Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying is a form of bullying that is implemented using electronical means such as phones, laptops, tablets, etc. Cyberbullying has widely increased especially on teenagers, and it has impacted negatively on societies whereby people use cyberbullying to be in an argument with each other. 

How is Cyberbullying used?

Cyberbullying is commonly used in social media. It includes sending, posting or sharing negative and harmful contents about someone else. It can occur through text messages, online gaming communications and online chatting over the internet.

As cyberbullying occurs in different ways, this can lead to increase the risk of suicide-related behaviors. Cyberbullying can negatively impact the lives of those who are involved in it. 

Since digital platforms are implemented, built-in ways to protect yourself from cyberbullying are created so that people can protect themselves and their privacy.  

Firstly, managing privacy settings can help to prevent bullying where you can make your profile private and even filter out certain followers to prevent them from seeing particular posts of yourself. Secondly, protect your passwords so that it will not be easy for someone to access them and your profile. Thirdly, learn to block cyberbullies via user settings. This can be helpful whether you are concerned on preventing cyberbullying from strangers and lastly, report cyberbullying to site admins where you adjust your privacy settings to make sure that you feel safe on that certain platform.

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