Cyber Bullying
What's it about? Why does it effect so many teens?
So what is it?
"Cyber bullying is using technology to deliberately and repeatedly bully someone"
A Day Against Bullying
Friday, Mar 20, 2015, 11:45 PM
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What are the risks/consequences of it?
Cyber bullying can be very damaging to adolescents and teens. It can lead to anxiety, depression, and even suicide. Also, once things are circulated on the Internet, they may never disappear, resurfacing at later times to renew the pain of cyber bullying.
Many cyber bullies think that bullying others online is funny. Cyber bullies may not realize the consequences for themselves of cyberbullying. The things teens post online now may reflect badly on them later when they apply for college or a job. Cyber bullies can lose their cell phone or online accounts for cyber bullying. Also, cyber bullies and their parents may face legal charges for cyber bullying, and if the cyber bullying was sexual in nature or involved sexting, the results can include being registered as a sex offender. Teens may think that if they use a fake name they won't get caught, but there are many ways to track some one who is cyber bullying.
Why does it effect so many teenagers?
The main factor for the large amount of teen bullying is that they're the ones most connected, spend most of their time on it and tend not to think properly before posting,sharing or commenting online.
Cyber bullying is now the largest form of bullying that effects teenagers and it is due to the main reason, the fact that many more kids tend to be braver,sneakier and crueler online then they are in person.