Definitions of Cyberstalking, Cyberharassment, and Cyberbullying
Cyberstalking | the use of electronic communications to repeatedly follow, threaten, or engage in malicious behaviors directed at one or more people |
Cyberharassment | the use of electronic communications to annoy, bother, or torment one or more people for no legitimate purpose |
Cyberbullying | the use of electronic communications by a minor to bother, annoy, or degrade another minor, usually during school-related events, but may also occur outside of the school context |
Reprinted, with permission, from State Cyberstalking, Cyberharassment, and Cyberbullying Laws, 2010.