What is Hidden on the Internet? Negative Behavior on the Internet

Abstract

The aim of the article is to present issues related to negative phenomena on the Internet experienced by its users. The first part of the study attempts to characterize cyberbullying and phishing. The study covers a discussion of the indicated phenomena and a presentation of the results based on empirical research conducted in this field. The two following aspects were paid special
attention to: the experience of cyberbullying in a group of students and the level of knowledge pertaining to the issue of phishing of people participating in the research. The results of the conducted research confirm that cyberbullying is a common phenomenon and examples of its occurrence are known in the group of students participating in the research. Phishing is also familiar to
the group of respondents in the study. However, the knowledge on the subject of how to prevent phishing and where to report it if it occurs varies considerably among the participants.