Cyberstalking and Cybergrooming as Risks of Communication in Cyberspace and Their Legislative Regulation by Terms in the Slovak Republic
Cyberstalking and Cybergrooming as Risks of Communication in Cyberspace and Their Legislative Regulation by Terms in the Slovak Republic
Author(s): Vladimíra Hladíková, Zuzana MažgútováSubject(s): Media studies, Regional Geography, Criminal Law, Studies in violence and power, Social Informatics, Victimology, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda v Trnave, Fakulta masmediálnej komunikácie
Keywords: Aggressor; Cybergrooming; Cyberspace; Cyberstalking; Legislation;
Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the issue of risk factors of communication in cyberspace with specific emphasis on cyberstalking and cybergrooming and has the character of a theoretical study. The main goal of the paper is to define selected risks of Internet communication, to identify the main characteristics of e-aggressors and to determine the legislative framework of cyberstalking and cybergrooming in the Slovak Republic. The first part of the paper defines the essential theoretical background of the researched phenomena from various approaches of authors. The paper also reflects on the typology of aggressors in cyberspace and fundamental demonstrations by which are these undesirable phenomena determined. In the second part, the authors submit the legislative inclusion of the researched issue and emphasize the importance of media education, preventive activities and projects, which can eliminate dangers associated with communication in cyberspace especially in the context of children users.
Journal: Megatrendy a médiá
- Issue Year: 8/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 516-527
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English