What constitutes cyber bullying? In what ways does it manifest? How would you react if you were the target of cyber bullying?

Cyberbullying is electronic thugs who hide behind keyboard or computer shaming or saying something negative about a person. Usually uploading embarrassing videos or pictures of cyber victim on social media such as facebook, so that peers or acquaintances can manipulate stuff and shame him/her. However the bullies will only find target who are weaker than them. The exact reason of why people do cyberbullying is unknown. Revenge motivated some individuals to do cyber bullying. Being victims of bullying in daily lives make them think harassing other people is only something that is natural as some people deserve to be bullied. Occasionally, it is not enough. Some individuals would bully only to boost their egos. These individuals simply harass others to entertain themselves and their friends who might also be a bully for a high chance, not scared of getting caught as these individuals believe they will not. Attention is what these people want. There is a chance they did not gain it from their family, some are suffering from a family conflict. Most are starving for the recognition of being powerful figures. Being an arrogant one is, some bully to remind others of their social status which they believe are lower than theirs. Some do it because the people around them are doing it as well. It is said that kids see it as a trend. If one does not do it, others who are doing it would think that the ones who are not doing it are incompatible with them, another reason for them to bully the ones who are not doing it. If I’m the target of cyberbullying, I would not stay still and let them bully me, as my size is big I can use my strength and get whatever embarrassing video or pictures deleted. But doing so will not solve problems as I would be no different to them, alternatively I can report it to the police or parents and maybe even teachers. They would definitely not sit back and do nothing. We are in a world of technologies and social media, we can all learn to stop cyberbullying by learning the right way of using the internet that is a privilege to us today.

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