The purpose of our video is to increase awareness about cyberbullying because of its prominence in our communities. The increase of social media usage and numerous ways young adults can communicate with each other has created cyberbullying inflation. The ratio between the bullies and those being bullied is surprisingly even. Nearly half of the teenage populous admit they have cyberbullied at least once, while the other half of the teenage population have revealed that they have been cyberbullied in the past. Combined with the fact that those who have been cyberbullied are 9 times more likely to commit suicide than those who haven’t been cyberbullied, we felt that we needed to alert people to the devastating effects
The purpose of our video is to increase awareness about cyberbullying because of its prominence in our communities. The increase of social media usage and numerous ways young adults can communicate with each other has created cyberbullying inflation. The ratio between the bullies and those being bullied is surprisingly even. Nearly half of the teenage populous admit they have cyberbullied at least once, while the other half of the teenage population have revealed that they have been cyberbullied in the past. Combined with the fact that those who have been cyberbullied are 9 times more likely to commit suicide than those who haven’t been cyberbullied, we felt that we needed to alert people to the devastating effects