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Author: Karen Hagan
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Bullying and Manipulation: Join the Resistance

Updated Wednesday, 7 May 2025

When a person is being bullied, who’s at fault - the bully, the enablers, or the bystanders? This interactive explores bullying at work, school and even on Twitter at the hands of Donald Trump.

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We all have an imperative role to play in stopping bullying behaviour. But have you ever wondered what strategies we can use, both to manage our own responses to bullies, but also to maintain contexts where this behaviour is discouraged?

This short interactive experience explores the psychology of bullying and manipulation in three different places: social media, the workplace and the school playground...

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