Cyberbullying CYBERBULLYING MEANS-
Technology plays a very important role in everyone’s life nowadays. It has become an inseparable part in human’s life also its growing presence cannot be denied but there are also some disadvantages of this growing technology which cannot be ignored which is Cyberbullying. It is a form of harassment an intentional act done by any person using electronic forms of contact and also communication tools which are social media sites, text messages etc. cyberbullying is done to threaten, embarrass, humiliate any person.
It has been a serious issue in every country because the number of adults using technology nowadays has been increased
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While these policies are to be clearly communicated action has to be taken if cyberbullying arises. There are lot of steps taken to prevent this such as minimum age to be granted on social media such as Facebook app and also some other apps have been provided with minimum age requirement to use these apps but it is just one of the condition mentioned in terms and conditions of those apps which does not have any legal consequences if violated.
According to a study by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International conducted in the UAE, 50 per cent of parents believe that the threat from cyber bullying to inappropriate content encountered by their children online are significantly increasing. Also, this is not restricted to the students or teenagers anyone can become the victim of cyber bullying.
HOW DOES CYBERBULLYING HAPPEN AND WAYS TO PREVENT IT-
Cyberbullying can take place on social media, gaming and also search engine because these are the sources through which it becomes easy to spread inappropriate messages widely and to harass victim. Using images and its sharing without consent of that person is unauthorized and illegal it is a crime committed by that