Be Brave. Be Bold. Fight CYBER-B U L L Y I N G.
What is Cyber-bullying?
Cyber-bullying is the use of electronic communication and social media to "bully" a person. It can either be anonymous or open to someone you may know. Bullies would initially choose popular social networks such as, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Ask.fm, Formspring and Aim (instant messaging) to attack their victim. Cyber-bullying is most popular amongst children, pre-teens and teenagers. It is known as one of the leading causes of death and suicide rates amongst the younger generation.
Cyber-bullying is the use of electronic communication and social media to "bully" a person. It can either be anonymous or open to someone you may know. Bullies would initially choose popular social networks such as, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Ask.fm, Formspring and Aim (instant messaging) to attack their victim. Cyber-bullying is most popular amongst children, pre-teens and teenagers. It is known as one of the leading causes of death and suicide rates amongst the younger generation.
Why is this an important issue?
Many fail to realize how much this issue is growing and the negative consequences that arise from it. When a child or teenager is bullied, they often keep it to themselves because they’re afraid of the outcome from opening up to someone. Cyberbullying is considered one of the most harsh and cruel forms of bullying. With cyberbullying, there are no limitations and it's extra risky because everything is posted on the internet. Once something is posted online, it can be easily accessed from anywhere and can even ruin your reputation in the years to come. If you join the fight with me to prohibit Cyberbullying once and for all, many lives, reputations and social statuses will be saved and set free!
Many fail to realize how much this issue is growing and the negative consequences that arise from it. When a child or teenager is bullied, they often keep it to themselves because they’re afraid of the outcome from opening up to someone. Cyberbullying is considered one of the most harsh and cruel forms of bullying. With cyberbullying, there are no limitations and it's extra risky because everything is posted on the internet. Once something is posted online, it can be easily accessed from anywhere and can even ruin your reputation in the years to come. If you join the fight with me to prohibit Cyberbullying once and for all, many lives, reputations and social statuses will be saved and set free!
Quotes
“Why should I care what other people think of me? I am who I am. And who I wanna be.” ― Avril Lavigne “Don't waste your energy trying to change opinions ... Do your thing, and don't care if they like it.” ― Tina Fey, Bossypants “Control Your Own Destiny or Someone Else Will” ― Jack Welch |
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Who gets affected?
Just about anyone can be a victim of Cyber-bullying. When a child or teenager is bullied, it doesn't only affect that one individual; it affects their family and friends too. There are serious consequences that result from cyber-bullying. Your child or teen could end up in a stage of depression and feel safe to open up or speak about what they may be experiencing. If you suspect that your child is being cyber-bullied, do not take the signs for granted! Talk to your child and if you won't get them to speak up, go to more extensive measures such as checking the computer history or something as simple as analyzing their body language and attitude.
The Amanda Todd Story
Have you ever heard about Amanda Todd? Well, if you didn’t, Amanda Todd was young teenage girl who committed suicide as a result of being bullied both online and off. As her story got out, we learned that Amanda enjoyed going on webcam with her friends and video chatting with random people. One day, a stranger flattered Amanda into flashing them and so she did. Screenshots and photos were taken of Amanda’s “flash” and later got all around the web and in school. From that point on, Amanda saw her whole social reputation go down. No matter how much she tried to apologize and move away from everything, her one mistake followed her. Amanda is the perfect example of why we should take this issue more seriously and why we should do more things to prevent bullying and most importantly, cyber bullying!
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ETCB
ETCB stands for "End to Cyber-Bullying" organization. ETCB is a non-profit organization that is designed to fight against and prevent cyber-bullying. Their best method of getting the word out is by raising awareness about cyber-bullying throughout the world. Their main mission/goal is to highlight the issues around cyber-bullying today and to educate those on how to avoid or deal with cyberbullying. They provide many services to help the victims of cyberbullying free of charge.They also offer various volunteer opportunities so that people like you and I could join the fight to prevent cyber-bullying. Along with many others, ETCB's one and only hope is to educate parents, faculty members, and even teens about internet precautions and all protections related to cyberbullying! |
End Cyber-bullying Facebook Page
What’s a better way to raise awareness than through the media? The media is probably your best pick when interested in spreading the word on a growing issue. With a total of 29,400 likes and 355 talking about this organization, we obviously see that they are productive with their motives. The Stop cyber- bullying organization is a non-profit organization who offers a great deal of information to help kids, parents, and even educators. On this Facebook page, you will find useful articles, videos and posts that relate to cyber-bullying. Their own personal way of raising awareness is by, educating the public about healthy and safe internet habits!
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Fun Facts about Cyber-bullying
Forms of Cyber- bullying
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Statistics
The iSAFE foundation http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/cyber-bullying-statistics.html |
Parents, how can you help?
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If you're being bullied...
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