CYBERBULLYING

Cyberbullying is the use of technology  to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another person. By definition, it occurs among young people. When an adult is involved, it may meet the definition of cyber-harassment or cyber-stalking, a crime that can have legal consequences and involve jail time.

Cyberbullying also can happen accidentally. The impersonal nature of text messages, IMs, and emails make it very hard to detect the sender's tone one teen's joke or sense of humor could be another's devastating insult. Nevertheless, a repeated pattern of emails, text messages, and online posts is rarely accidental.

A 2006 poll from the national organization Fight Crime Invest in Kids found that 1 in 3 teens and 1 in 6 preteens have been the victims of cyberbullying. As more and more youths have access to computers and cell phones, the incidence of cyberbullying is likely to rise.

This thing happen because of dissatisfaction to someone so willing to embarrass him and cause depression. At worse, it can cause a person to suicide. Had we thought the effect of this cyberbuli and what a way to reduce it?:-

• Resist the temptation to respond.You may be concerned that others will believe lies a cyberbully spreads about you on social networking sites, but defending yourself against the lies won't make them seem less credible and will only encourage the bully to invent more lies.
• Block the cyberbully from your instant messaging programs, cell phones and social networking sites. it can make you more relaxed, even if you wanted to know what he said about you.
• Report the cyberbully to a teacher or other adult authority figure if the harassment is obscene or pornographic. Even if you're not sure who the cyberbully is, your school may investigate and stop the behavior if the person is using the school's Internet provider to send the offensive messages.