How Can Social Media Bullying Be Prevented?

UNIT 12- CLASSIFICATION AND DEFINITION 2

           The internet is used in several ways. It is used for research, entertainment, communication, and so much more. With the rise of the internet, there is also a rise in online problems. A common problem online is cyber bullying. Cyber bullying is the act of insulting, harassing, threatening or bad mouthing a person or a group of people online. It can lower a person’s self-esteem or worse, it can cause that person to commit suicide. Cyber bullying usually happens in chat rooms and social networking sites. 

              One way of avoiding cyber bullying is by keeping your personal information private. A person is more likely to be a victim of cyber bullying if his or her information is available to the public. It is important to only share personal information to those people whom you really know.

          Another way of avoiding cyber bullying is by the “Stop, block and tell” method. Once you realize that you are becoming a victim of cyber bullying, stop it before it worsens. Block the cyber bully and tell an adult about it or, if it a threat to your life, inform the authorities .

         Cyber bullying can also be avoided by googling yourself. Search yourself in any search engines of the internet once in a while to see if there are information about you, may it be true or not, that are exposed and can be seen by other. The internet is a big world so once an information about you is publicized, it can travel to places.

     Cyber bullying can be harmless fun but it can turn into a serious problem if not controlled. As users of the internet, you should be sensitive to the feelings of others and not do anything foolish in the internet that can ruin a person’s reputation. It is also not enough to just avoid cyber bulling. You must prevent it too by not patronizing hate sites and stopping it at once.

      Conclusion, technologies and social networks are a good tool when the use is appropriate and correct, if used responsibly and with the desire to hurt, offend or criticize someone or what they do or have done, either by mistake or without thinking in the consequences of their actions.