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Zoom cyberbullying, a new twist on an old Imposter Profile tactic

2/25/2021

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When we published Cyberslammed in 2012, we knew that technology was going to change so much in the coming years and that the platforms we mentioned in the book (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) would not be the only tools cyberbullies would use in the future.

CBS Sacramento reports that cyberbullying is on the rise with remote, at-home learning. No surprise there. According to the story, for some students, bullying is taking place during the classroom Zoom calls. The story reports: “A student will change their name to [my daughter's name] and then say different slurs like ‘you’re ugly today.’ In particular, they told her to kill herself,” said one parent.

The ugliness is never-ending, but the tactics are the same.

We didn't know about the Zoom platform in 2012. What we do know is that what these kids are doing to this woman's daughter is a form of an Imposter Profile, a cyberbullying tactic in which the perpetrator(s) create a fake social media account in the name of the person they are targeting to get everybody to believe the account is owned and maintained by the target.

With an Imposter Profile there are ways to identify the perpetrator, combat the problem with the help of the school, and in some cases, the police, and transform the traumatic bullying.

Teachers and parents: here's how to report to Zoom if someone is misusing their platform.

As far as the "go kill yourself" comments, a tiresome and predictable product of an ugly mindset, we address that in a past blog: read here.

Get familiar with the Imposter Profile tactic by reading our past blogs on this issue.

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