The Internet is a new source of communication and socializing for young people today. Almost every teenager has a social network account, and uses it at least once a day. The problem that Internet has brought is cyberbullying. Cyberbullying has badly affected many people and taken some lives. Action should be taken in order to address this issue. The bullies should get some type of punishment no matter what age they are and the victim should be offered help. Cyberbullying is known as bullying with words, pictures, video, or anything that people do through the Internet. The Merriam Webster dictionary defines it as “the electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person (as a student) often done anonymously”. The main point of …show more content…
This usually happens in an off-line life. People would think that online life will be different and more acceptable, but it is not. Leaving someone out and talk harsh about them could result is self-pity and low self-esteem. This may also cause depression and stress depends on how the victim handles it.
Another form of cyberbullying is masquerading or faking. It is when a person makes a fake profile or identity to bully, so that it will be anonymous. The bully also impersonates someone else to bully the victim using the anonymous profile. This usually happened because the bully is too scared to show who he or she is, and find it safer to be anonymous. This type of cyberbullying could still affect the victim like the other form, but also curiosity of who is behind it.
The last form is outing, bullying by sharing someone else’s personal information to public. This form of cyberbullying I consider to be the worst. Because it has to do with personal information, it could badly affect the victim. Once it is shared online, personal information can never be taken down. This could result in people treating the victim differently due to information that was shared.
For example, the victim had done something wrong in the past (like hooked up with someone’s boyfriend), but someone found out and shared it online. People that have seen or read the post will have a different view on the victim, and they will think her as a
The internet has created an entirely new world of social communications particularly for youths. There are no more barriers. Family, friends, young and old may now stay in touch with just about everyone, anywhere in the world through the use of email, text messaging, web chat, and instant messaging. Although, most interactions are friendly and in good nature, there are some that are not. The use of technology as a tool to antagonize, torment and intimidate others is now a widespread problem. Sadly, this form of bullying like all others is most common among children and young adults. Research done by Cox Communications on children between 13 thru 18 year-olds, 25 percent said they were cyber-bullied whether online or by cell phone (Cox Com. 2009). Also in 2007, the National Crime Prevention Council reported cyber-bullying as a problem that affected approximately half of all American teens. Since it is popular among this group of American teens, then it is safe look at some of possible reason cyber bullies of this age group are encouraged to take part in such activity.
Cyberbullying is a form of written and verbal bullying which is conveyed by teens and adolescents through communication technologies such as cell-phones, emails, text messages, websites, webcams and chatrooms. It also includes taking sexual photographs by ex-partners and sending to others after
What is cyberbullying? Cyberbullying is, “Writing hurtful statements on a social media site or website” according to “What is Cyberbullying?” published by the Ophelia Project. Regular bullying is usually face-to-face and usually ending with someone getting physically harmed. Cyberbullying is only hurting someone’s feelings not physically harming them. “If the child in question can’t handle... [their feelings getting
Cyberbullying; the use of internet, cell phones, other electronic communication devices to spread harmful, embarrassing information about another person. This information can be in the form of text, photos, or videos. (“Cyberbullying” Gale.) There are many types of cyberbullying such as sexual remarks, sending threats, bad language, or exposing embarrassing photos or videos. (“Cyberbullying” Gale.) Cyberbullies usually do those things without the victim’s permission and get a big group of people to come together and gang up on the victim. (“Cyberbullying” Gale.) It’s disappointing to know majority of bullies need more than one person on their side to destroy someone, and mainly for no particular reason but to pick on someone who is not of their caliber. Most bullies operate from a place of insecurity, where they fear someone being better than them, causing the bully to find ways to bring the victim down and pounces
Bullying is generally defined as any deliberate act of aggression towards another person with the intentions of causing harm or suffering. Cyber bullying can be termed as the use of electronic communications (e-mail, text messages, instant messaging, social media, etc.) in which to humiliate, intimidate, threaten, or harass others and is often done anonymously. Though it as not as prevalent as “traditional bullying”, it has become a much more popular version of bullying because of the convenience of anonymity and the fact that it can be done any time of the day or night and anywhere.
Cyberbullying is bullying through the form of social media. Threatening, discouraging texts and releasing private or unwanted images can be classified as Cyberbullying. These are the worst because once something hits the internet it never leaves. Technology is so updated that you can now screenshot and save things to your phone even if it gets
Cyberbullying is a type of bullying that is highly overlooked, unlike traditional bullying. Cyberbullying is a very serious topic, it can lead to victims committing suicide and it can have long term effects on their life. There are many different forms of cyberbullying, it is not just limited to a cyberbully sending a mean text. Parents must keep a close eye on their kids when they are using the internet, their mood after using the internet may be an indicator if the child has been cyberbullied. Schools must provide help for students who are being cyberbullied. Schools should provide a program which shows kids that cyberbullying is serious and that they should not do it, the program should also provide students with the help they need to get
What is cyberbullying? Cyberbullying is when a person, generally kids in middle school, get bullied over the internet. They could post pictures of you to hurt or embarrass, send threatening emails or text messages, dupes you into reveling personal information, pretend to be you online, or spread lies and rumors about you.
Cyberbullying is one type of bullying used through technology. People use texting, emailing, or social media to make other people feel bad about themselves for other
“Cyber bullying is defined as using the computer or other electronic devices to intimidate, threaten or humiliate another individual,” Admin October 13th, 2008. As the
traditional bullying because it forms a proxy between the bully and their victim. It is much easier
Bullying is a bad thing but the worst of all the types of bullying is cyber bulling, it is a terrible weapon that can destroy someone's life and reputation. Cyber bullying is a part of bullying in which a person torments or harasses other people in a deliberate, repeated, and hostile manner, with technology. It has had a much greater effect on the world more than the traditional way of bullying.
Cyberbullying is a new type of bullying that has developed through the use of technology. Cyberbullying has been defined as “... intentional and repeated harm inflicted on people through the use of computers, cellular telephones, and other electronic devices” (Funk & Wagnalls). A problem with this definition is that the bully can claim that they had no intention of harming the victim. Even if the harassment is repeated, the bully could just be joking and unknowingly causing harm to the victim.
“The use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature”, is the definition of cyberbullying according to the oxford dictionary. Cyberbullying can include such acts as making threats, sending provocative insults or racial or ethnic slurs, attempting to infect the victim 's computer with a virus and flooding an e-mail inbox with messages. The fact that a bully can hide behind a user name, disguising his or her true identity makes it difficult to trace the source and encourages bullies to behave more aggressively than they might in a situation where they were identified.
What is Cyber bullying? Cyber Bullying is when you are being cruel to others by sending or posting harmful material using technological means. Cyber-bullying has been a problem for a very long time. Due to the expansion of our technology today, cyber-bullying has become one of the most challenging issues to resolve in our society. Since cyber-bullying issues are more likely to happen at schools, social networking, and mobile phones. Teachers, principals, and parents are accountable to monitor, prevent, and punish cyber-bullying. Laws and programs are in effect to stop the bullying, but more needs to be done in educating our children on how to use the Internet. We need to do something now before it to late.