Detecting the Presence of Cyberbullying Using Computer Software

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Bayzick, Cyberbullying 8Though this may seem insulting, this would not be considered cyberbullyingbecause it does not seem to directly and personally attack PersonA; it merelyexpresses a different opinion.What distinguishes a student who makes one nasty comment from a full-fledgedbully, either in-person or online? A bully meaning to cause harm usually does not stop witha single malicious remark to the victim and may target more than one victim. If a bullysteals your lunch money once, it is likely that he will steal it again, and he may even move onto your nerdy friends. Similarly, a key element of cyberbullying is the fact that insultshappen repeatedly over time.By definition, cyberbullying must take place using an electronic medium. Patchinand Hinduja specify that the communication be through electronic text (as opposed totalking on the phone or sending pictures, videos, or other types of electronic media). Withinthe textual data, other mediums sometimes become relevant (pictures, video, etc.) and canbe used to determine context, but the vast majority of the data is in text format.One could also consider the definition of cyberbullying from the viewpoint of thevictim, as opposed to the bully. Essentially, if one feels bullied, one is being bullied,regardless of the intentions of the bully. However, sentiment of intent is difficult todetermine online, so we focus on specific language and terminology.
Bayzick, Cyberbullying 9III Types of CyberbullyingThe definitions above provide a theoretical description of cyberbullying. The goal ofthis project is to detect the presence of cyberbullying in chat transcripts, so more specificdescriptions are needed for the development of software. Nine different methods ofcyberbullying were found [1][2][4].i. FloodingFlooding consists of the bully repeatedly entering the same comment, nonsensecomments, or holding down the enter key for the purpose of not allowing thevictim to contribute to the conversation. For example:Luke:Luke:Luke:Luke:Luke:Luke:Luke:Luke:Luke:Luke:Jack: Don'tLuke uses flooding against Jack and everyone else in the chat room as aform of intimidation. Jack’s response includes a protesting comment, “don't.”“Please don’t do that,” “stop,” “this really sucks,” etc. Then, the presence ofmultiple lines of blank or repeated comments by the bully, followed by aprotesting comment by another user, the victim, would constitute flooding [2].ii. MasqueradeMasquerade involves the bully logging in to a website, chat room, or programusing another user’s screenname. A masquerading bully can have a number ofdifferent motivations.
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