Module 2

When we are active online, we contacting friends and family, make new acquaintances, and meet new individuals. Regretfully, though, not everyone uses the Internet with the best of intentions, and you could easily fall victim to inappropriate behavior. You must simultaneously recognize others' rights, know when to draw the line, and understand what conduct is inappropriate when using the internet.
In general, disrespecting the physical, emotional, and mental integrity, privacy, and security of people is considered unacceptable behavior when it happens online.

Among the improper internet conduct are some of the following:
1.    Cyberbullying
2.    Cyberstalking
3.    Harsh, inconsiderate, racist, or violent bahavior 
4.    Sexting
5.    Grooming

Cyberbullying 
Cyberbullying is a type of bullying that takes place online. It involves using digital devices, the Internet, or social media networks to harass, threaten, or embarrass someone else by uploading, posting, or transmitting personal information about them with the intention of making them feel uncomfortable or ashamed. The dissemination of rumors, threats, sexual remarks, hostile communications, embarrassing images, and derogatory labels are examples of harmful bullying behavior.

Cyberstalking
Cyberstalking is similar to cyberbullying in that it uses technology to intimidate or harass the victim, but it can also involve finding the victim's private information and using it to make them feel watched and uneasy. Sometimes, after cyberstalking, there comes physical stalking that can be extremely dangerous.

Harsh, inconsiderate, racist, or violent bahavior
Online remarks that are improper, disrespectful, or abusive against other people are examples of these kinds of actions. These actions frequently take place in open forums or discussions.

Sexting
Sexting is sending messages, pictures and videos with sexual content. They are usually sent via SMS, social networks or emails.

Grooming
Grooming is an inappropriate online behavior, in which an adult tries to develop close emotional relation with a child, in order to engage the child in sexual abuse.