When the Internet Attacks! : Cyber Bullying and Blogging

Cyberbullying didn’t really seem like a big deal at first until technology really advanced all across the world. The 1990’s is when the technology ship really set sail. As of 2004, 45% of americans owned their very own cell phone. As of now, 77% of Americans now own cell phones. Now, nearly seven-in-ten americans now use social media and that is where the bullying starts. In 2005, only 5% of

Cyber stalking and bullying is traumatizing especially for children because it is because of such incidents that make a child withdraw from social gatherings and becomes scared of the outside world. In some extreme instances, cyber stalking has been known to result to death. This is because though it starts with the real world and develops into the internet it also penetrates into the physical world where the perpetrators result to physical

Whilst cyber bullying is not physical it’s emotional and psychological effects are devastating for the victim and can often lead to suicide and depression (Hinduja & Patchin, 2010). Social Networking sites act as a platform where bullies can say things they might not usually say to someone in person, anonymity and less physical proximity act as a wall between the bully and the victim, none the less, the words or rumors’ that are shared are still just as hurtful. Bullies often feel more confident online and they can contact their victims anytime, anywhere, day or night, not just in the school yard (Smith et al., 2008).” (Procon. (24 O). Retrieved from http://socialnetworking.procon.org/)

Cyber bullying is worldwide and many problems are created like depression, fights, and even suicides. 65% of teens agree that cyber bullying is a serious problem, bullying victims are 2 to 9 more likely to consider committing suicide. This shows how dangerous cyber bullying is because the choice of any of the problems listed above are raised for kids who don’t understand how to escape. (i.e. kids) Also, it’s not like kids can report the bully so others aren’t bullied. Websites like youtube you can’t do anything but take the insults. This may be true but, people can complement the victim to neutralize the negative effect. Although this may help, the negativity won’t be neutralized because humans think more of the stuff they don’t know, like the insults they might not know are false or true, instead of the things they already

Michael M. Honda states that “everyone in America likely has a bullying story, whether as a victim, bully, or as a witness.” Cyberbullying has become a major epidemic in the modern day world because everyone has access to the internet in some way. By taking an in depth look at cyberbullying, one can see just how urgent it is to stop it, because not only can it strike anywhere at any time, cyberbullying can also lead to suicide and cause serious mental health issues.

Then influence their grades. According to the research, cyber bullying could cause mental damages and the damage could stay a long time in victims' brain; make them can't focus on things like school class (Mobina S. B. Jaffer, Patrick Brazeau, 2012). The next point is cyber bullying could impact the victims' life quality. The impacts will be on their emotions, such as feel sad, anxious and depressed, become the victims of depression and anxiety (Mishna and Israel, cited in Mobina S. B. Jaffer, Patrick Brazeau, 2012). The last bad effect is the most serious one. Some of the victims committed suicide after the bullying. For example, in 2012, a girl named Amanda Todd took her own life after she experienced a very serious cyber bullying –The attacker sent her nude to her friends, she lost her friends before her death(Mark

Cyber bullying is becoming a big problem in the United States, with a lot of people committing suicide because of it. Cyber Bullying is at an all-time high and it doesn’t seem to be calming down. Bullies started threatening people on the schoolyards if they didn’t give them their lunch money but now they threaten and bully them online, and posting things as if they wouldn’t get caught. Cyber Bullying hurts people in many ways. It gives them distress, fear, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. But the targets of cyber bullying suffer from severe consequences and negative feelings. Bullying is linked to many negative outcomes including mental health, substance use, and suicide. It is very important to talk to people who are getting

Victims can suffer from a lack of confidence, poor social skills, zero self-esteem and the inability to socialize with the outside world. As a child victim of bullying the chances of further problems in their adult lives is inevitable, they can suffer from health issues like absenteeism and depression as well as physical health, insecurity and become emotionally unstable. Cyber-bullying on the other hand possess a serious health threat towards victims causing more psychological damage than traditional bullying (Barback, 2012). All these can lead a child even an adult towards serious harm or to their death

Emotional distress is probably the biggest difference between cyberbullying and traditional bullying. Cyberbullying is a very serious matter. Journal of School Health Association Stassen, Berger noted, “almost every student is threatened occasionally. Consequently, most of the victims will find protective strategies who suffer from anxious, aggression, or irritation. Accordingly, this may cause teenagers to become victims” (647). The emotional effect of cyber bullies to their victims has increased the risk of depression, social isolation, and obesity. Moreover, the victims become powerless with daily harassment online with no control, they have suicidal thoughts. Although, traditional bullying have a similar serious impact of emotional distress.

In other generations, bullying simply stopped when school lets out or the work shift ended; however, today, with the increased use of the Internet, people are being bullied in all locations, at all times. When children, and many adults for that matter, are not talking to someone face-to-face, they are less likely to feel the implications of what they are really saying. It is too easy to say something you would not say to someone if they were standing right in front of you. In addition, it can be difficult to portray tone and intent in written words [9]. This means something can easily be taken the wrong way. Another challenge with cyber bullying is that it is near impossible to escape from. The increase in bullying on social media and other online platforms has caused the instances of teen suicide to rise dramatically; actually, it is one of the top 3 reasons for suicide. Can you imagine a life in their shoes when that is the only way for things to be

Social Media Bullying, one of the larger forms of bullying, is a critical problem in society. To go into someone's profile and to look through their photos and comment to harm them, or to stalk someone to scare them to hurt them, these are the forms of social media bullying.

Many negative effects are outcomes of cyber bullies. The impact cyber bullying has on kids is detrimental. Victims can develop psychological problems. For example, victims begin having anxiety, lower self-esteem, and frustration. They may also be diagnosed with depression. It’s tough to ignore cyber bullying. Compared to school bullies, internet bullies cause their victim more emotional pain. Children and teenagers are able to escape school bullies when they return home. However targets of cyber bullying don’t have that advantage.

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).

Bullying and Cyberbullying is a real everyday issue. Children are bullied both in person and online. Bullies can reach victims with a click of a button without a face or a voice. Where the school yard was the only place that a bully could reach, in today’s world bullies can reach the bedroom at home. Bullying can affect children all the way up into adulthood. Adults also bully other adults.

The act of bullying, which Google defines as the “use [of] superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force him or her to do what one wants” (n.d.), it is typically portrayed in old television shows and movies as the big kid that steals the little kid’s lunch money, a sort of competitive social hierarchy; but it goes much deeper than that. The United States Department of Health and Human Services states that “[b]ullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose” (Home, 2012). Bullying can occur at any stage of