Mohamed A. Mahdi¹, Suliman Mohamed Fati^2,*, Mohamed A.G. Hazber¹, Shahanawaj Ahamad³, Sawsan A. Saad⁴

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.141, No.2, pp. 1651-1671, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2024.052291 - 27 September 2024

Abstract Cyberbullying, a critical concern for digital safety, necessitates effective linguistic analysis tools that can navigate the complexities of language use in online spaces. To tackle this challenge, our study introduces a new approach employing Bidirectional Encoder Representations from the Transformers (BERT) base model (cased), originally pretrained in English. This model is uniquely adapted to recognize the intricate nuances of Arabic online communication, a key aspect often overlooked in conventional cyberbullying detection methods. Our model is an end-to-end solution that has been fine-tuned on a diverse dataset of Arabic social media (SM) tweets showing a notable… More >

Milos Dobrojevic^1,4, Luka Jovanovic¹, Lepa Babic³, Miroslav Cajic⁵, Tamara Zivkovic⁶, Miodrag Zivkovic², Suresh Muthusamy⁷, Milos Antonijevic², Nebojsa Bacanin^2,4,8,9,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.3, pp. 4997-5027, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.054459 - 12 September 2024

Abstract Cyberbullying is a form of harassment or bullying that takes place online or through digital devices like smartphones, computers, or tablets. It can occur through various channels, such as social media, text messages, online forums, or gaming platforms. Cyberbullying involves using technology to intentionally harm, harass, or intimidate others and may take different forms, including exclusion, doxing, impersonation, harassment, and cyberstalking. Unfortunately, due to the rapid growth of malicious internet users, this social phenomenon is becoming more frequent, and there is a huge need to address this issue. Therefore, the main goal of the research… More >

Dhiaa Musleh¹, Atta Rahman^1,*, Mohammed Abbas Alkherallah¹, Menhal Kamel Al-Bohassan¹, Mustafa Mohammed Alawami¹, Hayder Ali Alsebaa¹, Jawad Ali Alnemer¹, Ghazi Fayez Al-Mutairi¹, May Issa Aldossary², Dalal A. Aldowaihi¹, Fahd Alhaidari³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.1, pp. 1033-1054, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.048003 - 18 July 2024

Abstract With the rapid growth of internet usage, a new situation has been created that enables practicing bullying. Cyberbullying has increased over the past decade, and it has the same adverse effects as face-to-face bullying, like anger, sadness, anxiety, and fear. With the anonymity people get on the internet, they tend to be more aggressive and express their emotions freely without considering the effects, which can be a reason for the increase in cyberbullying and it is the main motive behind the current study. This study presents a thorough background of cyberbullying and the techniques used… More >

Wan Xiao^1,*, Miaoting Cheng^2,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.12, pp. 1303-1311, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.042976 - 29 December 2023

Abstract Internet addiction and cyberbullying have emerged as significant global mental health concerns in recent years. Although previous studies have shown a close association between Internet addiction and cyberbullying, the underlying mechanisms connecting these two phenomena remain unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to reveal the mechanisms involved between Internet addiction and cyberbullying perpetration from the perspective of cognition function. This study recruited 976 Chinese youth through online survey, using the short version of Internet Addiction Test (s-IAT), Chinese Cyberbullying Intervention Project Questionnaire (C-CIPQ), Cyberbullying Moral Disengagement Scale (CMDS), and Internet Literacy Questionnaire (ILQ) to investigate the More >

Khalid M. O. Nahar^1,*, Mohammad Alauthman², Saud Yonbawi³, Ammar Almomani^4,5

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.75, No.3, pp. 5307-5319, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.031848 - 29 April 2023

Abstract Social media networks are becoming essential to our daily activities, and many issues are due to this great involvement in our lives. Cyberbullying is a social media network issue, a global crisis affecting the victims and society as a whole. It results from a misunderstanding regarding freedom of speech. In this work, we proposed a methodology for detecting such behaviors (bullying, harassment, and hate-related texts) using supervised machine learning algorithms (SVM, Naïve Bayes, Logistic regression, and random forest) and for predicting a topic associated with these text data using unsupervised natural language processing, such as More >

Monirah Al-Ajlan^*, Mourad Ykhlef

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.75, No.1, pp. 19-34, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.033753 - 06 February 2023

Abstract There are several ethical issues that have arisen in recent years due to the ubiquity of the Internet and the popularity of social media and community platforms. Among them is cyberbullying, which is defined as any violent intentional action that is repeatedly conducted by individuals or groups using online channels against victims who are not able to react effectively. An alarmingly high percentage of people, especially teenagers, have reported being cyberbullied in recent years. A variety of approaches have been developed to detect cyberbullying, but they require time-consuming feature extraction and selection processes. Moreover, no… More >

Daniyar Sultan^1,2,*, Batyrkhan Omarov³, Zhazira Kozhamkulova⁴, Gulnur Kazbekova⁵, Laura Alimzhanova¹, Aigul Dautbayeva⁶, Yernar Zholdassov¹, Rustam Abdrakhmanov³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.74, No.3, pp. 5625-5640, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.033682 - 28 December 2022

Abstract Automatic identification of cyberbullying is a problem that is gaining traction, especially in the Machine Learning areas. Not only is it complicated, but it has also become a pressing necessity, considering how social media has become an integral part of adolescents’ lives and how serious the impacts of cyberbullying and online harassment can be, particularly among teenagers. This paper contains a systematic literature review of modern strategies, machine learning methods, and technical means for detecting cyberbullying and the aggressive command of an individual in the information space of the Internet. We undertake an in-depth review… More >

Anwer Mustafa Hilal^1,2,*, Aisha Hassan Abdalla Hashim¹, Heba G. Mohamed³, Lubna A. Alharbi⁴, Mohamed K. Nour⁵, Abdullah Mohamed⁶, Ahmed S. Almasoud⁷, Abdelwahed Motwakel²

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.45, No.2, pp. 2033-2047, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.031181 - 03 November 2022

Abstract Recent developments on Internet and social networking have led to the growth of aggressive language and hate speech. Online provocation, abuses, and attacks are widely termed cyberbullying (CB). The massive quantity of user generated content makes it difficult to recognize CB. Current advancements in machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL), and natural language processing (NLP) tools enable to detect and classify CB in social networks. In this view, this study introduces a spotted hyena optimizer with deep learning driven cybersecurity (SHODLCS) model for OSN. The presented SHODLCS model intends to accomplish cybersecurity from the identification More >

Hanan Abdullah Mengash¹, Jaber S. Alzahrani², Majdy M. Eltahir³, Fahd N. Al-Wesabi⁴, Abdullah Mohamed⁵, Manar Ahmed Hamza^6,*, Radwa Marzouk⁷

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.45, No.2, pp. 1393-1407, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.030328 - 03 November 2022

Abstract Presently, smart cities play a vital role to enhance the quality of living among human beings in several ways such as online shopping, e-learning, e-healthcare, etc. Despite the benefits of advanced technologies, issues are also existed from the transformation of the physical word into digital word, particularly in online social networks (OSN). Cyberbullying (CB) is a major problem in OSN which needs to be addressed by the use of automated natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) approaches. This article devises a novel search and rescue optimization with machine learning enabled cybersecurity model for… More >

Daniyar Sultan^1,2, Aigerim Toktarova^3,*, Ainur Zhumadillayeva⁴, Sapargali Aldeshov^5,6, Shynar Mussiraliyeva¹, Gulbakhram Beissenova^6,7, Abay Tursynbayev⁸, Gulmira Baenova⁴, Aigul Imanbayeva⁶

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.74, No.1, pp. 2115-2131, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.032993 - 22 September 2022

Abstract Communication in society had developed within cultural and geographical boundaries prior to the invention of digital technology. The latest advancements in communication technology have significantly surpassed the conventional constraints for communication with regards to time and location. These new platforms have ushered in a new age of user-generated content, online chats, social network and comprehensive data on individual behavior. However, the abuse of communication software such as social media websites, online communities, and chats has resulted in a new kind of online hostility and aggressive actions. Due to widespread use of the social networking platforms… More >