Assignment #2: CyberBullying (and Privacy)

1)Visit the site's page on "The Law and Reporting." What are two actions that can violate someone's privacy? 
Two acts that can violate someone's privacy are Non-Consensual Distribution of an Intimate Image and Voyeurism.

2) There are four other sections on this page about laws in Canada. Identify two of them and provide one example from each section that would be considered an unlawful act. 

Two other sections are Acts that Make Others Feel Unsafe. An example of this would be  Uttering Threats. This means threatening to hurt someone, damage their property or hurt an animal they own. Another section in this article is Acts that Hurt the Reputation of another Person. An example of this is Defamatory Libel. This is when  someone is making statements about another person that are likely to hurt their reputation or cause others to treat them badly or ridicule them (e.g. posting online that another person is a racist). 

3) Cite three examples on how you can report a potential crime. 

Three ways you can report a potential crime are: Search online for the agency that is responsible for policing in your area, Go to www.cybertip.ca/report to tell us about your concern, or make a phone call to the local detachment, let them know your age and tell them what has happened.

4)At the NeedHelpNow.com main page, there are eight sections (Learn More About...). Select two of them (we just explored "The Law and Reporting") and in a small paragraph provide some information about each section. Consider information that you think is helpful or you did not know about. The section on "Removing Pictures/Videos" is a very good resource. 

Removing pictures and videos has a selection of social media websites and provides a step by step walkthrough of how and what to do if you ever need to remove content from one of the websites (Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Google, Other, or a peer's phone.)


Helping a friend is a section that discuses how to recognize and what to do when a friend needs help. In this section it talks about warning signs to tell if a friend needs help such as messages that indicate a feeling of hopelessness and being all alone or pulling away from activities normally enjoyed. It also talks about how to help and what to do if urgent help is needed and how to recognize when a friend needs urgent help. If someone you know is exhibiting any of these following behaviors:
Wanting to die (e.g. “The world would be better off without me”) and/or definitive statements of “I am going to kill myself” or “All my problems will end soon”

Saying goodbyes or giving away belongings (e.g. “I won’t be needing these things anymore”)

Statements of despair (e.g. “I just can’t take it anymore” or “I never do anything right”) or of feeling trapped (e.g. “This is never going to get better”)

Revengeful statements like “He’ll regret it” or “I’ll show them”

Glamorizing death (e.g. “Live fast, die young”)

Asking about how to get things like pills or weapons

You need to step in and help your friend immediately. You could take your friend to a hospital, call 911 or another crisis centre,  or reporting to a social networking site (e.g. Facebook or Instagram) if the concerns have been shared through these sites (and you don’t know the person offline.)

5)Visit the site's page on #ChangeTheStory. Scroll down and watch the three short videos. Provide one thing that you found interesting about one of the videos.

Don't let others write your story was a really empowering video that talks about taking control of your own life. I really enjoyed it and found it interesting to see the ways to take charge and live life to the fullest.




6)What is one way you could help promote the #ChangeTheStory campaign?

You could promote the #ChangeTheStory campaign the same way you could promote any organization, you could share a link on Facebook, tell a friend in need of motivation or positive energy, or put up posters in your local post office. I think the easiest way would be to tell a friend in need.