ABSTRACT
Cyberbullying is not just for kids; research indicates that adults often have to deal with forms of bullying/cyberbullying in workplace and institutional settings. Jackson, Faucher, and Cassidy draw attention to the notion of power imbalance in cyberbullying; they note that this is an especially pressing concern at the university level. This chapter argues that if target of cyberbullying had a tool to unmask the source of the anonymous digital criticism, and the institutional support to arbitrate that power struggle in person, we would see a reduction in the incidence of cyberbullying. It Provides two personal examples of cyberbullying: one clear example of student-to-student bullying at the post-secondary level using Facebook and one example of stranger-to-stranger incivility that occurred, ironically. The chapter suggests that an increased focus on software interface design features that eliminate the anonymity of online behaviour can begin eroding the confidence of would-be bullies. Fewer crimes of opportunity are committed in plain sight than in the sheltering darkness.
