Internet Related Abuses And Cyberbullying

Many would agree that technology has advanced remarkably, in the past decade and has impacted the the as we know it in so many good ways. However, it has come with some downfalls as well. One of these downfalls is, the impact technology has on teenagers especially when it comes to social media and instant messaging. With that being said, there is this epidemic that the younger generations face with the internet. This includes, being harassed over the internet or cyberbullying. Unfortunately, bullying has always been an issue especially among young adolescents. However, now we have the same issue yet the bullies are able to hide behind a computer screen and this has been affecting teenagers in a negative way just as traditional bullying has. According to Merriam-Webster cyberbullying can be defined as “the electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person (such as a student) often done anonymously”. Cyberbullying usually results in embarrassment and can sometimes lead to an even worse feeling if continued. According to the indicators of school crime and safety report done in 2013; 6% of students in middle school were cyberbullies and 16% of high schoolers reported that in the past year they have been harassed over the internet. Even though those numbers are smaller than students who get bullied in person, cyberbullying still has negative effects on the victim. The purpose of this paper is to reach out to kids who

A study done by BMC Public Health showed that children start to show interest toward the Internet during their late years in elementary and middle school. This, therefore, helps spur the idea of teaching children and young adult on how to use the Internet safely and to start teaching at a younger age now. BMC and the British Journal both agree that medical professionals and teachers are not informed enough about the dangers that the Internet holds to be able to help and “treat” the children who struggle with cyberbullying. They believe that every individual should be aware of the issues that are often caused by social media and the Internet so that others can protect themselves and help others before they are blackmailed. Teaching Internet safety is essential with the constantly growing social networks and advancing technology in today’s society where almost everything is computer based and anyone can see

Cyberbullying can also cause mental health issues. Like Amanda Todd, kids sometimes turn to self-harm, alcohol, and drugs to help them escape from their troubles. However, as if those practices were not bad enough, they cause problems with concentrating, using proper social behavior, and processing emotions. It is devastating that kids think cyberbullying is worse than drinking, using heroin, and cutting their own wrists. This speaks levels on just how drastic cyberbullying can

Due to the technology available today children of all ages have access to the internet. In the 1960’s the internet became a major source of marketing, sales, and distribution of both products and services. Unfortunately many of these services were used by children under the age of 13 years old (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), 2011).

There are, however, some bad things on the internet that aren’t only dangerous for minors, but for everyone else as well. With the rise of the internet has come the rise of violent hate crimes. With the web being as vast as it is, it’s no surprise that there are sites depicting hateful messages and calls to action against

It is important for us to work to delete cyberbullying because it causes psychological, emotional, and physical stress on the victim and their families lives. With the advancement of technology and generational transitions, online issues have arisen affecting our society drastically. With cyberbullying being one of the major concerns, we are experiencing a time where the internet and phones are changing peoples’ day to day lives in ways they have never imagined. Although, cyberbullying happens online, the trauma effects the persons’ life outside of the world-wide web. It carries on to the outside world and I have personally experience this. A few years back, I was a victim of cyberbullying that led from the hallways at school to social media.

One of the most disturbing and disgusting cybercrimes that is being committed in today’s society is that of pedophiles and grown adults using the internet to target underage minors. Between 2004 and 2008 “there were 20,562 complaints reported” (Dwyer,”et.al” 2016 p. 5) of child exploitation. Minors are being approached in chat rooms, on apps by adults posing as people their own age. Children in today’s society have many inlets for using the internet such as “education, entertainment, and socialization” (O’Leary,Ovidio,nd. p.1) so it is important that their activities online are monitored. While initial contact between the predator and the

Although explicit content, cyber bullying, and depression all cause considerable complications for children, one of the most pressing matters that the internet introduces is privacy. The invasion of privacy on the internet is a serious hazard for anyone because it is relatively simple for an unknown individual to obtain personal information and there can be so many different outcomes, such as identity theft, stalking, or even abduction. Furthermore, Sadbury Patch states that it is especially easy for a child experience a breach in privacy. Their statistics show that “there are over 500,000 predators online every day”, “more than 50 percent of victims of online sexual exploitation are 12-15 years old”, and that “4% of young kids under 10 get

Sources life i-Safe, which is known as the “leader in internet safety education”, have statistics about the amount of cyberbullying that students have to deal with, but they have not been updated since 2004-over ten years ago(Cushing, 2013). Even if those sources were updated, many schools now set aside whole lessons to learn about cyberbullying and what to do about it, providing them with sources for the victim or other concerned people to take care of the situation(Robinson & Segal,

Online child sexual abuse would be classified as a cybercrime as the crime “involved a computer and a network, where a computer may or may not have played an instrumental part in the commission of the crime” (Moore, 4). Cybercrimes are generally consists of computer-related activities that are considered illegal and be conducted throughout the global electronic network (Choi, 3). There is a range of illegal activities that are arising concerning this cybercrime, including solicitation and the creation and distribution of child pornography (Seto). The Internet is becoming a popular avenue where 61% of offenders in a study used only the Internet to commit crimes against children (Mitchell, 54). The primary methods that the Internet was utilized were seduction/grooming, child pornography

“As more children gain access to the internet, online predators bypass while preying on young innocent children.” The internet has become on of the biggest technological advancements of this century. The internet has offered so much and has grown in many ways as far as communication. The internet lets people from all over the world communicate and interact, exchanging information in a millisecond. This has opened a virtual world for everyone around us to live in. With the many different social media websites, chatrooms, and forums all over the internet, it has become difficult to decide who is who. It can be appealing to live your main life and then around every worldwide turn live an opposite life online that compensates for your everyday life. In everyday life you deal with criminals and bad guys, those same people exist in the virtual world too. With the variety of bad people trolling the web the sexual predators are the most dangerous.

Internet usage in children and adolescents has been increasing in a steadily fashion in the past number of years and with the increase in internet usage, a new form of bullying has developed – Cyber bullying. Cyber bullying can be defined as “the electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person,” (Merriam-Webster, 2012). This form of bullying can come through various mediums including but not limited to text messages, emails, videos, and social networking sites. There is an overwhelming amount of information that defines cyber bullying, identifies the demographics of bullies and victims of cyber bullying, and identifies the outcomes of cyber bullying on victims. More focus needs to be placed on who the perpetrators

While cyberbullying affects each child differently, there has been a clear correlation between victims and non-victims and their self-esteem. In one study, bullied victims had less self-esteem than those who were not bullied online. Additionally, it was reported that victims of cyberbullying were thirty percent more likely to think about committing suicide (Cyberbullying Research Center, 2012). With the lack of parent supervision, it was found that those who spent more than three hours per school day on social networks were 110% more at risk to be a cyberbully victim as compared those who do not spend as much time online (Gilkerson, 2012). What may be worse is the fact that majority of those bullied online do not tell their parents or an adult about what occurred. Despite the fact that most adolescents state that bullying occurs more offline then online, cyberbullying is still a real and large threat to the youth of America (Lenhart, 2007).

Online abuse has become a serious issue within the past 2 years. Various media reports have targeted on cyberharassment, notably toward women. The matter was mentioned at a congressional hearing in April and a United Nations panel in September. Politicians have called for better law enforcement solutions whereas net platforms like Google, Facebook and Twitter have taken steps to curb abuse. The article discusses the impact of online harassment and identifies some innovations that can affect the social issue which includes creating awareness as well as the solutions.

Among the most popular educational technologies used in the nation’s schools today are computer and communication technologies that assist students with conducting research as well as provide them with the ability to access interactive learning programs and other online educational tools. Unfortunately, those technologies also offer students the opportunity to communicate with each other in harmful ways including sending insulting and/or threatening messages designed to bully others. As much as school officials are responsible for ensuring that students use computer and communication technologies appropriately, parents have the greatest responsibility in preventing their children from cyberbullying others both inside and outside of the school environment.