Children’s Internet Safety 39 CYBERBULLYING TERMS AND DEFINITIONS Online bullying can take many shapes but not all forms are easy to understand. Explore the different types of cyberbullying and bullying behaviours listed below: BAITING - to intentionally make a person angry by saying or doing things to annoy them. DISSING - sending or posting information that’s intended to damage someone’s reputation. FRAPING - logging into someone else’s account, impersonating them or posting inappropriate content in their name. OUTING - publicly sharing personal, private or embarrassing information, photos or videos about someone online. CATFISHING - stealing someone’s profile or setting up fake profiles to lure people into starting online relationships. EXCLUSION - deliberately excluding someone from online conversations, games and activities. GRIEFING - abusing and angering people through online gaming. ROASTING - ganging up on an individual online and sending offensive abuse until the victim is seen to ‘crack’. CYBERSTALKING - sending repeated and frequent messages that include real threats of physical harm. FLAMING - sending angry and abusive online messages to intentionally provoke someone into starting an argument. HARASSMENT - targeting an individual or group with persistent and offensive messages which could develop into cyberstalking. TROLLING - deliberately posting provocative and insulting messages about sensitive subjects or inflicting racism or misogyny on an individual. internetmatters.org
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