Cyberbulling
Final Research Paper
Cyberbullying Effects and Meaning
The internet became a useful tool for people to connect with others around the world. People can share publicly their thoughts, information, images, videos, etc through this media. As this media started a new way to bully others did too. Cyberbullying became a way to bully others anonymously through a public media. This started during the mid 90’s when young people started using this tool as a tool to mock others publicly.
Cyberbullying is a type of bullying that can be done by bullies to hurt their victims without having to face severe consequences. This bullying is done through cybermedia where anyone can see it. The bully in question cannot be easily identified when the act is done. Here the victim is not physically hurt; however, the victim can be emotionally hurt. Being in emotional pain is more severe than physical because it can leave even more severe psychological traumas to the victim than traditional bullying (Arsenau).
The reason this has become a concern for many is that more than half of the teenagers today have suffered from some type of cyberbullying around the world. This cannot be stopped easily due to private policies that some web pages have to protect their users. In many cases users do not give their real name, preferring to use a nickname to maintain it anonymously. In this way it is easier for bullies to harass their victims without thinking of the consequences (Arsenau).
Here are some examples of cyberbullying: sending messages through email, text, etc threatening someone. Posting harmful comments about someone through social network sites; for example Facebook. Getting in someone else’s account on a social network or email and sending cruel or embarrassing messages as that person. Pretending to be a friend or former friend to obtain information and forwarding that information to others and/or sharing it for everyone to see online. Taking an unauthorized picture of someone to share
Cyberbullying Effects and Meaning
The internet became a useful tool for people to connect with others around the world. People can share publicly their thoughts, information, images, videos, etc through this media. As this media started a new way to bully others did too. Cyberbullying became a way to bully others anonymously through a public media. This started during the mid 90’s when young people started using this tool as a tool to mock others publicly.
Cyberbullying is a type of bullying that can be done by bullies to hurt their victims without having to face severe consequences. This bullying is done through cybermedia where anyone can see it. The bully in question cannot be easily identified when the act is done. Here the victim is not physically hurt; however, the victim can be emotionally hurt. Being in emotional pain is more severe than physical because it can leave even more severe psychological traumas to the victim than traditional bullying (Arsenau).
The reason this has become a concern for many is that more than half of the teenagers today have suffered from some type of cyberbullying around the world. This cannot be stopped easily due to private policies that some web pages have to protect their users. In many cases users do not give their real name, preferring to use a nickname to maintain it anonymously. In this way it is easier for bullies to harass their victims without thinking of the consequences (Arsenau).
Here are some examples of cyberbullying: sending messages through email, text, etc threatening someone. Posting harmful comments about someone through social network sites; for example Facebook. Getting in someone else’s account on a social network or email and sending cruel or embarrassing messages as that person. Pretending to be a friend or former friend to obtain information and forwarding that information to others and/or sharing it for everyone to see online. Taking an unauthorized picture of someone to share
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