Pros And Cons Of Cyber Bullying

I am BBA final year student of Rajasthan University and got assignment to make presentation on the topic Cyber Bullying searching for details related to this. Will you please provide me Pros And Cons Of Cyber Bullying and also tell me details of what measures to take for preventing?

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Cyber Bullying is defined as any form of repeated harassment to a person using electronic devices and the internet.

Studies have shown that one third of students have faced some form of cyber bullying in their life, that is a startling high amount.

Please find the below attached link to get the cause of Cyber Bullying:
ibunitproject.weebly.com/causes-of-cyberbullying.html

Pros of cyberbullying

1. makes you feel 'good'
2. get publicity from friends
3. through electronics
4. makes you feel unstoppable

Cons of cyberbullying
1. make a kid feel bad about him/herself
2. could have consequences
3. everyone sees
4. creates depression- leading to suicide or just stays alone
5. makes the bully look bad
6. bully doesnt do anything but ruin a kids life that much more

You may have reason to suspect that he or she might be the victim of cyber bullying:

Appears to be angry, depressed or frustrated after using the computer or other electronic devices.
Either unexpectedly stops using the computer or other electronic devices or displays an acute increase in use.
Appears uneasy about going to school or to social events.
Avoids discussions about what he or she is doing on the computer or other electronic devices.
Becomes abnormally withdrawn from usual friends and family members.

Some prevention:

Keep an eye on your child’s online activities.

Keep computers and other web tools in a common area of the house and out of children’s and youth’s bedrooms.
Make your child aware that while you respect his or her privacy, his or her safety is your main concern.
Tell your child that if you suspect something is wrong, you may review his or her text messages, emails or social networking sites.
You may want to consider installing parental control filtering or monitoring technologies.