What Is Cyberbullying?

“Megan was 13 and head over heels in love with an internet acquaintance. When her virtual boyfriend suddenly spurned her, the girl hanged herself. But the virtual boyfriend was really a former girlfriend seeking revenge.” (Patalong, Tod eines Teenagers, 2007, ► http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/cyber-mobbing-tod-eines-teenagers-a-518042.html )—It is cases like these that contribute to the issue of cyberbullying entering the public consciousness.