Good morning, everyone. My name is ….

and today I’m going to be discussing

cyberbullying. Now cyberbullying is a pretty common topic that people talk about ,but I

felt the need to do it as I’m always on the internet and there are many things that I’ve

seen or heard. There are probably people out there who only had to start using the

internet a year or two ago or people who rarely even use it that have to use it now who

probably experienced something that they never thought they’d experience but that is

reality. Cyberbullying can occur anywhere on the internet anytime whether it happens

on online multiplayer games where you can speak or chat with someone or even

through texts and images. It has mainly shown its face amongst schools, however,

ranging from hurtful text messages and emails on social media, spreading rumors about

people online and also the act of threatening messages. I hope that as I further discuss

this topic that you have a better understanding about the effects of cyberbullying and

understand that it isn’t something to be taken lightly.

Moving on, bullying, as a whole, is already intended to cause emotional and

sometimes physical harm on the recipients involved. Cyberbullying, however, is said to

be more distressing, as it tends to be very public and uncontrollable. By uncontrollable, I

simply mean that there isn’t a limit to who or how many people participate in

cyberbullying, as the Internet is the world’s largest computer network. The effects of

cyberbullying include lower school attendance and performance, increased stress and

anxiety, poor concentration, decreased levels of self-confidence and self-esteem and

the list goes on to even more serious issues such as depression, feelings of isolation

and fear, and possibly even suicide.

 It is a fact that the younger population, typically those who are just starting

secondary school have been cyberbullied and most of those individuals have been

bullied on more than one occasion. I think that cyberbullying is more prominent in

females, as most girls prefer to spend their free time browsing the internet and posting

pictures and videos of their personal lives rather than males, who most likely enjoy

spending time playing on their playstations, PS5s and maybe using the Metaverse.

It is with extreme unhappiness that I say that the younger population that have

been cyberbullied are at greater risks of causing or inflicting harm to themselves and

tend to show suicidal behaviours, as I had mentioned before. Teenage years should

very well be the most carefree and exciting time of one’s life, and should under no

circumstances be tainted with issues regarding problems with self-confidence and

self-esteem.

As I’ve already mentioned the most common negative impacts of cyberbullying, I

think that it is also important that I mention the signs that any parents or friends should

notice as cyberbullying is occurring, as this is the most crucial time to identify the

warning signs of a person that you may know. You just may be saving a life, or a person

from severe depression.

The first one is a pretty common, more so obvious one. If a person you may

know is constantly checking their social media, possibly test messages, and may exhibit

feelings such as rage, animosity, paranoia and sadness. It may be a smart idea to

simply ask them if they’re alright, or what was it that had them so upset, indicating your

worry in a calm, gentle voice. The bottom line is that someone with cyberbullying issues

is more prone to have more problems in the future than the average person.
 As I sit here before you today, I wish that I could come to you with information on

how cyberbullying can be stopped, but this feat is well beyond me, well beyond any of

us, as this is an issue that has been around for years.In conclusion, cyberbullying has

some serious and dangerous effects and I could only hope that you leave here today

with more knowledge that you came with. I’d like to thank you for listening to all that I

have to say and for being a lovely audience. Once again, thank you.

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