Cyberbullying is bullying with the use of digital technologies. It can take place on social media, messaging platforms, gaming platforms and mobile phones. It is repeated behaviour, aimed at scaring, angering or shaming those who are targeted. 

Teenagers often do not tell anyone that they are threatened and blackmailed because they are afraid of being laughed at and of being put out of the "pack".

Bullies often threaten by pretending to joke and for young people it is not always clear to understand where the joke ends and where the crime begins.

International organizations such as Unicef ​​and European Union are also dealing with this big problem.

Cyberbullying can occur in many forms, which can be divided into different types and, in some cases, with areas of overlap between them:

• flaming
• harassment
• cyberstalking
• denigration
• impersonation
• exclusion
• happy slapping
• sexting

Do you know anybody who had to face something like this? What do you think you can do to stop this?

Watch the Czech series #MartyIsDead winner of the Emmy Award 2020 (an international award for the best television programs) which deals with this theme and highlights how a game and its underestimation can result in a tragedy. (You can see subtitles in English).

Please discuss this serious problem with your team mates here and come up with 10 questions for a survey to understand what we can do to combat this phenomenon and raise awareness about it.