The onset of the modern technology has caused major changes on how people live and interact with each other. This modernity brought to life the immense growth of the cyber world, as more and more individuals rely on this form of media for various motivations, from gathering of the latest information, to purchasing the latest model in fashion and gadgetry, to social interaction and more. In fact, according to the latest statistics, 26.6% of the world populations are internet users, way above than the 4.1 percentage ten years ago. And the numbers are rising, as social media networks or those websites that caters to the social needs of people are getting enormously popular over the years.
However, along with this positive development is its negative consequence. Because the internet is a world based on freedom of speech and lesser accountability, it has become an avenue for bullies to oppress unfortunate victims. Social networking sites like Facebook, Myspace and Twitter have been the subjects of numerous complaints from the society because it lacks control on its content, which some individuals made use to bully other kids hence the beginning of cyber bullying. And because these sites are very popular, the cyber bullying then gets uglier every time.
As a parent, you must be very vigilant in these kinds of oppression against your child. Read the article below and know how to combat the many forms of cyber bullying and what you should do to avoid them from happening to your own kid.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/20/AR2010072005362.html
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Great article, it helped me a lot on how to prevent cyberbullying from happening to my 13-yr old daughter. Thanks StopBully.
ReplyDeleteParents internet monitoring is the best way to rectify these kinds of threats like cyber bullying.Teen Internet Safety
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