Did you know, according to nobullying.com/ 54% of young people and teens report being cyberbullied, for both boys and girls as young as 8 or 9 years old! Research shows that many teens who experience cyberbullying have low self-esteem and often resort to depression and suicidal thoughts. On account of this fact, cyberbullying is an increasing issue worldwide. Some people claim that it should be illegal and that cyber bullies should be arrested and charged for these crimes. There is an issue with this idea, most cyberbullying is done by teens around the same age as the victim. Cyber bullies are not criminals, they are just kids who need to feel better about themselves due to previous issues of bullying or other low self-esteem causing-issues. …show more content…
Cyber bullying is the use of online media or any form of digital communication for bullying purposes. https://notbullying.com states, “Cyber bullying is simply any form of bullying taking place online or by digital communication. This can include text messages, instant messengers, social media, email and other apps such as SnapChat.” Cyberbullying has taken over many social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Cyber bullying occurs in many forms which include flaming, impersonation, victim blaming, cyber stalking, outing, and trolling. Cyber bullying affects all races, genders, and religions. According to a study of 4,500 U.S. 12-17 year olds done by https://cyberbullying.org, 30.7% of males and 36.3% of females have been cyberbullied in their lifetime. This study shows how cyberbullying affects all teenagers, male and female, to this