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CYBER-BULLYING

Bullying is an act of aggression and an unwanted behavior that involves intimidating or physically harming the other person. When it comes to cyber bullying, the social media is involved, including Facebook, twitter, etc., which becomes a mean of such offensive behavior that could cause self destruction in one's’ life. This act has been affecting the lives almost everyday. It is observed that the predominant age range goes from nine to sixteen, most of them being girls. Can you imagine a nine year old boy or girl being socially harassed almost everyday? This really is devastating. Over the years the figures have been increased to one million children being bullied on social media. That’s an awful lot of kids. Cyber bullying can lead to anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts. Once things are posted on the Internet, they are there forever. Most of the bullying is done via instant messaging. It is proven by statistics that cyber bullying decreases kid’s self-esteem. Se...