Jim
Nets of Wonder
From the eSafety Commisioner page:
Sometimes I’ve seen people responding to toxic online behavior with preaching and personal attacks against people they see attacking others, which I think only encourages that behavior and magnifies its effects. When people are counterattacking they seem to be as impervious to reasoning as when they are attacking. I’ll try once or twice, then ignore it, like I do with other personal attacks. Mostly what I think is needed is encouragement and support to targets of cruelty and personal attacks. That gives me a new idea about what to do in another thread.What to do
DM your friend
Message your friend to make sure they’re ok and remind them how awesome they are. Even a simple message can go a long way and make your friend feel like they have support. ...
Call it out
If you feel confident and safe, stand up to the person doing the bullying, and make it clear that what they’re doing is wrong. It can be tricky going about this without getting too involved, but sometimes just commenting *Thumbs down emoji*, or your negative emoji of choice, or NOT COOL on the mean post can get your point across.
Get extra help
If your friend seems like they’re really down — maybe they’re not turning up to school or they seem really withdrawn or less talkative — it might be time to get some extra help. You could talk to a trusted adult or teacher.
Help your friend to report cyberbullying