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Hello and welcome to the English.com.

Hello and welcome to the English we speak with me, Rob.

And me, Faye Faye.

In this program we're talking about an expression that's appeared in the age of the internet and it's connected to social media.

So Fay Faye, do you communicate with other people a lot on social media?

Yes I do.

I love chatting with my friends and meeting you people. Some people I mean though, they write

very negative messages attacking others. It's nasty. It is and it's something we call cyberbullying.

That's a form of bullying in which people harass and harm other people online deliberately.

And unlike the traditional bully, the electronic bully can remain anonymous.

So we don't know who they are.

Cyberbullying includes things like spreading lies and rumors online,

sending or forwarding unpleasant messages via

instant messaging, text or on social networks. Yes it's becoming very common

among teenagers these days. There are campaigns against cyberbullying and some places have

adopted laws to prevent it. Let's hear examples of how this expression is used.

Kate's a victim of cyberbullying. It's so bad she doesn't want to leave the house. Someone from school has put messages on social media saying she's ugly and she should die.

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