Nine out of ten adolescents have access to a computer and the internet. Our society uses this advanced technology and the internet to solve everyday issues and to make our tasks simpler or even to entertain us and young children. With such an extensive percent of American teenagers online, shouldn’t we take into consideration what possible negative outcomes and effects computers have produced for our everyday selves? Inevitably these new dependancies have affected not only our youth but people worldwide. Computer technology has created many disadvantages on our communication and connection, including our social skills and how we share our emotions. First of all, computer technology has become a leading cause toward our self isolation.
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The simplicity of sharing our emotions through face-to-face interaction has become distorted by the anonymity of a computer or cell phone screen. To clarify, cyberbullying is a newer form of harassment and it is a very large issue, especially for everyday students, gamers, and content creators. For example, think of a teenager on social media or any other form of electronic technology who is receiving badgering messages, is witnessing unwanted pictures being posted, or having their private files being accessed. Today cyberbullying is still often ignored, nevertheless it is still a very harmful way to spread hate since it is so effortless to leave an anonymous comment or send a harassing message toward someone who is behind a screen than it is face-to-face. In comparison to a live conversation, it is very impersonal and people are more likely to say things they would not in person. This impersonal way of communication also puts risk of being misunderstood, sometimes severely damaging relationships. To put it another way, Parry Aftab, a professional digital privacy and security lawyer, views cyberbullying as “any cyber-communication intended to frighten, embarrass, hurt, set up, cause harm to, extort, or target another person”. Literally anyone with an internet connection can release their anger and aggression on a completely innocent stranger, plus with the safety of being anonymous, the harassment will continue to grow and spread as the bully does not experience any guilt like in a face-to-face connection. Even when someone tries to defend a fellow user, they are continuing to spread hate as they become the bully themselves. All of this harassment could be avoided in a face-to-face conversation where we are conscious that we are talking to a real person with their own
The simplicity of sharing our emotions through face-to-face interaction has become distorted by the anonymity of a computer or cell phone screen. To clarify, cyberbullying is a newer form of harassment and it is a very large issue, especially for everyday students, gamers, and content creators. For example, think of a teenager on social media or any other form of electronic technology who is receiving badgering messages, is witnessing unwanted pictures being posted, or having their private files being accessed. Today cyberbullying is still often ignored, nevertheless it is still a very harmful way to spread hate since it is so effortless to leave an anonymous comment or send a harassing message toward someone who is behind a screen than it is face-to-face. In comparison to a live conversation, it is very impersonal and people are more likely to say things they would not in person. This impersonal way of communication also puts risk of being misunderstood, sometimes severely damaging relationships. To put it another way, Parry Aftab, a professional digital privacy and security lawyer, views cyberbullying as “any cyber-communication intended to frighten, embarrass, hurt, set up, cause harm to, extort, or target another person”. Literally anyone with an internet connection can release their anger and aggression on a completely innocent stranger, plus with the safety of being anonymous, the harassment will continue to grow and spread as the bully does not experience any guilt like in a face-to-face connection. Even when someone tries to defend a fellow user, they are continuing to spread hate as they become the bully themselves. All of this harassment could be avoided in a face-to-face conversation where we are conscious that we are talking to a real person with their own