EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN AS A WAY OF FIGHTING AGAINST INTERNET HATE, A FORM OF CYBER VIOLENCE

Marek Górka

Abstract


Due to highly innovative technologies such as the smartphone, cyber- bullying and on-line, aggression has increasingly affected individuals across the world. Cyber-bullying is defined as repeated unwanted, hurtful, harassing, and threatening interaction through electronic communication media. Anonymity and mobility afforded by the Internet have made harassment and expressions of hate effortless in a landscape that is abstract and beyond the realms of traditional law enforcement. Further, it argues that a broad coalition of government, schools, police and citizenry is likely to be most effective in reducing the harm caused by hate speech. The study discusses the targets of hate on the Internet, provides a framework within which problems can be identified and resolved by accentuating moral and social responsibility, and articulates possible solutions to combat with this increasing problem.

Keywords


cyber-bullying; digital aggression; Internet; online bullying; online protection; young people

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21303/2504-5571.2018.00531

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