What makes Cyberbullying dangerous?
Cyberbullying combines the devastating effects of in-person bullying with several added issues unique to its technological format. These factors magnify the feelings of shame and helplessness that the victims experience as a result of any type of bullying How dangerous can Cyberbullying be to an individual?
1. Anonymity You can be cyberbullied by a stranger or a close acquaintances without ever being able to tell who the culprit is. Bullies may feel empowered to say and do more destructive things than they would face to face when they are interacting with their victims screen to screen
2. Permanence It can be nearly impossible to rid the internet of offensive material that a cyberbully makes public, once a photo , rumour or video has made it into a cyberspace, it may be there forever
3. Publicity cyberbullying can escalates what might once have been schoolyard disputes into smear campaigns accessible to the whole world. all it takes is for a friend to forward an email to friends who forward it further or to repost or retweet a bullying to go viral and reach a large audience
4. Omnipresence cyberbullying follows you home. A student being bullied at school may find refuge in other spaces but a victim of cyberbullying is connected to his or her tormentors whenever he or she is connected to a cell phone or computer which for many teens in all the time
By: Yvonne Arthur