Automatic monitoring of cyberbullying on social networking sites: From technological feasibility to desirability

摘要

The automatic monitoring of cyberbullying on social networking sites has potential for signalling harmful messages, preventing these messages from remaining online and providing timely responses. Although technological advancements are made to optimise automatic cyberbullying detection systems, little is known about its desirability and requirements. Experts in the field of cyberbullying, as excellent sources of valuable insight into these issues, were solicited based on three open-ended questions relating to the desirability of automatic monitoring. Answers were examined through qualitative content analysis.