The internet today has created a new medium that people can use today to communicate. However some people use it to be unkind to other people. The use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating nature(Merriam-Webster Definition). This "cyberbullying" is very common today. It is very common to find cyberbullying on social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook and it is very common to happen between teenagers. In the past before the internet bullying happened face to face and once the harm was done the person that was afflicted has a chance to move on and forget about what had happened. Cyberbullying happens on the internet and whatever the bully posts intending to harm their prey the whole world can see. I have seen these arguments happen on the internet before and it is just unacceptable. It is just awful that someone would post terrible things about someone else and they know that the whole world will see what they post. There are also many instances that the person that is bullied will commit suicide. That is just terrible that someone could heartlessly post something knowing that what they have committed could result in someone killing themselves. I stand by my idea that the internet should not be able to be used to harm other people emotionally to the point where there are instances that someone kills themselves. I will create a Digital Story to express my message to the world to stop cyberbullying.
Hellmich, Nanci. "Latest Cyberbullying Tragedy Could Be a Teachable Moment." USA Today 17 Oct. 2013: n. pag. Web.
This is a prime example of how Cyberbullying can end someones life. Cyberbullying can have terrible consequences.
Meredith, Jessica P. "Combating Cyberbullying: Emphasizing Education over Criminalization." Federal Communications Law Journal 1 Dec. 2010: n. pag. Print.
How Cyberbullying has affected us.
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