...involved two or more persons but with the increased availability of internet, bullying is being redefined. Cyber bullying is form bullying that involves hurting someone else by using information and communication technologies. Unlike physical or verbal bullying, cyber bullying is targeted to an unlimited supply of audience. Every age group is affected regardless of physical strength. Cyber bullying has been on the rise as part of the misuse and abuse of a resource such as the internet. Since more and more of our lives now take place online, this type of bullying can take up several different form. As written in Dr. Kate D. Simmons and Dr. Yvette P. Bynum of Auburn University Montgomery article, “cyberbullying: six things administrators can do” there are common forms of cyberbullying which are “impersonation” which involves a person pretending to be someone else on a social media platform that sends or posts material to get the other person in trouble or damage his or her reputation; “Outing” which involves sharing someone else’s secrets or embarrassing information on the web; “Trickery” just like the name, imply someone talking another...
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...First of all, what is Cyberbullying? According to stopcyberbullying.org, “Cyberbullying" is when a child, preteen or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen or teen using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones. It has to have a minor on both sides, or at least have been instigated by a minor against another minor.” Cyberbullying is such a rapid growing occurrence in our generation, that according statistics, 47% of teens using social-media sites in the Philippines have experienced being bullied. But really, what is the cause of this huge phenomenon? And what effects does it have to the ones being bullied and the ones witnessing it? “When it comes to cyberbullying, they [the kids] are often motivated by anger, revenge or frustration.”, is stopcyberbullying.org’s explanation of it.“Many do it for laughs or to get a reaction. Some do it by accident, and either send a message to the wrong recipient or didn't think before they did something. The Power-hungry do it to torment others and for their ego.” The causes of cyberbullying cases are shallow and superficial but the effects of it prove to be life-changing and emotionally tormenting. “Kids that are bullied are likely to experience anxiety, depression, loneliness, unhappiness, and poor sleep,” explains Jennifer N. Caudle, DO, an AOA board-certified family physician and assistant professor in the Department of Family at Rowan University...
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...Ervin ENG/280 02/06/2016 Cyberbullying Introduction Here I will open with some statistics on cyberbullying and the number of cases that are reported per year. Also, why we need newer and stricter laws implemented against bullying crimes. I. Cyberbullying Definition, History, and Demographics a) Definition of cyberbullying and What other cybercrimes qualify under the category of cyberbullying such as cyber harassment b) History, when did cyberbullying begin c) What are some demographics such as gender, race, sexuality, etc… II. Statistics a) Statistics on how common cyberbullying is b) And the number of new cases each day to show the prevalence of the situation. c) Number of suicide cases related to cyberbullying each year. d) Show the reason we need harsher punishments to stop cyberbullying. III. Effects of cyberbullying a) Show how cyberbullying affects the nation as a whole. b) Show the effects that cyberbullying has on the victims. c) Will touch on a couple of cases from cyberbullying and the affect it had on the victim. IV. Laws on Cyberbullying a) I will show current law on cyberbullying and whether they are federal and/or state b) What new laws need to be implemented and why. c) How the age of the bully affect the punishment’ V. Internet security a) Why internet safety is need in this day and age b) New programs that are designed to stop cyberbullying (ReThink) c) How to protect...
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..."Why is it important to work to delete cyberbullying?" The internet is a place for people of all ages to learn more information and communicate with people from all areas of the world. Cyberbullying takes away from that because it causes people to feel insecure and question who they are based off of insecure bullies who hide themselves behind computer screens. Cyber bullying can lead to self-harm to an extent of death. Fewer children are expressing feelings of low self-esteem and bigger percentages of them are expressing the desire to remain survivors and winners in the battle against bullying and cyberbullying. Internet bullying causes children to do many things besides self-harm, children who have been bullied on the internet have a tendency to stay away from social activities such as sports and social clubs and hanging out with friends. Parents have a hard time recognizes if their child is being bullied on the internet because of how difficult it is for children to open up to their parents about bullies and their personal lives. 7 in 10 young people are victims of cyberbullying. 37% of them are experiencing cyberbullying on a highly frequent basis. 20% of young people are experiencing extreme cyberbullying on a daily basis. New research suggests that young males and females are equally at risk of cyberbullying. Social networks are the main source for internet bullying, young people found to be twice as likely to be cyber bullied on Facebook as on any other social network...
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...Cyberbullying A new important issue is arising, especially with the younger generation. Since the dawn of time, humans have harassed each other in many different ways. As technology brought in new ways to interact with each other, a new form of bullying has developed. This new type of bullying has the same effect as its previous version, but now it has evolved into the cyber world. Cyberbullying is a problem in today’s society for all internet users and proves to be a problem for Congress. As history has shown us, bullying can develop serious mental problems. Everyone who attended any type of school has witnessed or personally experienced some type of bullying. Bullying is, by definition is a, “repeated act of aggressive behavior in order to intentionally hurt another person, physically or mentally” (Wikipedia). There are two major types of bullying. The physical aspect is known as direct bullying as this would consist of any form of physical contact. The other method is know as being indirect, such as yelling, slander, and making other verbal jokes or remarks towards the target. Cyberbullying would be known as an indirect form of bullying. Many beliefs present to why bullying occurs. A hypothesis is believed that bullies act outward from what directly happens to them. A bully may have been bullied themselves, so the event represents a food chain. A bully may have someone they look up to, who is a bully. So in order to try and please their role model the new bully mimics...
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...years ago. The main difference is how much cyberbullying has increased and is now the huge problem. It is much more far reached, more visually harsh, and harder to get the images of what people say on the internet out of ones head. Bilton, Nick. "Name-Calling in the Virtual Playground." Bits NameCalling in the Virtual Playground Comments. New York Times, 23 Mar. 2014. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. Apps that connect users anonymously and can hide the real people behind the computers are targets for cyberbullies. Last year nine suicides were linked to Ask.fm (anonymous social media site). These companies say that there is no real way that they can stop this from happening. Bullying is going to happen even if they do put in precautions and rules. Heath, Phillip. "Who's Responsible for Tackling Cyber Bullying?." The Age. 30 Jul. 2014: 20. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. Research showed students were more likely to seek help from parents or friends when they experienced online bullying. Younger students tended to rank their parents and teachers more highly as someone they would turn to. Older students favoured their friends. This doesn't mean that these kids actually would tell anyone if they were getting bullied. Most kids would keep it to themselves and ends up making the situation worse. Munn, Devan. "Cyberbullying Requires a Balanced Approach." Guelph Mercury. 21 May 2013: A.2. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. Cyberbullying is obviously a threat in teens today....
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...about the problem modern technology have on young people because it is opening up the possibility of cyberbullying at all levels. He tells of a couple of experiences of some young people that were victims of cyberbullying, both mild and severe attacks. The author explains that cell phones with text messaging, laptops with instant messaging and social media sights can be harmful for teenagers. At the end of the article he talks about the responsibility of parents and how they should be involved in their children’s lives. I find it interesting that Mr. Chu wrote this article in 2005 and it pertains even more in our society today. He writes that text messaging, instant messaging, and web journals can be harmful to teenagers because it opens them up for the possibility of cyberbullying and attacks from dangerous individuals. Social media in all forms is bad for our children because it allows for dangerous individuals to prey on unsuspecting, innocent children. Things have changed in the world over the years and most teenagers now have cell phones, as well as, easy access to laptops and media sights. Kids, mostly teenagers, spend too much time on their phones and computers, many of them unsupervised. Kids think no one will know what they are doing and they feel they can say and do what they want. These devices are a medium for online predators, harassment, cyberbullying, and many other problems. Teenagers want to be adults faster than they should be. Unfortunately, if...
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...of Cyber Bullying, and Bullying in general, can be not only detrimental for the fragile psyche of children but it’s a new menace to society. Cyber Bullying has swept across the world at a high rate. There is an abundance of websites and foundations that have been created just to fight this plague. The majority of the information that has been pulled together for this paper is from various websites and foundations that were created by the parents of children who have taken their lives due to the negative effects of being bullied both at school, on the way home from school, and in their very own homes via social media. Bullying of all forms has been tied to every single school shooting that has occurred over the last 20 years. Cyberbullying is an epidemic that is more widespread amongst adolescent females than males. The definition of cyber bullying, per the Merriam Webster Dictionary, is the electronic posting of mean spirited messages about a person (as a student) often done anonymously. It first became noticed in 2000. The different types of cyber bullying are exclusion, harassment, outing, cyber stalking, flaming, pseudonyms, and anonymity. Some examples of methods used in cyber bullying Cyberbullying.info are as follows: * Exclusion- In many cases, teenagers who don't have mobile phone are excluded from the group of teenagers who do. Girls have been found to be more likely to exclude others, boys tend to threaten with physical violence. * Harassment- bullies...
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...lives on the Internet. And bullying has followed teens online. Online bullying, called cyberbullying, happens when teens use the Internet, cell phones, or other devices to send or post text or images intended to hurt or embarrass another person. Cyberbullying is a problem that affects almost half of all American teens. Whether you’ve been a victim of cyberbullying, know someone who has been cyberbullied, or have even cyberbullied yourself, there are steps you and your friends can take to stop cyberbullying and stay cyber-safe. How Are Teens Cyberbullied? Being a victim of cyberbullying can be a common and painful experience. Some youth who cyberbully • • • • • Pretend they are other people online to trick others Spread lies and rumors about victims Trick people into revealing personal information Send or forward mean text messages Post pictures of victims without their consent When teens were asked why they think others cyberbully, 81 percent said that cyberbullies think it’s funny. Other teens believe that youth who cyberbully • • • • • Don’t think it’s a big deal Don’t think about the consequences Are encouraged by friends Think everybody cyberbullies Think they won’t get caught How Do Victims React? Contrary to what cyberbullies may believe, cyberbullying is a big deal, and can cause a variety of reactions in teens. Some teens have reacted in positive ways to try to prevent cyberbullying by • • • • Blocking communication with the cyberbully Deleting messages...
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...technology enables anyone to have the potential to access to platforms for sharing their opinions. When one has access to a platform opinions and comments are created that can be both powerful and scathing for the good or bad. In extreme instances, becoming more commonplace, options and comments expressed can turn into threating harassment. In turn, many are experiencing a continuous pattern of “digital harassment” called cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is determined to be a new cause of fear in our society, especially in younger generations and adolescents. The narrative of this paper will discuss cyberbullying, its negative influence through the use of modern technology, and the ethical/social implications of that negative influence. How the technology of the Internet and social media use by adolescents causes mental health issues through cyberbullying, a negative and evasive ethical and social implication of technological use. Cyberbullying The term cyberbullying has been used more frequently in the past ten years, but what is actually considered cyberbullying? According to...
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...October 2015 Article Summary 1: Cyberbullying In the article “An Overview of Cyberbullying in Higher Education,” written by Edwina Thomas Washington in 2014, she explains and deals with the issue of cyberbullying not just in K-12 years, but in college years as well. Throughout the article she explains cyberbullying as it “involves using communications technology to send or post harmful, cruel, or false text messages or images using the internet to harm a victim,” versus traditional bullying which she describes as "face-to-face, physical, and verbal.” The article begins by discussing and explaining exactly what cyberbullying is and what affect it has on the victims involved. She states that one in four American adults fall victim to cyberbullying and it can led to many tragic outcomes, such as depression, anxiety, suicide, and quitting their jobs. Washington then goes into great detail about three tragic incidences that have occurred in connection to cyberbullying involving college students. The first incident led to the male victims being embarrassed by one girl’s fake thesis involving them, the second incident led to a male student committing suicide from being spied on with another male, and the third incident forced a popular male victim to make a statement about his experience dating a “girl” online for three years to find out it had been a male all along. She then begins to form a relationship between traditional bullying and cyberbullying, in which she says “traditional...
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...Cyberbullying could be limited to posting rumors or gossips about a person in the internet bringing about hatred in other’s minds; or it may go to the extent of personally identifying victims and publishing materials severely defaming and humiliating them. Cyberbullying is specifically focusing on the legal and psychological ramifications of the action. Cyberbullying involves the transmission of harmful or cruel text or images using the Internet or other digital communication devices, such as cell phones. It often involves stalking, threats, harassment, impersonation, and humiliation. The author reveals that cyber bullies and their victims are just as likely to be female as male, though they are often older adolescents. Cyberbullying is a reality of the digital age. The specific elements of repetition, power imbalance, intention, and aggression, regarded as essential criteria of traditional face-to-face bullying, are considered in the cyber context. It is posited that the core bullying elements retain their importance and applicability in relation to cyberbullying. The element of repetition is in need of redefining, given the public nature of material in the online environment. Cyberbullying can cause significant emotional harm. Victims of face-to-face bullying often experience depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, physiological complaints, and have problems concentrating. Targets of cyberbullying suffer equal if not greater psychological harm because the hurtful information...
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...Cyberbullying Dana Davis EDL 512 University of North Carolina Wilmington Abstract Within the past five years, cyberbullying has had a tremendous effect on our youth. Our world has become more technology based and our teens and young adults are taking advantage of this unlimited resource. The use of the Internet has quickly transitioned from an ordinary search engine into a way to attack innocent victims by sending harmful messages and rumors, as well as, explicit pictures that ruins an individual’s reputation. Cyberbullies must realize that what they are spreading is unacceptable and that young teens and adults are ending their lives because of cyberbullying. In order for our society to get a handle on cyberbullying, they must learn to recognize it. This paper will provide an overall view of what cyberbullying is, what are some examples of cyberbullying, and how school administrators’ should respond to cyberbullying issues that occur within their schools. Cyberbullying For many school communities across the country, cyberbullying has become a topic that has risen tremendously over the past five years. It seems like every time we turn on the television a student has taken their life or someone else’s life due to bullying. The increase of social communication through the internet has become a popular area for all students and this popularity has given bullies the opportunity to torture, harass, embarrass, and threaten...
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...Cyberbullying Is NOT a Joke Cyberbullying Is NOT a Joke Have you ever been made fun of or made fun of someone else? For most of us we have. But with today’s technology it’s so much easier. With technology something that might have started as a joke can quickly turn into something mean. Cyberbullying is defined as bullying that takes place using technology. This includes phones, computers as well as social media and messages. Technology, especially the internet has made a big difference to how we live our daily lives for example, shopping. However, it has made it so much easier to exploit others. The charity ChildLine saw 4,507 cases of cyberbullying in 2012-2013, up from 2,410 in 2011-2012. I think cyberbullying is worse than bullying because it can happen for longer. It can happen 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and it could happen at absolutely anytime. Whereas, bullying can only happen face-to-face. At least with bullying you can have some sort of escape when you’re at home but with cyberbullying you can’t because pictures and messages can be spread quickly and easily. According to the Journal more than ¼ of victims didn’t know who their bullies were. Just imagine, someone bullying you for maybe weeks but not being able to do very much to stop them because you don’t know who it is. Cyberbullying can happen for many reasons, some do it because it can be done anonymously. Stopbullying.gov says there are usually two kinds of people who are...
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...April 9, 2015 In the article, Cyberbullying, Depression, and Problem Alcohol Use in Female College Students: A Multisite Study it discusses the effects of cyberbullying, depression, and alcohol use in college students. Cyberbullying can be described often as a way of bullying via the internet, cell phone, or any other electronic device. The effects of cyberbullying are increased levels of depression and emotional distress. Research has discovered that in addition to increased levels of depression, that cyberbullying has contributed to increased substance usage such as alcohol with both the victim and the bully. With that said, both the cyberbully and the cybervictim are at risk for mental and physical health consequences. Since the majority of technology users are college students, recent research has been dedicated to focusing on them. The researchers hypothesized that 10-15% of college students are estimated to be involved with cyberbullying. Further research of college students in comparison to younger adolescents showed that there is a commonality between their motivations such as entertainment, retaliation, and imbalance of power. Also, both college students and young adolescents appeared to have increased depressive symptoms and fewer social skills. Since depression and alcohol use are among the most common health concerns of college students a study showed that approximately 30% of college students reported having depression and 9% contemplated suicide in the last year...
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