Cyber Bullying through Social Networks
ENGL107-1103B-23
2011
I. Thesis Statement: Social Networks are giving bullies an opportunity to attack individuals online by invading their privacy and creating psychological effects from attacks. These problems need to be addressed by controlling and preventing cyber bullying.
II. Social Networks create an open access towards exposing individuals’ personal information
Social networks allow individuals to post personal information, which includes full name, date of birth, addresses, phone numbers, precise locations, emails, and more
Information can be exposed to individuals or cyber bullies if necessary privacy account settings are not enforced
Exposed private information of adolescents causes them to be at risk with dangerous situations including attacks from cyber bullies
III. Individuals attacked are highly exposed to having psychological problems in their current state or future
Cyber bullies attack individuals using their exposed private information
Individuals who have been involved in an online attack can become afraid of outcomes; this includes avoiding those in social situations like schools
Those attacked are at high risk of becoming depressed and using suicide as a method to stop attacks
IV. Parents, organizations, schools, and communities need to become active in preventing and stopping attacks from occurring
Parents need to become proactive in their child's lives, and understand what he or she is doing during the day and night.
Communities need to be aware of what is happening through social networks, and therefore by helping set up programs within their school districts with anti-cyber bullying speakers
Those who have been attacked need support of others to help them through this unfortunate crisis in time. Individuals need to be set up with support in order to prevent unwanted depression or suicide
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