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This study attempts to understand whether the public perceives cyber-bullying as a problem, whether they feel stakeholders are taking sufficient action against cyber-bullying; and, finally whether they feel special laws should be introduced to deal specifically with cyber-bullying. Through a random digit survey, data was collected from twenty participants residing in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The results of this study reveal that the participants trust certain stakeholders to take cyber-bullying seriously (e.g. mental health professionals), but remain unconvinced regarding the seriousness of politicians. The study suggests that a lack of clarity in definition, prevalence, and legislation has the potential to hamper and/or confuse the public’s understanding of what constitutes cyber-bullying.","abstract_html":"The proliferation of the Internet raises concern over the misuse and abuse of information and communication technology. 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