An issue that is occurring through the use of social media is cyberbullying. This is a problematic because someone can attack another person through the use of social media. It has come to the point that cyberbullying can lead a person to commit suicide. Some people think that it is amusing to make fun of others, but they might not know how much pain they can be causing to the person they are making fun of. Cyberbullying is a problem and I am glad there are service organizations that want to do something about it. In my search for a service organization, I found a service organization called “End To Cyberbullying” (ETCB). Their goal is to make social media a place where it is safe for people and to do that they want to put an end to cyberbullying.
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There are many ways that a person can cyberbullying someone and another way doing it anonymously. This can be less severe, but still very dangerous. Anonymously cyberbullying is private so not many people know about it, so the person usually just keeps it to themselves. A friend won’t know if a cyberbully is attacking you because it is done anonymously. A solution for this is trying to talk to an adult who will understand you. Even if the victim thinks it could be someone close to them, the first step is getting help. Dredge, in his journal says, “It appears that the effect of anonymity is complex, as respondents expressed beliefs that not knowing the perpetrator increases impact severity and that severity of impact is high if they were close to the perpetrator” (Dredge). The author’s argument is that just thinking that the cyberbully is someone you know; it can take its toll on you. Either way, cyberbullying is wrong and keeping it inside your head, can cause a tremendous amount of pain to you. If a person is cyberbullied they should seek help from others and try to fix this problem. On the ETCB website there is a number that anyone who is cyberbullied can call and they can help them. If you are cyberbullied, then don’t keep it to yourself, because then you can fall into …show more content…
It will be hard for them to talk to a person face to face. So it won’t be that terrible to speak to someone online. Since cyberbullying rose online, maybe there is a solution online. There are support groups online that can help those who are being cyberbullied. The author of the journal, Social Support Seeking in Relation to Parental Attachment and Peer Relationships Among Victims of Cyberbullying, discusses about how there are solutions to cyberbullying. The author says, “Social support seeking is one coping strategy that individuals may utilize if they experience bullying either online or offline when they cannot easily defend themselves” (Sevcikova). The author discusses about how seeking out to support groups. Not only do they give advice about how to deal with cyberbullies, but they can help stop it. It’s hard trying to get parents or even friends sometimes to understand what you are dealing with so it might be easy to talk to a stranger. Specifically, a stranger that has knowledge about cyberbullying so they can help
There are many ways that a person can cyberbullying someone and another way doing it anonymously. This can be less severe, but still very dangerous. Anonymously cyberbullying is private so not many people know about it, so the person usually just keeps it to themselves. A friend won’t know if a cyberbully is attacking you because it is done anonymously. A solution for this is trying to talk to an adult who will understand you. Even if the victim thinks it could be someone close to them, the first step is getting help. Dredge, in his journal says, “It appears that the effect of anonymity is complex, as respondents expressed beliefs that not knowing the perpetrator increases impact severity and that severity of impact is high if they were close to the perpetrator” (Dredge). The author’s argument is that just thinking that the cyberbully is someone you know; it can take its toll on you. Either way, cyberbullying is wrong and keeping it inside your head, can cause a tremendous amount of pain to you. If a person is cyberbullied they should seek help from others and try to fix this problem. On the ETCB website there is a number that anyone who is cyberbullied can call and they can help them. If you are cyberbullied, then don’t keep it to yourself, because then you can fall into …show more content…
It will be hard for them to talk to a person face to face. So it won’t be that terrible to speak to someone online. Since cyberbullying rose online, maybe there is a solution online. There are support groups online that can help those who are being cyberbullied. The author of the journal, Social Support Seeking in Relation to Parental Attachment and Peer Relationships Among Victims of Cyberbullying, discusses about how there are solutions to cyberbullying. The author says, “Social support seeking is one coping strategy that individuals may utilize if they experience bullying either online or offline when they cannot easily defend themselves” (Sevcikova). The author discusses about how seeking out to support groups. Not only do they give advice about how to deal with cyberbullies, but they can help stop it. It’s hard trying to get parents or even friends sometimes to understand what you are dealing with so it might be easy to talk to a stranger. Specifically, a stranger that has knowledge about cyberbullying so they can help