“Willful and repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices” is defined as cyberbullying. Because of the targeted use of technology, it is a distinct type of bullying.¹⁾

Cyberbullying includes a variety of tactics such as “outing” (sharing highly personal information such as sexual orientation or a home address), “trolling” (posting inflammatory messages intended to elicit an angry or embarrassed response), and “revenge porn,” or the forwarding of sexually explicit messages and images.²⁾

The first studies on bullying in general were not conducted until the late 1970s.³⁾