Cyberbullying
Cyber-bullying is the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature.
Stats
- 52% of teenagers have reported being cyber-bullied
- 95% of teens have witnessed bullying over the internet but have ignored it
- 33% of teens have actually reported there bully
- Cyber-bullying affects everyone no matter gender, age or race. Boys are more likely to be cyber-bullied though
- Report the incident
- Save the moments you have been bullied as proof to show authority's.
- Anyone who has witnessed someone being cyber-bullied should report it also, just watching something happen won't stop the problem.
Using text as an outlet to bully
Can cause depression for the person being bullied.
Report it if you can, block the bully, tell an adult.
Suicide
Bullies don't realize that what they say actually hurts someone so much that they want to end there life.
That bully has someones life in there hands, that bully is the cause of a someones death.
Amanda Todd is an example of this.
Other Outlets for Cyberbullying
People can be cyber-bullied on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter.
- These apps should have a way to report it, but sometimes that does not always work
- Tell someone, Do Not be afraid