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Terms and Definitions

Key Concepts and Explanations for Clarity and Understanding

Electronic Harassment Online Harassment

Online harassment is described as a wide range of targeted behaviors online perpetuated to scare, intimidate, threaten, or harm. Online harassment can target – or come from – a group or individual, and it might be ongoing and sustained over long periods. (Stanford University. (n.d.). Share Title IX and Title VI office digital safety: Electronic and online harassment. Stanford University. https://titleix.stanford.edu).

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