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| Cyber bullying is a form of bullying that is carried out through an internet service such as an email, chat room, discussion group, online social networking, instant messaging or web pages. It can also include bullying by sms through mobile phones. Popular social networking sites include Facebook, My Space, and Twitter. |
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| Cyber bullying is a serious topic and I think schools should cover more of it so children feel they are welcome at school. When someone bullies another person it leaves them feeling unwanted and unsafe. Unlike bullying at school, bullying online can happen anywhere and at any time. |
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| Teenagers are getting cyber bullied everyday and it is mainly from these social networking sites. People are using these sites and sending text messages or emails to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another person. |
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| Cyber bullying whether it is serious or not it can have a huge impact on another person’s life. Cyber bullying usually affects teenagers between the ages of 14 and 17. |
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| Cyber bullying can also be very public, especially if photos or comments are posted on sites that can be accessed by anyone. Even if photos or comments are only sent to one person or a small group of people, there’s a chance that they’ll get out to others. Once they’re out, they’re out forever - and there’s no way to control who sees them. |
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| It may be just a little bit of fun and games for a start but when it keeps going it becomes a more serious issue and can really upset the person getting bullied. Some people go from being quite popular and having lots of friends then all of a sudden people start making fun of them and they end of with very few friends. Just imagine how left out you would feel and how much you wouldn’t want to come to school because you feel as though everyone hates you. |
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| Picture yourself walking into the school ground with everyone staring at you as you walk past. You’re sitting in class with others around you who are watching videos and reading messages online that is all about you and you can’t do anything but sit there and pretend it’s not happening. At lunch time you are sitting by yourself all alone with no one to talk to. After school you go home and go online to read all the horrible things people are saying about you and you can’t stop crying, you feel worthless and sick inside. |
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What does cyber bulling look like?
Cyber bullying can happen at any time and in any form. Being cyber bullied might include having any of the following happen to you: |
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• Being sent mean or hurtful text messages
• Getting nasty or threatening messages through social networking
• Getting photos and videos of you sent to others to try and embarrass or hurt you
• People spreading rumours about you
• People trying to stop you from communicating with others
• People hacking your online account and changing your personal information |
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Effects of cyber bullying
If a person has access to a computer or mobile phone they are at risk of cyber bullying. As a result of cyber bulling people who are being affected are likely to; take alcohol or drugs; be unwilling to attend school; receive poor grades or have lower self-esteem. Severe cyber bullying can leave victims at greater risk for anxiety, depression, and other stress related disorders. In some rare case, some people have turned to suicide. |
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How can you deal with it?
People being cyber bullied not often tell anyone, they keep it to themselves. First of all as soon as some starts harassing you or giving you a hard don’t retaliate or respond no matter how tempting it may be. Responding to something like that will only make things worse. The bully wants you to respond so they can come back with more mean and hurtful things to say. Instead of bottling it all in making you feel unsafe or alone, talk to someone you trust straight away so the problem can be fixed. Make sure you block the person doing the bulling and change your privacy settings, also report it and collect all evidence including mobile phone messages, print outs of emails or social networking conversations. |
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Statistics
According to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey in 2011, 16% of high school students (grades 9-11) we being cyber bullied. Consumer Reports in 2011 show one million children were harassed, threatened or subjected to other forms of cyberbullying on facebook that year. |
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| Cyber bullying is a very bad issue and it must be stopped. Stand up for the people getting bullied and do not provoke it. Always picture yourself in those situations and think about how it is really affecting the person. You wouldn’t like that to happen to you so don’t bully people. |
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