Cyberbullying On Teenagers

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Teens spend more than 53 hours a week on technology; teens currently spend about nine more hours a week on technology than five years ago (Benefits of media for children and teenagers).Technology has sprouted over the 21st century; back then in the 1990’s it was rare to own your own computer, and today almost everyone has internet on their phones. Most communication is now through emails and text messages instead of face to face communication. Many teenagers have become too dependent on technology; which is bad, because they can lead to being distracted while driving, can make it easier to cyberbully, can encourage teens to get intoxicated, and technology is disconnecting the teens of today from the world.
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For instance, “Over 80 percent of teens use a cell phone regularly, making it the most popular form of technology and an easier way to cyberbully others.” (Cyber Bullying Statistics). Not to put all the blame of cyberbullying on teenagers, but the statistic in the article Cyberbullying Statistics shows that 81% of those cyberbullying are teenagers. Teenagers can cyberbully others, and because teens have the technology it becomes easier for them to pick a victim, and find ways to harass the victim. Since phones have apps that makes social media easier for users to access; teenagers can take their phone anywhere and cyberbully on the go. Additionally, in the article Cyberbullying Statistic it stated that, when the victim is being cyberbullied; the bullying can not only affect the victim emotionally, but also mentally getting anxiety, depression, and could even lead to suicide. Nothing good comes from cyberbullying; bullying in general is not right, but bullying one on the internet can have harassment coming to the victim where ever they go. Cyberbullying can have drastic effects on the victim; the victim can be lead to getting mental health problems, and are 2 to 9 times more likely to consider committing suicide (Cyber Bullying Statistics). In addition, over 70% of students reported that they saw bullying online on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (Cyber Bullying Statistics). Most teens that see bullying on social media are bystanders, and don’t report the bullying to authorities, because teens most of the time feel like nothing can be done about the situation (Cyber Bullying Statistics). Even though teenagers may think that nothing can be done about the bullying online; authorities can track where the suspect created the

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