What is online violence?

Online violence is when someone is violent to you on the internet or social media.

It is also called cyber-violence or cyber-bullying.

Online violence is when someone:

• bullies you on social media

Bullying is when someone keeps saying or doing something to make you feel bad.

• posts or sends photos or videos of you without your consent
• uses the internet to find out where you are
• puts spyware on your computer – a program that lets people secretly watch what you do on your computer
• steals your personal information from the internet and shares it with other people
• sends you emails that threaten you or make you feel bad.

This is never OK.

You can learn more about staying safe from online violence on the Staying Safe online page on this website.

Download the 1800RESPECT Easy English Book 3 – Where Violence Happens and Who Can Do Violence to learn more about online violence.

You can also learn more on the Sunny App.

Download the Sunny app from the 1800RESPECT website.

If you are experiencing any type of violence, you can contact 1800RESPECT for support:

• Call 1800 737 732
• Go to the 1800RESPECT website
• Talk to someone online on the 1800RESPECT website.

If you are in danger now, call 000 straight away.