Dark side of the internet • Instant Messaging (IM) / Chat Rooms - Using instant messaging and chat rooms to send threatening or abusive messages to someone else and asking others to join in. Using another person’s account, without their permission, to send abusive messages to others.

• Online gaming - Abusing or harassing someone through online multi player gaming sites.

• Mobile phones - Sending abusive texts, video or photo messages, sharing videos of physical attacks on individuals (for example happy slapping or blue jacking). Also sexting, which is encouraging someone to share intimate pictures or videos of themselves and then sending these on to other people.

• Abusing personal information - Posting photos, personal information, fake comments and blogs, or pretending to be someone online without that person’s permission.
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