With society being dependent on technology from a day to day basis do you think that cyber bullying is becoming an issue? In my opinion, cyber bullying has always been around but with more users on social networking sites cyber bullying has probably lead to a significant increase. According to edgewave.com, cyberbullying statistics show that "95% of teens surveyed use the internet on a regular basis, and 80% of them use social networking sites". Another statistic in the same article states that "of teens that use social media, 88% report that they have witnessed someone being mean or cruel to another online, with 12% saying that cyber bullying is a frequent occurrence". Not only are teens being bullied online but this also leads to long- lasting damage on them as well as suicide. Cyberbullying has resulted in many schools holding costly lawsuits. Schools may not have control when students are using these sites at home but they can monitor students activities within classrooms thanks to IPrism. IPrism is an internet filter that allows visibility with students online interactions. However, this device does not prevent cyber bullying but it can notify authority figures of this situation so that it will not escalate. Considering that people and the internet will always be integrated, there will always be cyberbullying. People will never truly get along but we can try to find a solution. You, being a member of a community can help decline rates of cyberbullying by spreading awareness. If more people are aware of cyber bullying then more people will be able to recognize it and stand against it.
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