The Global Impact of Cyberbullying
Introduction
Cyberbullying is the act of repeated harm with the use of electronic devices, including computer, Smartphone text messages, and other gadgets, although it does not necessarily involve face to face contact, the impact is still psychologically and emotionally destructive, it can also lead to actual bullying in the long run. Cyber bullying has become a global problem in the US, Canada, Japan, China and other countries, in the US alone around 16.2% of students in different high school reported that they experience bullying electronically while around 20% of adolescent experienced this problem (Burnett, Yozwiak & Hatim, 2013). It can cause traumatic experience, low self-esteem, anxiety and even suicidal …show more content…
According to the study of Cyber Bullying Research Center in Florida, millions of children skip school every year, it also shows in their study that during 2016, out of 4,500 students age 12 to 17 about 34% admitted that they experienced harassment, threatened or mistreated online, around 12% admitted that they bullied, threatened or hurt others online, while 64% admitted that the impact is their inability to cope up, it affect their learning ability in school (Hinduja & Patchin, …show more content…
For instance, in the United States, the Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act was created in 2009, in Hong Kong, they proposed the Cyber-bullying Behavior Law; they can also use the documented records of bullying to establish an international law (Xiao, & Wong, 2013).The government must also ask the support of the telecommunication and internet service providers to help identify the place of the perpetrators or wrongdoers relating to cyber crimes. Organizations and companies that are related to information and communication technology and those that are producing PC, gadgets, and software must also cooperate with the government to develop products and software tracking programs that will reduce its contribution to
Introduction
Cyberbullying is the act of repeated harm with the use of electronic devices, including computer, Smartphone text messages, and other gadgets, although it does not necessarily involve face to face contact, the impact is still psychologically and emotionally destructive, it can also lead to actual bullying in the long run. Cyber bullying has become a global problem in the US, Canada, Japan, China and other countries, in the US alone around 16.2% of students in different high school reported that they experience bullying electronically while around 20% of adolescent experienced this problem (Burnett, Yozwiak & Hatim, 2013). It can cause traumatic experience, low self-esteem, anxiety and even suicidal …show more content…
According to the study of Cyber Bullying Research Center in Florida, millions of children skip school every year, it also shows in their study that during 2016, out of 4,500 students age 12 to 17 about 34% admitted that they experienced harassment, threatened or mistreated online, around 12% admitted that they bullied, threatened or hurt others online, while 64% admitted that the impact is their inability to cope up, it affect their learning ability in school (Hinduja & Patchin, …show more content…
For instance, in the United States, the Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act was created in 2009, in Hong Kong, they proposed the Cyber-bullying Behavior Law; they can also use the documented records of bullying to establish an international law (Xiao, & Wong, 2013).The government must also ask the support of the telecommunication and internet service providers to help identify the place of the perpetrators or wrongdoers relating to cyber crimes. Organizations and companies that are related to information and communication technology and those that are producing PC, gadgets, and software must also cooperate with the government to develop products and software tracking programs that will reduce its contribution to