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Harmful Statements Made On Social Media

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(noun) 1. the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature. Before technology if you got bullied at school you were usually safe when you got home but, now that we have technology you can get bullied online and you won’t be safe anywhere. 1 in 3 teens admitted to being a victim of cyberbullying. Individuals should be prosecuted for harmful statements made on social media. Statements made on social media can lead to emotional harm. People being mean to you in general can bring you down no matter what. Sometimes the worst things people tell you are just easier to believe. “60% of targets said that their online experiences as a target of cyberbullying affected them at school, home, and with friends, and reported experiencing feelings of frustration, anger, and sadness.” (The Ophelia Project 29). Cyberbullying effects them more than just at home. Cyberbullying causes the victim to be depressed and may hurt themselves in the future because of their depression. It hurts us when people say bad things about us even if you have “thick skin” every person gets a little hurt when someone insults them. It may look like they don’t care but, in the inside …show more content…

“When teens were asked why they think others cyberbully, 81% said that cyberbullies think it is funny.” (The Ophelia Project 29). However, this is not correct because it may not be funny to the victim and can really hurt them. Also, the cyberbullies may do it out of hatred instead of thinking its “funny”. Even if they think it’s funny, it can really hurt the victim. The victim can take it literal and be sad about it. Every insult sticks with you, it can stick with you all day, maybe even a week, and it will repeat over and over again in your head until you go insane and start believing what they said and start to become depressed because you eventually start to hate what you see in the

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