CYBER BULLYING NATION KILLING

Cyber bullying Survey of grade 6-8 (2007)

Ashley lives in Littleton, Colorado and has been growing up like any normal western state teen, being influenced by her peers as much as she’s influenced by her parents’ guidance. However, she never expected how invasive the Internet could be without her knowing about it or even having a say in the matter. In Ashley’s case, the bullying that occurred may seem benign, but it had the potential to be far more. Unknown to Ashley at the time, a classmate when she was 11 began taking photos of her. The images were then made part of a portfolio of information posted on the Internet with a fake social media page. The topic was Ashley and the website page was made to look as if Ashley posted everything herself. It was only through friends and third parties that Ashley became aware of the existence of the online information. The data was detailed as well; it included her school name, her home address, her family information, birthdays and more. Worse, all the data was set to be open to t...

Over half of adolescents and teens have been bullied online, and about the same number have engaged in  cyber bullying . More than 1 in 3 young people have experienced cyber threats online. Over 25 percent of adolescents and teens have been bullied repeatedly through their cell phones or the Internet.

Cyberstalking is a form of online harassment in which the perpetrator uses electronic communications to  stalk  a victim. Cyberstalking is considered more dangerous than other forms of cyberbullying because it generally involves a credible threat to the safety of the victim. Cyberstalkers may send repeated messages intended to threaten or harass their victim. They may encourage others to do the same, either explicitly or by impersonating their victim and asking others to contact them Manas Bansal 10th A

Research had demonstrated a number of serious consequences of cyberbullying victimization. For example, victims have lower self-esteem, increased suicidal ideation, and a variety of emotional responses, retaliating, being scared, frustrated, angry, and depressed.People have reported that Cyberbullying can be more harmful than traditional bullying because there is no escaping it. One of the most damaging effects is that a victim begins to avoid friends and activities, often the very intention of the cyberbully. Cyberbullying campaigns are sometimes so damaging that victims have committed suicide. There are at least four examples in the United States where cyberbullying has been linked to the suicide of a teenager. The  suicide   of Megan Meier  is a recent example that led to the conviction of the adult perpetrator of the attacks. Another example of harmful effects is the death of Holly Grogan who ended her life by jumping of a 30-foot bridge near Gloucester in...

Cyber bullying is a threat to our country's new generation. The new youngsters blackmail and demotivate others on their social networking sites in various ways. It is difficult to fight it alone. Hence, we should fight this together and remove this disease from root.

Cyber Bullying Nation Killing