Bullying not only exists in school, it also exists in the internet. The most common term used for this is cyber bullying. Cyber bullying refers to the use of modern technology such as the internet to humiliate and harass the intended victim. Some of the common forms of cyber bullying are creation of hate groups, humiliating and damaging photographs, direct threats and false rumors.
Based on studies, about 40% of children using the internet have experienced cyber bullying. There are also crimes committed online that are also associated with cyber bullying. The victims of cyber bullying often result to stress and depression and in some cases can even result to death by suicide.
Why is cyber bullying common to those who use the internet? This can be blamed partly to the users’ lack of knowledge. For example, normal users don’t know that by using the internet, everything they access can literally be accessed by anyone. Personal information that they post in the internet can actually be used by anyone including cyber criminals. This is true if the user’s profile is not set to private.
Posting of pictures and video can be used for cyber bullying too so everyone should be wary in posting these files. Even if a simple would look harmless, this can be used and manipulated by cyber bullies to make it humiliating to the owner of the pictures. It always pays to be vigilant in sharing personal information and in posting videos and photos so you won’t be a victim of cyber bullying.