Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place over digital devices like cell phones, computers, and tablets.
Research methods are approaches that social scientists use for investigating the answers to questions (Conley, 2017, pg. 44). Some questions and information i was curious in researching was the constance of cyberbullying, and different groups fighting to help with the large mass of online bullying among children and adults.
This research conducted shows the major problems associated with our current virtual worlds like video games, social media and mass communication all at our fingertips. In today’s age, many people are beginning to “hide behind the screen” and act as if the internet is another world for people. In this article, What is Cyberbullying written and published by stopbullying.com, they describe how cyberbully is occurring and what are measure to watch for when you suspect someone is a victim of internet bullying. This article did not directly have any statistics or specific studies conducted, however there were links to other sites that listed different studies conducted. This website makes a strong point when they state that “The content an individual shares online – both their personal content as well as any negative, mean, or hurtful content – creates a kind of permanent public record of their views, activities, and behavior.” Many people don’t want to believe the fact of nothing is actually gone after you delete it. I personally was defiant on this for such a long time, until I read the research and realized how scary the internet really can be.
Anytime an individual post or shares something on social media, I is there forever, no matter if you delete or remove something for the general eye to see. This is a large factor for the start of many cyber bullying cases. According to the example depicted in this article, a student posted a photo of another student with inappropriate titles attached and vulgar language, however since the student knew he was going to get in trouble from posting it, he believed he could delete the post before he thought anyone saw it... but that wasn’t true. Another student saw the post and screenshotted it, which allowed him to save it to his phone and reported it. Even though this student deleted the post, it was still filtering somewhere. This is just one very minute example of how nothing is actually gone when deleted.
What Is Cyberbullying. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/what-is-it/index.html#
Conley, D. (2017). You may ask yourself: An introduction to thinking like a sociologist. New York: W.W. Norton
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