Does "walking away" solve cyberbullying?

[Bisjac]

No, it's not really like virus protection at all.
You can block all you want. That only stops direct interactions. Doesn't stop them from stuff talking you to all your online buds. You can't defend yourself from that unless they aren't blocked. After all, you can't deny what you can't see.
Malware on the other hand, doesn't do that.

its not bullying if you dont interact with them in any way.
knowing someone is stufftalking you isnt a problem. you have to grow the forget up and not look at it.

you are clearly a soft lib child who plays victim cards. putting yourself in front of bullies so you can have something to complain about.

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[Shift Kitty]

its not bullying if you dont interact with them in any way.
knowing someone is stufftalking you isnt a problem. you have to grow the forget up and not look at it.

you are clearly a soft lib child who plays victim cards. putting yourself in front of bullies so you can have something to complain about.

Woah now, chill with the direct attacks. I'm not speaking from experience here.

[Bisjac]

looking at comments because you are just so compelled to see the drama, is putting yourself in harms way for no reason.
thats is some self victimizing bullstuff. you have no right to complain when you give yourself drama.

[Shift Kitty]

looking at comments because you are just so compelled to see the drama, is putting yourself in harms way for no reason.
thats is some self victimizing bullstuff. you have no right to complain when you give yourself drama.

Surrender, cover your ears, etc. Alright.

Cause that's how anti-virus works.

[Bisjac]

Surrender, cover your ears, etc. Alright.

Cause that's how anti-virus works.

thats not even the comparison i made. its people that allow themselves to be victimized so they can play victim. stupidity dosnt get you off the hook.

[Shift Kitty]

thats not even the comparison i made. its people that allow themselves to be victimized so they can play victim. stupidity dosnt get you off the hook.

What do you mean by 'allow themselves to be victimized'?

[MoltenKitten]

you cant get your teeth kicked in with non-irl bullying tho

Yeah but that is passed the point of bullying and to the point of assault

[Bisjac]

What do you mean by 'allow themselves to be victimized'?

Doesn't stop them from stuff talking you to all your online buds. You can't defend yourself from that unless they aren't blocked. After all, you can't deny what you can't see.

you just supported kids diving into unnecessary drama and escalating their own problems.
you have no right to be protected from people talking stuff about you.

[Shift Kitty]

you just supported kids diving into unnecessary drama and escalating their own problems.
you have no right to be protected from people talking stuff about you.

So essentially, to answer the original question. No, it's not solved?

[IkeTheGeneric]

At no point are you ever obligated to respond to people personally attacking you over the internet. As far as I'm concerned, there's no benefit to engaging people in a mudslinging fight, especially when it's about you.

If you feel as if you have to protect your persona or defend your reputation, you should probably take a break from the forum.

[Bisjac]

So essentially, to answer the original question. No, it's not solved?

the only issues that have ever been solved regarding bullying, was school shootings.
do you have any other suggestions? its better to let it go, walk away, not engage in the drama. for both sides.

never in history has bullying been solved. just dont be a whiny bitch about it, and its no longer an issue.

you seem to think you need to "win" online drama, and that is what you strive for lol.

[Zloff]

Yeah but that is passed the point of bullying and to the point of assault

the example was extreme and i definitely agree lol but my point is being stuffed into lockers, tripped, directly yelled at or humiliated, taking one in the gut here and there, etc is avoidable only if you run away or fight back, unlike the internet where you can block people, ignore text, etc

then again that's what it was like sometimes for me and my peers in middle/elementary school. i don't even think kids do that kind of stuff to each other nowadays. they're all pussies who just talk stuff until the victim kills themself

[Shift Kitty]

the only issues that have ever been solved regarding bullying, was school shootings.
do you have any other suggestions? its better to let it go, walk away, not engage in the drama. for both sides.

never in history has bullying been solved. just dont be a whiny bitch about it, and its no longer an issue.

No no, not suggesting anything. Just answering OP's question. It's not solved, correct?

you seem to think you need to "win" online drama, and that is what you strive for lol.

You feel the need to keep bringing me personally into this. Not sure why. I'm merely providing discussion. If you really want to bring me into this, you can check my profile and see just how often I personally give a stuff about drama.
But I'm not everyone.

[cooolguy32]

it's not that easy to just go away and forget about something that you spend so much time on
i have an addictive and slightly obsessive personality so it would be very hard for me to just straight up leave this place

this. I've been posting a lot since around March or February and have basically developed a addiction to this forum, I've actually tried to taking a break like 5 times, but I just come back the next day.

[McZealot]

The thing cyberbullying laws exist to stop is electronically aided harassment. A normal 21st century life without access to the Internet is going to be difficult or even impossible for many people. If some starfish from your school or workplace repeatedly sends you harassing messages and follows you about to engage with you after you've clearly shown no interest in speaking with them (aka harassment) then it can be treated with the same way it would be if they had done so in person.

tldr; It's not designed to protect you against things you can simply turn off.

Almost all cyberbullying is via social manipulation.

* The person could be bullying someone not technically capable (who might not know how to block them)
* The person could be targeting them through many medians (making it difficult to block them)
* The person could be harassing you indirectly (like signing your email up for spam)
* The person could be spreading lies or personal information about you (like spreading your nudes)
* The person could be asking others to contact you with malicious intent (like posting your number on 4chan)

These are just a few scenarios in which a "Block" button does not help.