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Cyber Bullying

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Cyber Bullying

Cyber bullying basically refers to the utilization of technology or electronic mediums by

groups of people or an individual to consistently and advertently upset and humiliate someone

else. The practice may have adverse consequences on the victim and in most cases it impacts

negatively on the victim’s self-esteem, self-confidence, as well as metal health. In worst case

scenarios, cyber bullying may lead to self-harm, in addition to suicide on the part of the victim. It

is worth noting that cyber bullying assumes multiple forms which include threats, intimidation,

impersonation, harassment, stalking, vilification, defamation, peer rejection, as well as ostracism.

In some instances, cyber bullying is a continuation of physical bullying, with electronic media

providing an appropriate avenue to extend the physical bullying or retaliate for the same. There

are multiple reasons why individuals find it fit to cyberbully others. Some of reasons include,

family, personal or social issues, boredom, early childhood experiences, dislike for someone

else, provocation, retaliation, lack of empathy, poor self-esteem, as well as a craving for

attention. Today, cyberbullying is at an all-time high with most of the victims being adolescent

girls. In addition, the criminal prosecution of perpetrators is often difficult since most of them

cyberbully anonymously and conceal their locations.

In the past, I have witnessed someone being bullied over the internet. The victim in this

case was an adolescent girl who was being trolled on Facebook after someone else had shared

nude photos of her without her consent. The individual who had uploaded the images retained an

anonymous identity and as a result, it was difficult to identify him/her. In addition, most of the

individuals were making mean comments about the images while a few of them tried to console

the disenchanted victim. When I first came across the online bullying, I pleaded with the

anonymous individual who had uploaded to the photos to pull down the post as soon as possible.

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Nonetheless, my plea fell on deaf ears and the perpetrator advanced his/her humiliation

campaign by encouraging others to continue bashing the victim.

There are several things that made me realize that the victim was being bullied. First, the

cyberbullying victim did not appear particularly pleased by the breach of privacy on her part.

This was evident from her reaction and comments which showed that she was clearly disturbed

and unhappy. Second, the comments that were trickling in on the perpetrators post were

particularly mean and humiliating with intonations of thinly-veiled mockery. Third, the photos

were swiftly reposted, shared and recirculated online with little regard to the victim’s feelings.

Moreover, other online bullies seemed to be enthralled by the constant circulation of the photos

and the harsh comments they attracted. This only served to lower the girl’s self confidence and

self-esteem, a clear proof that cyberbullying was taking place. Four, the perpetrator retained an

anonymous identity throughout the trolling to avoid being identified or prosecuted. Lastly, I

realized the events taking place were reminiscent of cyberbullying since the perpetrator seemed

to be familiar with the victim and the bullying itself was largely intentional.

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