Cyberbullying is generally geared towards the younger generation of the youth, however, there has been cases where adults have been victims as well. In 2008 there was a case of cyberbullying that was carried out by a Missouri mom Lori Drew where she concentrated a public spotlight on the damage and abuse that speech in social media can cause to children and even convinced the advancement of a new legal idea on how to approach to understand that harm and to deal with the harm. The 49 year old Lori Drew created a MySpace account by the name of “Josh Evans,” (Steinhauser, 2008, para. 8-11) who was a teenage boy. The purpose of the creation for this account was to begin a dialogue with her very own 13 year old daughter’s former friend Megan Meier.
According to DoSomething.org. , “About 37% of young people between the ages of 12 and 17 have been bullied online. 30% have had it happen more than once.” Modern day technology has been proven to ruin reputations, relationships, and above all, lives as a
There are real dangers when students use social media. In source 2 paragraph 9, it states “Cyberbullying is deliberately using digital false, embarrassing or hostel information about another person.” This shows that people online show or text embarrassing or hostel information about one another, which can lead to danger. This also shows that students are getting bullied. Also, in source 2 paragraph 10, it also states, “Cyberbullying is quite common, can occur to
Introduction Historical records demonstrate that bullying is not a new phenomenon and continues to be a contemporary problem affecting many individuals daily. The twenty-first century saw the rapid rise of technology, internet access, and usage on social media platforms, introducing a new era of communication and interaction within a digital space. Unfortunately, the misuse of technology has created a new form of bullying, referred to as cyberbullying. “Bullying” is traditionally regarded as a deliberate and repeated act of aggressive behaviour in a physical space, with a power imbalance between the victim and the bully. On the other hand, “Cyberbullying” adheres to the exact definition but generally with the use of the internet and other digital
I don't think people should be prosecuted for statements made on social media. As people say things about other people all the time talking about celebrities if people dislike a celebrity and openly talk about why would they be criminally prosecuted for hurting the other person's feelings? People should instead go to adults or teachers if they are young and people should be more mature when they are older to not cyberbully. evidence for this is in source 2 where it says “Indeed, the first amendment is regularly limited by legislation but this does not make it some sort of nebulous “privilege” this is talking about how the First Amendment is a right that should not be taken away for hurting someone's feelings. And instead, there should be people
Should Individuals Be Prosecuted For Statements Made On Social Media? Have you ever thought about the consequences of cyberbullying? There can be a lot of consequences if you decide to cyberbully someone. If the statements you make are illegal, such as inciting violence or making threats, then individuals can and should be prosecuted for those statements and actions made. There are many ways cyberbullying can affect someone’s everyday life.
In order to achieve a fair, just and equitable system where both victims and offenders are dealt with fairly and appropriately, more deliberate and specific laws are required. The other major fault with the law is that many major companies like Facebook and Twitter can often evade them under the masquerade of ‘privacy concerns.’ This not only inhibits police presence in preventing cyberbullying instances but heightens the potential risk for users too. 5.0
This paper will also talk about any First Amendment arguments that the student with the Facebook page might raise and my responses. Cyberbullying and the steps I am required to take Cyberbullying is a big issue in todays age with all the access to technology. Almost everyone you see adults and students have some type of social media page on either Facebook or Twitter or even both.
Social media does have to do a lot with how and why cyberbullying and cyber harassment occurs, especially now that many people have at least one social media.
One of the biggest issues of online communication is cyber bullying. It is defined as, ‘‘the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others” (Baas, de Jong, and Drossaert, 1). There is so much anonymity online which makes it difficult for cyberbullying to stop. From personal experience, I have been cyberbullied on social media websites like Youtube. People commented hurtful things on my videos, I was fifteen at the time, so I did not tell my parents.
Teachers should care enough, and be allowed to, check students online profiles to make sure no one is being bullied. The more that is put into stopping cyber bullying the less it will
The most frequently noted topics of cyberbullying is romantic relationships, friendships, sexual activity, and personal appearance. Every child has their own demons and weaknesses and when one of their “topics” are targeted on an online setting it makes it nearly impossible to escape. Bully’s target kids that can’t fend for themselves
One common cyber world thug is the cyberbully. An ethical question that results from the widespread and popular use of Social Networking Services (SNSs) is “How do we mitigate the threat of cyber-bullying and still enable people’s ability to connect to one another?”
It is no wonder why people experience these depressing feelings, because cyberbullying, as defined in Source One, is, “[Any behavior that] must be repeated, hostile, and severe with the intent to embarrass, threaten, or harass.” Cyberbullying is extremely bad for one’s physiological health. However, as presented by Kirk Sigmon, author of “Sacrificing the First Amendment to catch ‘Cyberbullies’,”“[T]he idea that hurt feeling justify criminal prosecution at all is an offensive use of the criminal justice system…” However, cyberbullying is not an issue that should be ignored; it needs to be presented to attention so that it may be stopped. Cyberbullying is hurting other people and ruining their lives, not to mention the quantity of people affected due to the availability of technology in our daily
To most people the general stereotype of a bully is a oversized male who physically and verbally harms a smaller weaker student. With the internet any small physically weak child can become as much of a bully as the big and the brute but with even more impact. Second, most children who go through face to face bullying say that when they get home nothing can happen to them, but through the internet anyone can be harmed anywhere and anytime even in their “safe” homes. Cyberbullying can happen in any circumstances making it easier for anyone to bully another. It can happen through any electronic device through texting, the internet, social media, and even video games.
