Cyber Bullying And Its Effects On Children

Every year, "over 25 percent of adolescents and teens [are] bullied repeatedly through their cell phones or the Internet." (cyber bullying stats) and "Cyber-bullying [is] becoming more and more rampant in school and after school among teens and children." (Bullying stats). Social media can be a great thing that can open doors to new opportunities and discoveries, however, when used incorrectly, the digital footprint left behind may greatly affect future opportunities. To prevent a negative digital footprint, children and teens must be educated about internet uses.

In this time bullying on social media has escalated into something worse than it ever has been before. It not only happens everyday in and out of schools but now appears on social media more than ever. Bullying on social media varies from commenting on someone’s instagram post with a rude and or negative comment. It also regards to a person creating an inappropriate picture of someone else, or spreading a viral image that does not go with the user’s consent and or liking. In most school’s bullying

Technology has consumed our generation of children and adults alike, such luxuries such as cell phones and internet, have made our ways of communication much more convenient and accessible. Whether it be for pleasure,intimidation, or education our children are interracting more and more via the internet and social media accounts. This new media has created two new problems for students and teachers to deal with, cyber bullying and sexting. The biggest consequence is how to punish them. As people ourselves its argued how to decide what punishment is necessary, and whom exactly is capable enough of doing so. Yalda Uhls and Mathias H. Heck Jr take a more defined look at these issues and how we may or may not be able to reduce the impact it has on generation and future generations as well.

Social media, at times, is used to fill a void in one's life. A simple log in and you are instantly connected with hundreds of friends at any time of the day. Unfortunately, people compare themselves to others on social media, which can have a negative impact on one's overall self. Youth are even more susceptible to being more self conscious. Seeing images that are usually altered in some way can make an adolescent feel inadequate. The biggest downfall of social media is that it opens up a plethora of ways to fall victim to cyber bullying. Not only is cyber bullying becoming even more prevalent and problematic, it is affecting children even younger than teenagers. Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat among others have an minimum age requirement of 13, yet children younger than this have fallen victim to cyber-bullying. This issue is also common in other countries as well.

The Internet is another media outlet that is abundant with violent content. Studies show that 90% of American teenagers use the Internet which is vastly unregulated (Lenhart).

More bullying occurs in more younger kids who have social media accounts. They are made fun of for what they post, what they say, or how they act online. According to Sean Coughlan “The Safer Internet Day, backed by technology firms and the government, commissioned its own survey of 13 to 18 year olds, and found that more than four in five had seen "online hate", such as offensive or threatening language.” From ages 13-18, kids are still saying mean and cruel things to others. Another example is that “Among under-13s, 78% were using at least one social media network, despite being below the age requirement.” 78% of children 13 and under have at least 1 social media account! That's one more social media account than needed to be potentially bullied online at such a young age. Online

Bullying is like a disease, it stays within the schools, and community and people are trying to stop it. It destroys the victims that get bullied. Bullying has always been around and there are people trying to prevent it from happening. Bullying is being prevented by clubs and by people taking action. Bullying damages the victims and the computers can cause

Cyber-bullying has been an ongoing issue for a very long time; overtime it seems as if over the last few years it has progressed even more due to the development and increase of technology. I believe that cyber-bullying has become one of the most difficult issues to resolve in our society. Cyberbullying can be such a difficult thing to face in a world like today. The victim is usually bullied by an individual or a group of individuals who use this as a way to cope and make themselves feel better. The scariest part about cyber-bullying is that parents are not on top of this and are not aware of what their children are going through, usually until it is far too late. As a previous victim of being cyber bullied, I can 100% agree that if you allow these bullies they will lead you to believe many things that aren’t true about you. Most bullies envy you and will do their all in developing a negative identity for you. Many young immature adolescents are the targets of cyber bullying via different social networks such as , Facebook, twitter, Instagram and etc. Often, young adolescents are not able to understand that what they are going through is a form of bullying and they hold it all in until one day they explode. Being in this position at one point in my life makes me want to do everything possible to prevent another adolescent from feeling the pain, loneliness, and anxiety I once felt. Being in this position makes you feel like you have no self worth and that you are the only

Have you ever been bullied? Have you ever been intimidated or embarrassed in front of a large number of people? How does a child handle being tormented day after day? When children are on social media sites they are making themselves readily available for strangers to decide who they are and their self worth. For many years parents have allowed their children to connect with friends and family via different social media sites. Parents trust and think that their children are interacting with people they know, while unaware that they are also inviting strangers into their lives. For this reason, a pleasant way of socializing can put them at an unfair advantage and possibly turn into a dangerous situation known as Cyberbullying. When a person has been discovered harassing another individual on any social media sites, they should be banned from social networking. While researching sources old and new, various situations were brought to light as to why cyberbullying is having such an effect on children.

Bullying is an escalated issue that has become an epidemic, it happens in schools, on line, in between genders and can literally occur anywhere. Bullying is the act of aggressive behavior in which intimidation and/or physical harming towards another person is involved. It causes an imbalance in which the stronger person or group attacks the weaker and initiates repeated mistreatment towards the same victim over an extended period of time. In a situation where insults escalate and bullying arises it is usual for the bully to build a pattern and repeat behaviors over time that can cause damage that lasts a lifetime. Overall it is an extremely dangerous topic that some people tend to be blinded about.

Bullying has been going on for generations, it’s not a new topic. That doesn’t mean times haven’t changed. New technology has made it possible for people to bully one another without even having to be near them. This is called “Cyber Bullying”. Teens are turning electronic devices into “weapons” by using social networking websites, chat rooms, text messaging, and even more ways possible. Through this they call each other names, demean each other, and even threaten each other. Kids are put in serious cases, and even to the point of suicide. It 's important to be educated and learn as much as you can about Cyber Bullying, because it can help to prevent it from happening further on in the future. It can be beneficial for kids if their parents know and can help their children and they can handle the situation in the best way possible. By being educated, it can show bullies just what reactions they are causing to the victims emotionally, and also show kids who are being bullied that it’s okay to turn to an adult about it.

Kids and young teenagers like to use their cell phones and go online to email, video chat, watch videos, instant message, play games, and do homework. But occastionally the way they talk to one another can get scary or mean. Because so much communication is done online, and over text message it's really important for kids to acknowledge that their words can cause unintentional harm.

People do not need to walk out their house to be brought down by the people’s of society, but rather now the people of society can kill them softly right there through their computer screen or cell phone. Cyber bullying is a form of bullying that has been taking place a lot more because of the improvement in technology and increased usage of social media. Something that has not really been established is punishment towards the perpetrator. Leading to many deaths of young innocent people, causing depression to the victims. Although social media is a great way of communicating there should be limitation on the user 's and legal consequences on the perpetrators.

Studies indicate that cyber-bullying incidents have quadrupled in past five years (Ross). Cyber-bullying has become a huge issue recently. Every time you turn on the news there is another bullying, or a suicide related to bullying, incident being reported. “Love is louder” has been a common phrase among celebrities and influential figures lately. They are trying to send out a message to their followers saying that bullying is not right and should not be tolerated. The expansion of communication technologies is widening the way bully’s can torture their victims. The fact of the matter is, technology is not going anywhere, so we need to figure out a way to put an end to cyber-bullies. Cyber-bullying is becoming a major problem and we all

Huge media streams such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube reach millions of viewer’s everyday. Viewers and participants of the media have the right to post and comment on any content. As a result, millions of people using the Internet deal with online bullies, threats, and abuse inflicted by other Internet users. Unfortunately, the regulations and guidelines that majority of media streams have upon users does not prevent bullies from writing hateful comments to other users. For example, YouTube is a famous media source in which individuals can post videos to share with a public. The public can like, dislike, and comment on any video. Considering that YouTube does not regulate the comment sections, people can post hateful comments on someone’s video and remain completely anonymous to other users. Cyber bullying is a result of the “trolling” dilemma that occurs online everyday to millions of victims. Due to an increase in cyberbullying, the effects and trauma victim’s deal with has become evident in the past years. Victims of cyber bullying commonly deal with feelings of shame, overwhelmed, vulnerable, angry, alone, depressed, and in some cases suicidal. In the article “Teens and Cyberbullying,” composed by the National Prevention Council, statistics prove that cyberbullying is most prevalent among 15 and 16-year-olds, particularly among girls. The article also states that 43% of teenagers have experienced cyberbullying in the last year. Adolescents are the future