This document discusses the issue of cyberbullying and its effects. It notes that with the rise of social media, bullying is no longer limited to face-to-face interactions but can occur online through platforms like Facebook, texting, and emails. This anonymity online empowers bullies and makes it difficult for victims to escape. The document also highlights statistics on how cyberbullying causes many students to miss school to avoid harassment. While social media connects people of all ages, it has also enabled new forms of bullying behavior. Solutions proposed include laws holding telecom companies and internet users accountable for spreading inappropriate images or online harassment. Overall, the document examines the growing problem of cyberbullying in the digital age.

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By:Will Stiver

2. Source: Kevin Makice, Coming of Age in a Digital Age
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3. Source: Kevin Makice, Coming of Age in a Digital Age
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4. Stereotypically, one thinks of the
victim of bullying as an individual
who is different or who
doesn’t fit in.
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5. In mainstream social groups
anyone can be singled out.
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6. "Researchers have known for a while that
individuals give unique cues about who they
are with the things they own, clothes they
wear, things they say and do.
However, though these cues are informative
to knowing who someone truly is, they were
not always so easily accessible to our entire
social network,“ –Lindsay Graham
Source: E Science News, From bullying to relationships: Mapping our online
communications
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7. Statistics indicate that as many as 160,000 students
a year skip school just to avoid being harassed.
Texting and social media are making it easier
than ever to harass classmates.
Source: E Science News, From bullying to relationships: Mapping our online communications
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8. Source:JoyannePursaga,HarperPledgesSolutionstoOnlineBullying
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9. Source: Joyanne Pursaga, Harper Pledges Solutions to Online Bullying
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10. “It’s on your Facebook page, it’s in
emails, it’s in text messages, it is everywhere
and it’s not just from one person anymore.”
Source: Joyanne Pursaga, Harper Pledges Solutions to Online Bullying
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11. It effects everyone…
Once a youth trend, social
media now reaches all age
groups with over billions of
users.
Source: Toronto Star, ‘Facebook fatigue’ and the aging social network
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12. The anonymity of users behind the screen
breeds a heightened sense of courage that
wouldn’t otherwise exist in face to face
communication.

13. SELFIES are about REASSURANCE from our peers.
We all want people to say positive things
about us.
Source: Jillian McHugh, ‘selfies’ just as much for the insecure as show offs
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15. “a sixth grader, had written a Facebook status a
previous night asking his friends to ‘like’ if they
hated my brother.”
Source: Emily Layden, On Facebook, Bullies ‘like’ if you hate
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16. All of these are representations and precursors of
CYBERBULLYING…
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17. Canning wants laws that require telecommunications
companies to confiscate cellphones used to spread
non-consensual illicit images of others.
Source: Joyanne Pursaga, Harper Pledges Solutions to Online Bullying
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18. He also believes those guilty
of online harassment should
be banned from using the
internet.
Source: Joyanne Pursaga, Harper Pledges Solutions to Online Bullying
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19. It’s up to us to
stop
cyberbullying!
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