Prevention Of Cyberbullying

The internet is a tool that people can use to access information. The internet came into use during the 1990s and is known as the world wide web. Cyberbullying started when the internet became a common tool for anonymous users to say upsetting words without thinking of the consequences. Because the internet has only been around for less than twenty years, cyberbullying is a new term that has only been used during the last twelve years. Moreover, most recently the term has been associated with social networking sites such as Facebook. Cyberbullying is a concern because it has become a serious problem for young people, and can cause long term damage to victims and bullies. This essay will discuss what the internet is, what it is used for, how …show more content…
(Mason, 2014) investigated the damage that cyberbullying can do to individuals and is hopeful that anonymity in cyberspace will come to an end, with new legislations being brought to parliament, there is hope that cyberbullies will face jail time, a minimum of three months in prison or a 2000-dollar fine (Mason, 2014). There are other means of prevention being put into place to address cyberbullying, NetSafe is a website where victims of cyberbullying can make complaints, also information is available for parents, teachers and young people to help deal with the issue of cyberbullying. Workshops are being introduced into schools on how and who to approach when being cyberbullied, because youth under the age of fifteen often do not have coping skills to talk with adults about what may be going on in school, online helplines as well as phone lines such as, Youthline and Helpline it is hoped that young people will have more options to speak up and ask for help when needed. Additionally, children should be encouraged to speak up either for themselves or for someone else when being harassed online, and parents need to have the ability to act on indiscretions and setting restrictions in place for limiting time used on the