Child Online Protection (COP) is an initiative which was established by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in November 2008, to promote online safety of children around the world. ITU released the first set of COP guideline in 2009. The COVID-19 pandemic increased the number of children online due to remote schooling this led to the release of the revised ITU guidelines on COP in July 2020.
The Nigerian Communications Commission held a virtual hangout with children in order to adopt the revised and localized guidelines, for Nigerian children. One of those is on cyberbullying.
What is Cyberbullying?
The use of technology (the internet and digital devices) to do something mean or hurtful on purpose.
Cyberbullying behaviour might include:
Abusive texts and emails
Pretending to befriend someone
Hurtful messages, images or videos
Disclosing secrets online
Imitating others online
Excluding others online
Humiliating others online
Spreading nasty online gossip and chat
Creating fake accounts in someone’s name to trick or humiliate people
Spreading nasty rumours or lies about someone
Sharing photos of someone to make fun of them or humiliate them
For more information on cyberbullying, please click on
https://ncc.gov.ng/data/misc/NMIS_What%20you%20need%20to%20know%20about%20Cyberbullying.pdf
