Wind Song
03-07-2012, 12:25 PM
Anyone who is being stalked or harassed online should not respond to the instigator. They should instead either report it to the online community where it’s happening (by flagging on social networks, reporting abusive links, etc.), or to other sites such as Cyber911 Emergency (http://www.wiredsafety.org/cyberstalking_harassment/) from Wired Safety, and Cyberstalking (http://www.ncvc.org/ncvc/Main.aspx) from The National Center for Victims of Crime.
Keep a record of the communications, and contact authorities if it becomes threatening in any way.
Like bullying and harassment, stalking cannot be stopped by any technology. However, there are several ways to keep track of communications through IM, Twitter, Facebook, etc. The silver lining is that online stalking is probably easier to prosecute than physical stalking because the communications are usually traceable in some way.
http://mashable.com/2010/04/14/how-to-prevent-online-stalking/
Keep a record of the communications, and contact authorities if it becomes threatening in any way.
Like bullying and harassment, stalking cannot be stopped by any technology. However, there are several ways to keep track of communications through IM, Twitter, Facebook, etc. The silver lining is that online stalking is probably easier to prosecute than physical stalking because the communications are usually traceable in some way.
http://mashable.com/2010/04/14/how-to-prevent-online-stalking/