Rise of Cyber-bullying

Throughout the years, the information technology has advance and develop. Using the internet benefits us by bringing convenience. For instance, companies nowadays are mostly computerised and manual labour is no longer necessary. People also need not go to shopping centres to buy their essentials, instead they can simply go online and shop for what they wanted.
On the other hand, the IT advancements have also brought harm, cyber-bullying is the major problem. Cases of cyber-bullying has increased over the years and have even cause death to many teenagers. For example, in Britain, a 15 year old girl named Gail Jones committed suicide after receiving many silent calls on her mobile phone very 30 minutes.
Cyber-bullying can be performed in many ways. Sending threatening messages, posting embarrassing photos and video footage on the internet are just some examples of cyber-bullying. Usually, teenagers who are actively involved in social networking and online communication are targets of cyber-bullies.
The impact of cyber bullying is so drastic because that many people will have access to it and the embarrassing videos and photos will be publicised. This will cause distress to the victim which will lead to depression or even death if the problem is not well-managed. Healing a psychological wound is easier said than done. It requires a long time and effort and the support of the victim's family to aid the victim to recover. In the cyberspace, it is available 24/7, 365 days a year, thus it explains the frequency of cyber-bullying.
Cyber bullies often stay anonymous when online. Thus, they will tend to do stuffs they usually don't dare in the real world. These people are usually sick and sadistic. A handful of them might have been bullied before in their real life. Usually, they don't dare to retaliate. Therefore, they will go into the cyber-world to experience the life of being bullies. After doing it, they will have a feeling of satisfaction. These are acts of a coward. Additionally, it is also suggested that cyber-bullying may be influenced from videos uploaded in Youtube and Metacafe which contain offensive materials and acts of bullying.
Although many countries has taken action to deal with the offenders, it proves to be ineffective as the number of cyber-bullying cases reported is still increasing. In my opinion, I think the best solution is to exercise self-control. Do not chat with strangers online frequently and avoid meeting with strangers when they requested it. Prevention is better then cure.
done by: sherman