Traditional Bullying: The Causes And Effects Of Cyberbullying

The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program has summarized the most shared forms of cyberbulling in six main types: harassment, denigration, flaming, impersonation, trickery or outing, and cyber stalking. First, harassment happens when the bully repeatedly sends insulting and offensive messages via the Internet. Second, denigration is distributing or spreading rumors or post photos of someone that could damage their reputation. Flaming on the other hand, is fighting online via rude and vulgar messages, texts, or emails. Impersonation is basically stealing someone else’s identity and pretending to be them.

Direct cyberbullying is when the bully sends the message directly to the victim. Being bullied by proxy is when the bully will use others to help cyberbully the victim. Examples of direct bullying is when the bully will send a hateful or threatening message, send pictures through email and text, and impersonation. Example of proxy is when the gets ahold of the victims account and sends hurtful messages to all of their friends. Proxy is the most dangerous types of cyberbullying.

According to the Kamaron Institute, “Cyber bullying often takes the form of cyber gossip, where damaging context is based on whim; not facts, and is posted on social networking sites such as Instagram and Facebook” (Ross 1). Bullying takes a heavy toll on the victims no matter how they are bullied. Cyber-gossip is one of the most frequent forms of bullying because it takes place over a screen. According to a study by the National Institute of Health, “Subjects of rumors were bullied frequently by 17 percent and overall bullied ever by 59.9 percent” (Nansel et al. 1).

Cyberbullying has been an issue, in the United States as well as everywhere throughout the world. Since the expansion and headways in technology, cyberbullying has been on the rise. The use of the Internet and technology to purposely harm another person in a hostile way. The viral idea of online life makes sending embarrassing or humiliating messages, pictures, or recordings straightforward and prompt and mysterious. Screen names effortlessly camouflage spooks ' characters.

Cyber bullying is when someone is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, or otherwise targeted by use of the internet, digital technologies, or mobile phones. This can

“Another difference between cyberbullying and traditional bullying is that cyberbullying can happen anywhere. As long as someone has access to the Internet, a bully can harass someone and a victim can find an offensive comment about them”

Cyberbullying has been an issue, in the United States as well as everywhere throughout the world. Since the expansion and headways in technology, cyberbullying has been on the rise. The use of the Internet and technology to purposely harm another person in a hostile way. The viral idea of online life makes sending embarrassing or humiliating messages, pictures, or recordings straightforward and prompt and mysterious. Screen names effortlessly camouflage spooks ' characters.

On top of this cyber bullies can seem much more intimidating because children don 't know who is bullying them and victims feel like they don 't have a way of figuring it out. According to Lia Rainal, member of the website youth panel, “Anonymous internet users, can come in many forms from people stirring up trouble to hateful bullies on personal sites.” (1) Cyber Bullies can take control of their victims through technology because to the victim they can seem invisible As you can see anonymous cyber bullies are much more dangerous than traditional bullies. In many ways that include making the victims feel lost and making the victims feel like they are hopless.

So, Cyber bullying is just as bad or even worse than face to face bullying because both will haunt you for the rest of your life, both cause many people to kill themselves, cyberbullies can attack at anytime and anywhere, and what someone puts online can only be deleted by them, Cyberbullying is just as unacceptable as face to face bullying, because both will haunt you for the rest of your life. Louise Arsenault states “Our findings show that the impact of bullying is still visible 4 decades after people were bullied (The Impact of Bullying can Last a Lifetime 1).” This means that if you are bullied when you are a kid the effects will last till you’re at least 30 years old. Which proves that bullying is not a game and you shouldn’t bully just for kicks. Another example is Mark Dombeck. He was face to face bullied as a kid and says in his autobiography, “I’m 40 years-old now; it’s been something like 30 years since that sort of thing last happened.

That issue has kept on getting bigger and bigger in the society and particularly the youngsters and youth generation. For instance, sending texts or images that intend to hurt or embarrasses others is considered as cyberbullying. Also creating fake accounts and communicate with others pretending to be someone they already know is another example for cyberbullying. In fact, it is very serious and harmful when people fake their identities because secrets and private matters will be threatened. In addition, cyberbullying and the negative effects that it brings could lead people to commit suicide when they realize that they have been hacked and cheated especially in sensitive matters.