(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
(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