappropriate games sites.
 Phycologist Keren Rosner explained through mediafax.ro, the impact of this game upon children :''Life leads to such choises because they are children with communication problems, they cannot manage affective feelings.
t is very difficult time for the child to live this change, very hard , he cannot explain, does not know how to act and then is troubled and driven to such needs, the needs to find  answers ,to belong to a group.
the need for healthy attachments not probably satisfied in the family and then, the child seeks outdoors to find understanding, although it seems absurd, it is a way of adapting, a faulty way, according to this immediate possibilities.
Kids enter into such games of terrible, but these behaviour hide sadness, the non-acceptance feeling and the desire to stand out is just a cry after affection.
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