{"id":1762,"date":"2025-06-22T20:07:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T20:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legaleagle.ae\/what-is-cyberbullying\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T16:54:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T16:54:48","slug":"what-is-cyberbullying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legaleagle.ae\/en\/what-is-cyberbullying\/","title":{"rendered":"What is cyberbullying?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>What is cyberbullying?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">Cyber harassment or online abuse includes a range of actions such as threats, defamation, sharing personal photos or information without consent, blackmail, or cyberbullying. These actions can lead to anxiety, depression, and, in severe cases, suicide or psychological disorders.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Legal Framework in the UAE<\/b><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><b> Federal Law No. 34 of 2021 &#8211; Combating Cybercrime and Rumors<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Criminalizes <\/span><b>Spreading rumors and gossip<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Article 52), punishable by up to two years&#8217; imprisonment and a fine of not less than <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100,000<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AED.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cyber threats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Article 42), punishable by up to two years in prison and fines of 250,000-500,000 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u202f<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dirhams, up to 10 years if the threat is accompanied by a request. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Online defamation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Article 43): Imprisonment and fines 250,000-500,000 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dirham (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/living-in-uae\/ask-us\/cyberbullying-and-online-harassment-understanding-uae-law-and-reporting-mechanisms-1.1711549398249?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gulfnews.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Violation of privacy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Publishing photos or personal information without permission is punishable by up to<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 months and fines of 150,000-500,000<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dirhams (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/uaelegislation.gov.ae\/ar\/legislations\/1526?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">uaelegislation.gov.ae<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Posting obscene content<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or propaganda for pornography (Article 34): Penalties up to imprisonment and fines 250,000-500,000 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u202f<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dirhams, and stricter for pediatric cases. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>General penalties for cybercrime<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The law also includes (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawyersuae.com\/uae-criminal-law-cybercrime\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lawyersuae.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">):<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><b>Type of Cybercrime<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>Punishment<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harassment\/Cyberbullying<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to 500,000 fine<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dirhams and up to 3 years imprisonment<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hacking<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 months to 10 years imprisonment + fines (150,000-750,000<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dahm)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electronic Financial Fraud<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to 1,000,000 fine<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dirhams + up to 10 years imprisonment<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b> How are penalties and reporting methods used?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Devices and software used to commit the offense will be confiscated (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lawyersuae.com\/ar\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D9%88%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A9\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lawyersuae.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawyersuae.com\/uae-criminal-law-cybercrime\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lawyersuae.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crimes are reported to the public prosecution and the police, who communicate through multiple channels:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applications <\/span><b>&#8220;Hemayati&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;My Safe Society <\/span><b>&#8220;My Safe Society&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">platform <\/span><b>eCrime &#8211; Dubai\/Abu Dhabi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or contact<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">999\/Al Ameen\/8004888\/8002626\/116111 (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/living-in-uae\/ask-us\/cyberbullying-and-online-harassment-understanding-uae-law-and-reporting-mechanisms-1.1711549398249?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gulfnews.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>What should you do if you are harassed?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the advice of lawyers and legal experts in the UAE:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Documentation of evidence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Save messages, photos, published content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Familiarize yourself with the laws<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Such as arrests and fines to understand your rights.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Using the blocking and reporting feature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> via the platform.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Limit the sharing of personal information<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Immediate reporting<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through official channels.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hire a legal advisor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if necessary.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is cyberbullying? Cyber harassment or online abuse includes a range of actions such as threats, defamation, sharing personal photos or information without consent, blackmail, or cyberbullying. These actions can lead to anxiety, depression, and, in severe cases, suicide or psychological disorders. Legal Framework in the UAE Federal Law No. 34 of 2021 &#8211; Combating [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1919,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/legaleagle.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/legaleagle.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/legaleagle.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legaleagle.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legaleagle.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1762"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/legaleagle.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1833,"href":"https:\/\/legaleagle.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1762\/revisions\/1833"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legaleagle.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/legaleagle.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legaleagle.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legaleagle.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}