Cyberbullying: A Nationwide Epidemic

Cyberbullying is a type of bullying that takes place over electronic technology throughout all hours of the day that can affect teens and adolescents on their daily basis. This electronic technology includes text, gaming devices, internet, emails, blogs, cell phones, apps, computers, and tablets which can be used for positive activities but can also hurt people. According to Edwina Thomas Washington (2015), these electronic technology gives the bully the capacity to contact the victim without having a face-to-face encounter. In addition, it occurs on different social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter. This harmful behavior incorporates posting, sharing, or sending opposing, conflicting, and false content regarding someone else. Additionally, it includes sharing information referring to someone else with the purpose of producing discomfort and humiliation. Some cyberbullying passes the line into illegal or culpable behavior. Through the years, cyberbullying has become very common in teenagers.

In “Cyberbullying Is Serious but Not an Epidemic” Larry Magid argues that there is a problem with cyber bullying, but maybe we shouldn’t make such a big about it. He states that cyber bullying is an aspect that leads adolescents to suicide, but there are also other factors as well. Some factors could include existing depression, issues at home, or issues with self-esteem. Magid goes on to say that bullying isn’t as harmful as we all make it out to be. We should take action when it comes to children being bullied but maybe not overreact like we tend to.

In this wonderful and at times, overwhelming age of technology, in which any person can send and receive information instantaneously and anonymously, cyber-bullying is rapidly emerging as one of the top problems facing today's youth. Cyber bullying is described by the National Conference of State Legislators as being "the willful and repeated use of cell phones, computers, and other electronic computer devices to harass and threaten others." Recent, highly publicized cases of cyber-bullying such as the stories of Tyler Clemente and Audrie Pott are only the tip of the iceberg in what is rapidly becoming an epidemic of cyber-bullying in America. At this moment, forty nine of fifty states have some type of anti-bullying laws in place, with eighteen

School bullying is a problem that has been happening for years across the United States. It leads from physical, to verbal, making posts on social media, spreading rumors and many more. I'm going to focus on the ways bullying can be prevented, verbal, physical, the difference between girls and guys, and how suicide comes into a big part. In the paper, I'm going to touch base on cyber bullying because sometimes that is a cause of school bullying. Bullying in schools has gotten worse and worse every year and there needs to be a way to put a stop to it all.

Did you know that over 43% of kids have admitted that they’ve been bullied online? Even more admitted that they have witnessed it. Cyber bullying is a big issue in America, and it needs to be stopped. There are many problems related to cyber bullying that can last a lifetime, if not taken care of. These affect schoolwork, friendships, relationships, and attitude. America needs to stop this, so we can provide a better future for our teens.

Having discovered that cyberbullying is leading to alcoholism and depression, it is becoming clear that this issue must be addressed (Gamez-Guadix, Gini, Calvete, 2015). Bullying is now taking place beyond the at school verbal and physical at school and is now being inflicted online anonymously, so you are not able to know who is doing it and it reaches a larger audience (Gamez-Guadix, Gini, Calvete, 2015). In conducting a cross-sectional study of adolescents, they were able to establish a link to depression, anxiety, drug and alcohol abuse, suicide ideation and attempts to cyberbullying (Gamez-Guadix, Gini, Calvete, 2015).

Cyber bullying has been around since the creation of advanced communication technology. In the last few years, however, this issue has become more common, more related to sex and most of all more dangerous. It has gotten so dangerous that children have killed each other and/or committed suicide after having been involved in a cyber bullying incident. Little attention and support from school authorities, more access to computers, and the latest cool thing (social networks) are all factors that have contributed to the rising of cyber-bullying practices.

There are some who see the rapid growth of Facebook and similar social media platforms as the vehicle that enables a new form of bullying that is even more devastating than the physical bullying we’ve always seen in schools for centuries. However, this form of bullying is even more insidious because it is invisible to all but the perpetrator and the victim. The victims have no way of avoiding the attacks because it even follows them into their bedrooms when they check their social media accounts. As the internet continues to grow, cyberbullying will continue to grow along with it – if not even more quickly. It either is or will soon become a crisis of

Millions of comments get posted every day. Some are bound to be offensive. some democratic senators want to make a law against cyberbullying. The law includes trolling and flaming. Although some people may argue that it is necessary to protect kids, if someone is getting bullied there is always a block button. Some reasons that this bill is impractical are that it can burden the court system, restrict freedom of speech, and even discourage responsibilities.

Suicide from bullying is a huge issue in teens around the world. Suicide is the third leading cause of death with young people. According to “Bullying Info and Statistics: Don't Stand Alone,” about 4,400 people commit suicide per year. For every suicide, there are hundreds of

Bullying is everywhere and with the recent stories about the most violent cases it is becoming so public, a new major issue has been found for in our nation. The tolls of years of bullying are effectively pushing victims into two corners. The victims either seek out help and fight back or fall in deeper and resort to self harm. Whatever it maybe be, it's everywhere. Bullying has found a new home on the internet. Cyberbullying is so common in today's society. Teenagers spend most of their time on social media sites and those sites are perfect for potential cyber bullying. One in ten teens go to parents for help when cyberbullying is involved.

"Have you ever been called something inappropriate online, or seen something nasty online? Internet Content in this society has gotten so bad. People basically just go online to bash others and talk bad about people because they're different. Which includes me, because if being different is illegal, I might as well be in jail. Being different is okay, being the same is whats bad. Why bash people, it doesn't make sense? Do you think it makes you cool? do you think it's funny? yes? tell that to the 4,000 kids who commit suicide every year due to your snarky comments.

Bullying is a worldwide epidemic, it happens no matter where we are, or who we are. This problem faces many women, children and men. It occurs in all different environments like school, work or even just walking down the street. Many people are often a victim of cyber-bullying “The use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature” (Google). Cyber-bullying effects many people internally, it can cause depression, anxiety, and self-esteem issues in all people, including the individual doing the bullying. There are many studies of cyber-bullying, the main area being high schools, a lot of cyber-bullying tends to stem off of the peers of the victim and others think it stems

Have you ever been cyberbullied? Has anyone ever tried to talk you into giving them your password. Have you ever been scammed? Well I will show you about the importance of being safe online. I think the most important things to be careful of are password safety, cyber bullying, and scams.

I. Introduction – Cyberbullying is occurring all over the world, and it is slowly growing.