A Study of Cyberbullying Detection and Mitigation on Instagram

My dissertation addresses developing applications to mitigate anxiety and depression resulting from cyberbullying. Through the "Continuum of Harm" framework, the technological solutions resulting from participatory design sessions I conducted with adolescents can be categorized through a three-pronged approach: 1) Primary Prevention, in which the cyberbullying incident is prevented before it starts; 2) Secondary Prevention, where the goal is to decrease the problem after it has been identified, and 3) Tertiary Prevention, when intervention occurs after a problem has already caused harm. I investigate the design and effectiveness of technological mechanisms to mitigate cyberbullying through Tertiary prevention on the popular social networking platform Instagram.