Furthermore, young people who are bored and seeking for entertainment, may sometimes involve in cyberbullying because internet has become the only source of entertainment and a place for attracting attention. .
What is the impact of cyberbullying to the society?.
Social media has made it easy for people to keep in touch with each other, but also has made it easier to participate in cyber bullying. In 2009, a student from Western Heights College in Geelong - Chanelle Rae committed suicide after one of her friend threatened to reveal her secret crush [ CITATION New09 l 3081 ]Last year, Jessica Cleland committed suicide after being bullied through social media (Appendix 1)[ CITATION Mcn15 l 3081 ]. This year, a teenager name Clancy Ellis left home and hide after being cyberbullied (Appendix 2)[CITATION Sam15 l 3081 ]. Cyberbullying is a very serious matter as students have taken their own lives because the felt embarrassed and distressed. Based on [ CITATION Liu15 l 3081 ] surveys, participants said that teenagers or kids who are cyberbullied are more likely to have lower self-esteem, emotional damage and skipping school (Appendix 3). .
Yesterday, a news about the intimate photos of hundreds of Australian women, teenagers and even children have become the victims of a US-based 'revenge porn' website. This had led to become a cyberbullying crime as the author upload the victims photograph without their permission and were also offering others to download those intimate photos (Appendix 4) [ CITATION New15 l 3081 ]. This has an major impact in society as the victims may be embarrassed, humiliated and causes them to have a sudden self-esteem issues and ruin the victim's personal relationship when their family members discover that these images are appearing on these websites. [ CITATION Man15 l 3081 ].
How to preventstop cyberbullying?.
Everyone should learn how to protect themselves and prevent themselves from being a cyberbully victim.
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