Participatory Design to Address Disclosure-Based Cyberbullying

Disclosure-based cyberbullying is defined as sharing personal in- formation without consent, often with malicious intentions. This affects young adults and leads to long-term personal damage (i.e., career, reputation, and family). Current strategies on social media platforms fall short of addressing this problem. We engaged 20 young adults (18-34) through a participatory design approach in co-designing solutions that reflect their concerns, needs, and desires. Participants were divided into three groups based on their cyberbullying experience as victim, discloser, or attacker. Our partic- ipants designed 15 solutions for prevention, intervention, support, and awareness. These solutions reveal the need for privacy control, anonymity, and autonomy for victims, a restorative justice system, social media accountability, and the involvement of influencers and content creators in awareness and education. We provide im- plications for progressive and adaptive social media awareness campaigns, a compassionate justice system, and soft control of personal information ownership.