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The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter Trending Topics 12 for the textbook Identity A2 to B1 with authors Carla Leonard from Oxford University Press

Question

Answer the questions.

Answer

  1. Cyberbullying is bullying that happens online. It often involves activities such as posting offensive comments, embarrassing photos or videos of someone on social media, chat sites, forums, and in group messages.
  2. Cyberbullies often attack on social media, chat sites, forums, and in group messages, as well as in comments sections on websites.
  3. According to the survey, one in four teenagers (25%) were victims of cyberbullying.
  4. Internet trolling refers to someone starting arguments or upsetting people online.
  5. You can support other people online by posting supportive content and sharing experiences. Many teens believe in empowering somebody online through public support.
  6. Some celebrities, like Adele and Taylor Swift, feel better after a cyberbullying attack by receiving compliments, kind messages from fans, and using their music as a coping mechanism.
  7. Cyberbullies often want victims to react negatively, so they may seek hurtful responses or complaints to show their impact.
  8. Victims can protect themselves by not feeling guilty, avoiding public displays of hurt online, not feeding the trolls with negative reactions, using tech tools intelligently (saving evidence, blocking or reporting the bully), seeking help from teachers or relatives if worried, and maintaining privacy settings and unique passwords.

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