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If you identify that you or someone you know is a victim of technology-enabled abuse, there are many options to consider. The WVU Office of Equity Assurance and the legal system work independently, but in coordination. You may file a report with the University, law enforcement, with both, or with neither. The standards for determining a violation of criminal law are different than the standard in WVU’s grievance procedures. Neither the results of a criminal investigation nor the decision of law enforcement on whether to investigate determines whether a violation of the University’s policy has occurred.

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Facebook insists that they do not tolerate bullying or abuse and that, once aware, they will remove content and may disable the account. Facebook will not tolerate pages that identify and shame private individuals, images that have been altered to degrade private individuals, photos or videos of physical bullying posted to shame a victim, sharing personal information to blackmail or harass people, or repeatedly targeting other people with unwanted friend requests or messages.

• When you Unfriend a person they will not be notified. Unfriending will still allow the person to see the public portions of your profile, add you as a friend, or send you a message.

• Block a person to prevent them from tagging your profile or seeing things you post on your profile.

• Use the Report Links which appears report links that appear on the page to report profiles, images, posts, videos, DMs, pages, groups, ads, event, or comments or Report Abuse through Facebook’s Help Center.

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• Blocking and reporting a contact will prevent messages, calls, and status updates from showing up on your phone and prevent your last seen, online status updates, and changes made to your profile will no longer be visible to the contact. However, blocking the user won’t remove them from your contact list or vice versa. Blocked contacts will also be able to see your comments in any groups you are both in, so do not participate in any groups with people you do not wish to communicate with.

• If you report the person but do not block them, they can still send you texts, messages, or voice notes. Reporting a user or group will automatically send to WhatsApp the last five messages sent to you by the reported user or group as well as the reported group or user ID, information on when the message was sent, and the type of message sent (image, video, text, etc.).

• You can also Report and Exit a group or community.

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Bumble encourages users to report anything that makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe such as threats to your safety, health, or wellbeing; derogatory language or hate speech; excessive or harassing messages; unsolicited or nonconsensual sexual images or content; or spam or external links.

• Report someone directly in the Bumble app via the person’s profile or within your conversation with them.

Hinge

Hinge encourages you to report anyone who isn’t meeting their three requirements for membership: (1) someone looking for a relationship, (2) that is kind to others, and (3) is authentic. They have a zero-tolerance policy for behavior that is lewd, disrespectful, discriminatory, threatening, or harassing.

• Report someone by selecting the three dots at the top right and tap Report.

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Tinder has a zero-tolerance policy on harassment and encourages users to report misconduct and . Tinder will remove content, ban users, or notify appropriate law enforcement resources.

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Save all communications with the stalker for evidence—do NOT edit the communications in any way. If the harasser posts comments online, take screenshots, keep copies, and considering consider unpublishing the content rather than deleting it. Save texts, phone calls, and voicemails, take screenshots, or and create a log with details. Make sure to include the date, time, location, suspected technology involved, a brief description, and note any witnesses. Save your evidence in multiple places, even physical locations. Consider using this incident and behavior log form from the Stalking Prevention, Awareness, & Resource Center (SPARC) to document the abuse.

Plan for your personal safety

Throwing away devices, closing accounts, and otherwise ending an abuser’s access could escalate their behavior. Before you throw away rid yourself of a camera or GPS tracker, think about how the abuser might respond and be sure you have a plan for your physical well-being, including an ally and a safe place to go where the abuser cannot access you.

If the person is publishing harmful information about you in other online spaces, complain to the moderator or online system administrators. Keep a record of all your communications with that person.

• Block or filter communications from the harasser, including calls, texts, and online messages. Social media platforms all offer advice on how to block communications. You can also block senders from your MIX Gmail account.

• Tell your family, friends, and employer that someone is stalking you online.

• Keep a record of all communications with law enforcement.

Always trust your instincts. If you suspect that someone knows too much about you or your activities, it is possible that you are being monitored.

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