En el mundo de los medios sociales y las redes en línea, el problema de la seguridad surge continuamente, en particular, entre los adolescentes. El ciberacoso, el acoso que ocurre mediante el uso de tecnología electrónica, presenta desafíos únicos en comparación con las formas de acoso más tradicionales.
Los padres tienen que estar al tanto de lo que sus hijos adolescentes hacen en línea y hablar con ellos regularmente sobre el ciberacoso y otros problemas relacionados con Internet. Inicie una conversación abierta de forma temprana para minimizar el miedo del adolescente de perder sus privilegios de comunicación electrónica cuando le cuente sobre un caso de ciberacoso.
When using a site such as Facebook, parents need to discuss how their teen uses the site and with whom they share their posts. Is the teen communicating privately or publicly? Have they witnessed or been part of any form of online bullying? Facebook has tips and tools for individuals being bullied, harassed or attacked online.
Teens can:
- Unfriend - Only your Facebook friends can contact you through Facebook chat or post messages on your timeline.
- Block - This will prevent the person from starting chats and messages with you, adding you as a friend and viewing things you share on your timeline.
- Report the person or any abusive things they post.
The best protection against bullying is to learn what cyberbullying is, how to recognize it and how to stop it. Here are some tips about what you should — and shouldn’t — do:
- Don’t respond. Typically, children who bully want to get a response — don’t give them one.
- Don’t keep it a secret. Use Facebook's Social Reporting tool to send a copy of the abusive content to someone you trust who can help you deal with the bullying. This will also generate a report to Facebook.
- Document and save. If the attacks persist, you may need to report the activity to an internet service provider and they will want to see the messages.
For more information, tools and resources around safety, please visit Facebook's Family Safety Center and Stopbullying.gov’s Cyberbullying section.