Cyberbullying

Do you know what cyberbulling is? Cyberbullying refers to when someone is using written technology to talk about someone else in a negative way. This mostly happens with pre-teens and teens.  If this happens to someone and the person who is bullying them is 18 or older, it is not cyberbullying, it is then harrassment. 

Some examples of cyberbullying are: email, where cyberbullying mostly happens.  The use of social media like Facebook and Twitter. Also, texting is often used as a way of cyberbullying.  Private pictures can be sent to people that you don't even know.  It can be very hurtful to the one that is being bullied and sometimes people committ suicide because of the bullying.

Cyberbullying can be prevented by people telling an adult that you trust if someone is bothering you. Young people should think about the words that they are about to text or put on Facebook. If we take the time to think about if our words are mean and hurtful then we can prevent doing harm to someone.

If you are being bullied, you should talk to someone in your school or your parents. Ignoring messages may work for a while but its good to still tell an adult and if you get messages on Facebook, you can print them out and take them to the principal. You can talk to a counselor or social worker at your school. You can give Facebook and Twitter a rest for a while and you can think before you send any private pictures out over the Internet or media because those pictures are out there for anybody to see.

My personal opinion is that no one should be cyberbulling.It can really hurt somebody and can lead to something you didn't expect. Always think before you type. You never know what that person could do or what they can do to you.