A webinar was organized on Tuesday 9 March in the framework of the “End Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse @ Europe” project and the joint European Union and Council of Europe iPROCEEDS-2 project.
The event allowed for a dialogue between speakers working on cyberbullying and an audience made up of officials and policy makers, criminal justice authorities, non-governmental organisations and researchers/academia, about what can be done to step up efforts to tackle cyberbullying against children and youth.
Bullying is a worldwide problem, with negative and sometimes fatal consequences. The increased use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has taken bullying online and there is a blurring of the line between bullying offline and cyber-bullying. In addition, the anonymity of the internet has scaled up the dimension of violence seen in bullying, and acts of cyber-bullying increasingly fall into the realm of criminal offences which necessitate the involvement of law enforcement.
In this webinar, the discussions focused on the efforts and actions taken in order to combat cyberbullying and on providing guidance to law enforcement and other relevant actors to identify cases of cyberbullying that would require further investigation. The activity also raised awareness on existing prevention measures and advised on mindfulness in relation to psychological aspects involving both victim and aggressor.
- Go to the webinar on cyberbullying page
- Learn about about the “End Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse @ Europe” project
- Learn more about the iPROCEEDS-2 project.
- Read the Council of Europe guide : Parenting in the digital age
- Download the Guidelines to respect, protect and fulfil the rights of the child in the digital environment
- Browse through all past and upcoming webinars related to cybercrime