GPEN · Question #15
Which of the following types of cyber stalking damage the reputation of their victim and turn other people against them by setting up their own Websites, blogs or user pages for this purpose?
The correct answer is B. False accusations. Creating dedicated websites or blogs with fabricated damaging content to turn others against the victim is classified as false accusations in the taxonomy of cyber stalking.
Question
Which of the following types of cyber stalking damage the reputation of their victim and turn other people against them by setting up their own Websites, blogs or user pages for this purpose?
Options
- AEncouraging others to harass the victim
- BFalse accusations
- CAttempts to gather information about the victim
- DFalse victimization
How the community answered
(28 responses)- A7% (2)
- B71% (20)
- C18% (5)
- D4% (1)
Why each option
Creating dedicated websites or blogs with fabricated damaging content to turn others against the victim is classified as false accusations in the taxonomy of cyber stalking.
Encouraging others to harass the victim involves actively soliciting third parties to directly contact or attack the victim, rather than passively publishing defamatory content to damage reputation.
False accusations involve the stalker publishing untrue, defamatory content on custom websites, blogs, or user pages specifically to damage the victim's reputation and incite hostility from third parties toward that victim.
Attempts to gather information about the victim involve surveillance tactics such as monitoring social media, hacking accounts, or hiring investigators - not creating false public-facing content.
False victimization is when the stalker portrays themselves as the victim of the person they are targeting, which is the inverse scenario of publishing fabricated lies about the actual victim.
Concept tested: Cyber stalking taxonomy - false accusations category
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