Cyberbullying : A Serious Problem

Social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are huge contributors to cyberbullying. These social network sites grant their members the privilege to engage in the actions of the attacker which is a menace. A majority of the cyberbullied population have committed suicide due to the abusive comments. Cyberbullying has gone into a hyper drive with new devices and faster types of social media.

Cyberbullying is an alarming issue that is currently affecting children of all ages around the world. Due to the development of our technology today, cyberbullying has become one of the most difficult issues to deal with in our society. Cyberbullying is when someone uses technology to bully a person, in many cases by sending messages in a threatening nature, and there are many different kinds of cyberbullying in today's world, such as; exclusion, impersonation, trickery, flaming, harassment, and cyberstalking (Bauman 23). The scariest part of cyberbullying is that it can takes place on nearly any social media site. Examples of cyberbullying include, but not limited to; mean text messages or emails, or posted on social networking sites, and embarrassing pictures. The “Cyberbullying Resources” article stated that, “Nearly 43% of kids have been cyber bullied online and one in four has had it happen more than once.” At the end of the day, bullying should be taken more seriously and be considered a criminal offense.

A growing issue in America today is cyberbullying. As technology advances in society, it also becomes a ground for bullying and harassment of others. Most cyberbullying will occur at school or work through mostly social media. Teachers and principals strive to prevent these situations from happening with zero tolerance for bullying. Although, it may be hard to monitor such actions over the internet, outside of school, or the work place, efforts have been made to break such barrier.

Cyberbullying, intentional aggression through means of digital technology, is slowly becoming recognized as a social problem that needs to be addressed. This new form of bullying, emerged with the information and communication revolution during the last two decades of the twentieth century. Cyberbullying occurs largely through communication devices; cyberbullies harass their victims “by sending photos, text messages, e-mail, instant messages, and video through cell phones, personal digital assistants, and computers” (Swartz 2009). Since there was an initial gap between those who grew up with the new forms of communication technology and those of the older generation who had not adapted, the threat of cyberbullying was often left unchecked

Social media is an internet platform that allows an individual to share information, post photos, and express themselves freely. With the evolvement of time, it has become popular amongst people of all age groups. It is useful in the way that it allows the sharing of information and messaging between people of all over the world. Examples of social media boards include Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, etc. At first it may seem harmless, however, the oversharing of personal information may lead to cyberbullying. The term cyberbullying refers to the usage of internet boards to intimidate, threat, and harm individuals. It is roughly estimated that about a third of the population have experienced this type of negativity at one point or another. The downside of excessive social media use is that once information is out on the web, it is spread quickly and then becomes difficult to get rid of. Cyberbullying has become a very big issue today in society and it is something that should not be taken lightly when considering penalty. Negative outcomes of cyberbullying include things such as social anxiety, privacy issues, and even suicide.

The 21st century has had many revolutionary advances, but with such advances come multiple drawbacks. Though social media is an advance within itself, it is also a massive step back in actual sociability. Even though social media can connect people together from hundreds of miles away and spread ideas from one part of the world to another, social media can also spread hatred, insults, and can overall promote negative activity.

Take a look around where you are. Everywhere you look people standing around, sitting, phones in hand, typing away. One may ask what it is that has everyone constantly checking their phones and taking up so much time of a busy day: social media. Today’s technology such as social media and texting has come so far and become so advanced communicating is easier than ever. With the help of satellites we can talk to people from every corner of world with just a click of a button. With all this technology comes a downfall: cyberbullies. Sending messages to harass someone nowadays is so simple. For decades children and teens have had problem with bullies. Students can get picked on for all sorts of physical traits like being too short or too fat. With this new technology it is so easy to send a message or make a post about someone. Social media and texting brought great advances for forms of communicating but it also brought a whole new way to terrorize people. Cyberbullying has become a major issue in our society and we need to act up take precautions to stop and to help others that are victimized.

Cyberbullying is a big issue in the world right now. With the growth of technology over the past decade, more and more people have become acquainted with it. People do everything on technology nowadays. From talking to friends, to playing games, and even doing your banking. But there are people who use technology for unjust. Not criminals even though the things they do could be counted as crimes in some people’s eyes. Bullying, antagonizing, or oppressing; all of these are unjust. These actions push and beat down their victim mentally through social media and private messages. There are many different reasons why people bully. It could because of the jealousy, a way to become popular, anonymity, getting even, others are doing it too, or they have been the victim before. Theses beatdowns of abuse can take a toll on the victim. The victim could start a eating disorder, self-harming, push away people, and worst case scenario is suicide. Even the bully will have bad effects from their actions such as guilt, regret, and trauma. The effects of cyberbullying are horrific and it should be stopped.

The internet is the single worldwide computer network that interconnects other computer networks on which end-user services, such as world wide web sites or data archives, are located, enabling data and other information to be exchanged (Internet, n.d.). This essay will identify and discuss one concern for users of the internet, which is cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is carried out through cell phones, computers, e-mails and any other electronic devices or social media sites. Cyberbullying has the potential to be devastating to children, adolescents and adults as it is being cruel to others by sending or posting harmful material or engaging in other forms of social aggression using the internet or other digital technologies (Morgan, 2013). Firstly, this essay will look at the internet, what it is, when it came about, what it is used for and the benefits and disadvantages of the internet. Secondly, I will discuss cyberbullying, what it means, the concern, what is involved, and who is involved. Thirdly, the effects of cyberbullying, why and how has it become a concern, consequences for those involved, how bad the problem is, and will it continue to be a growing concern unless something is done. And lastly, what is being done to address the problem of cyberbullying, what is the government doing about the problem, people and organizations that are or need to be involved, and what else could be done.

Life should be the creation of beauty, happiness, and sincerity. However, our generation has slowly diminished and turned away from these ideals. One of the ways this is done is through the form of cyberbullying. “Cyberbullying is when someone uses technology to threaten, harass, embarrass, or target another person publicly” (New, 2012, p.1). The majority of cyberbullying occurs among young teens and who adults often used what is now extremely accessible to all, a cell phone. Most commonly, cyberbullying can be seen via text or more predominately on social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and twitter. Cyberbullying includes many cyber crimes such as cyber-harassment and cyber-stalking. Most cases of cyber bullying happen in schools or in the child’s home with the use of a cell phone or computer. Open innovation generally utilized for cyberbullying are no more only a PC or portable workstation, however now, have extended to telephones, tablets, and even game systems. Anyone that has access to these devices can be a cyberbully or a victim of cyberbullying (New, 2012, p.1). By definition, “Cyberbullying is used to describe the misuse of technology between children” (New, 2012, p.1). However, the definition of cyberbullying is not interchangeable when referring to adults and children. “When an adult misuses the internet to hurt others, this is considered as cyber- harassment or cyber stalking, which can lead to jail time, if found guilty” (New, 2012, p.1). This paper is

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

Cyberbullying is the use of cell phones, instant messaging, e-mail, chat rooms or social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter to harass, threaten or intimidate someone. People say and do things that they would not necessarily say to the person face to face and sometimes say more than they should without a thought in mind if they were in that person’s shoes how would they feel. It is a sad case that social media something made for the amusement and communication between people is now Social media is the collective of online communications channels dedicated to community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration. Cyberbullying is becoming increasingly easy due to the increase of technology, the easy access to the technology and the vast number of people involved in these technologies for social

The increase in the world of technology comes with a horrific price. According to a non-profit organization for social revision, “eighty-one percent of adolescents think bullying online is easier to get away with than bullying in person.” (11 Facts About Cyber Bullying). Universally, there is controversy involving stronger laws for cyber bullying. Unfortunately, many individuals live by the motto “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” People also believe that parents do not teach their children constructive criticism from hate. If cyber bullying was just constructive criticism, then it would not lead to death. Many people fail to realize how abusive comments can hurt a human being. With the

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.

First of all, nowadays we have so many social networks to choose from cyberbullying has sadly increased. Adults, teens, and even children have been virtually attacked, harm and in some cases physical