Online abuse can take many forms.  It is any form of anti-social behaviour over the internet or via a mobile device. It is an attack or abuse, using technology, which is intended to cause another person harm, distress or personal loss. Examples are:

  • Spreading malicious and abusive rumours and gossiping 
  • Emailing or texting you with threatening or intimidating remarks 
  • Mobbing (a group or gang that target you) 
  • Harassing you repeatedly 
  • Intimidation and blackmail 
  • Stalking you online and continually harassing you 
  • Posting embarrassing or humiliating images or videos without your consent  
  • Posting your private details online without consent 
  • General bullying or stalking 
  • Grooming (enticing or goading you online to self-harm or commit a crime) 
  • Setting up a false profile, identity fraud or identity theft 
  • Using gaming sites to attack or bully you 
  • Theft, fraud or deception over the internet 

There are two ways you can tell us what happened