Rising of Cyber Bullying

Over the years, IT has developed very fast and IT is totally different from now and then. The Internet benefits us a lot and brings a lot of convenience. For example, many people used the Internet for the convenience of their jobs.
As online shopping becomes more and more popular, people does not even have to step out of their house to buy anything and also the product can be delivered to your house. But looking at the bad side, the progression of IT have bought more harm than good and cyber-bullying is one of the problems that has spoil the image of IT. As more and more people use the Internet, there tends to be some black sheep that take advantages of the Internet. As more and more people used the Internet, there tends to be more black sheep’s. This factor has caused the number of cyber-bullying to increase drastically, and even worse, cyber-bullying has caused deaths of many teenagers. An example is the recent case of a 15-year-old British girl named Gails Jones who committed suicide after she received many prank calls for almost 30 minutes on her mobile phone. We may think that receiving prank calls may not have a link with cyber bullying but the reason behind the prank call is that this girl had disclosed her personal information on the Internet. Cyber-bullying can be done in many different ways. From sending insulting messages to posting insulting video footage on the Internet are just some of the examples of how cyber-bullying is conducted. Youngsters ranging from 13-19 are mostly the targets of these cyber-bullies as they are heavily active in social networking and online communication. The reason of the severe damage done by cyber bullying is because many people will have access to all this insulting videos and photos once it is being posted on the Internet. This will cause extreme stress to the victim, who will cause severe depression or even death is the problem is not being treated. Curing the psychological wound is easier said than done. It requires a lot of effort and support from the victim’s family as the support will let the victim have the courage to overcome the psychological barrier. As the Internet is available every seconds, it explains the frequency of cyber-bullying.
Cyber bullies never show their identity when online. Thus, they will tend to do things that they want to do in real life but they can’t. These people are perverted and sick in the mind. Research has shown that quite a handful of cyber bullies has been bullied in 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 sense 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 have 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. The most important thing is not to disclose your personal information to anyone on the Internet no matter how close you are with him or her.

DONE BY : Desmond