Because so many people are using the internet daily, the door for social media abuse is wide open. When children are using social media sites, they should be supervised closely by their parents. Though parents are generally vigilant about supervising and protecting their children on the internet, 41% of children ages 13-17 are not effectively supervised because their parents THINK they know what websites their child is visiting, they actually don't. 62% of internet users say their parents have no knowledge of the websites they access daily. Lack of supervision could lead to exposure of different kinds of content, content that they are not used to. Though teens may argue that they want more freedom on the internet because they use it for good things, the internet has mostly negative effects on its users such as; harassing someone online or vice versa, lack of sleep, and becoming totally isolated from loved ones. When children under the age of 18 are continuously using social media daily, they may start to get bored and they seek another method of excitement to try to "spice" things up. This could eventually lead to cyberbullying, the use of technology to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another person. Cyberbullying is becoming more prevalent as teenagers spend more time on the internet without supervision. 46% of middle school and high school students have been targeted online. "...most cyberbullying is done for the amusement of the bullies and because they think they won't get caught" (Ochavillo 1). This basically says that the bully is harassing others because of pure boredom and carelessness. They don't think that they can get caught, or even be punished because it's on the internet and not a physical thing.... ... middle of paper ... ...ersonal-interactions-at-what-cost> Hafner, Katie. “Texting May Be Taking a Toll.” The New York Times. NYTimes.com, 25 May 2009. Web. 10 December 2013. Harding, Anne. “Sleep Deprivation Linked to Depression in Teens.” CNN Health. CNN.com, 9 June 2010. Web. 10 December 2013. Tardanico, Susan. “Is Social Media Sabotaging Real Communication?” Forbes.com. Forbes.com, 30 April 2012. Web. 14 December 2013. Ochavillo, Vanessa. “Dealing with Cyberbullying.” Pacific Daily News 6 July 2009: A16. ProQuest. Web. 4 December 2013. Watling, Meranda. “Cyberbullying Has Real Consequences.” Journal & Courier 05 May 2008: A1. ProQuest. Web. 5 December 2013.
Cyberbullying has become a widespread problem. The more people have been using the internet, the more the number of cyberbullying incidents increase. According to document A, 25.1% of girls and 16.6% of boys reported being bullied in their lifetime. In addition to this, document A also
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In her article “How the Internet Has Changed Bullying”, Maria Konnikova explained how bullying has reached technology, and in the workplaces of many adults. The Internet has made it harder to escape from bullying, and easier for bullies to escape from confronting their victims. Furthermore, the author stresses that cyberbullying not only targets high schoolers, but it’s affecting the lives of college students as well (Konnikova 1). Cyberbullying takes place in the Internet world where is easier for a bully to gossip and humiliate multiple of victims in a faster pace. The studies have shown that cyberbullying is making a greater impact in the victims’ and the bullies’ lives more than the traditional bullying and many people are not aware of it; therefore the schools, witnesses, and employers should work together to fight against cyberbullying and provide help to the victims and bullies.
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Although social media is glorified in modern day society, it comes with many dangers that are overlooked – especially for the younger generation. Many of the dangers include that you're never really sure of who you're talking to online nowadays, cyberbullying, and it deteriorates one's communication skills. Because of the dangers, minors should not be allowed to have social media until they are of age.
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Most people who are doing the bullying only bully others only to make themselves feel better. Cyberbullying targets the ages of 13-20 due to the fact that this is when most teens are getting phones, ipods, computers, etc. According to Brian Jung, “Technology has allowed for social networking to be available on the go.” By having social media available to most ages, this affects the amount of people that are cyberbullied to the fact that others only will talk bad about someone only behind a tiny screen. Most social media sites involve putting in personal information in order to make an account. By putting personal information about yourself on a profile means that the public is able to see the profile. Some people can or even will spread false and dangerous information about other people in order to make their lives miserable. “Among the youth, fourty-seven percent have been victims of cyberbullying.” States Brian Jung. If most teens who are able to be in contact with social media can have a reaction of how productive and individual is
Hafner, Katie. "Texting May Be Taking a Toll." The New York Times. N.p., 25 May 2009. Web. 02 Dec. 2013.