Steemit Engagement Challenge S4-W1 | My view on Cyber Bullying - by @ishayachris
It is not longer a news that cyber bullying has become a trait in our today's generation. On daily basis, people are being maltreated, abused, and harassed by other individuals online.
This issue of online harassment has always been a fear of almost every body around the world, and it has made a lot of people who in one way or the other have fallen victims, to distance themselves from social networks.
Continue reading as I use the contest questions to explain more about cyber bullying.
What is your understanding on Cyber bullying?
Cyber bullying is an aggressive and intentional act carried out by a group of persons or an individual, using electronic forms of contact repeatedly and over time against a victim who can not defend his or herself.
Side effects of cyber bullying
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Sleep disturbances
- Difficulties with academics
- Violent behaviors
- High levels of stress
- Inability to feel safe
- Feelings of loneliness and isolation
- Feelings powerlessness and hopelessness
Have you ever been a victim or perpetrator of Cyber bullying?
For so many years, I have being using social networks such as Facebook, WhatsApp, telegram, Twitter, etc. And in the course of using all the social networks listed above, I have interacted with different people from different regions, but to God be the glory, I have never falling a victim or felt bullied by anyone, and It is not something that anyone should ever pray to experience.
I have seen people who have been bullied in cyberspace, and I knew what they actually passed through. I can tell you that cyber bullying is a deadly act, and I personally forbid it. It is an act I will never involve myself. I can't imagine myself making life difficult for another person.
Give an instance (if any) wherein you or someone you know felt bullied in cyberspace, and what spiked such a feeling. (It could be throughout any social platform)
Immediately I saw the above question, the first thing that crossed my mind was the incident that happened to Patience Monshiri. She was my class mate in school secondary, and we graduated together.
After few months of being in the relationship, they got some issues and she broke up with the guy. Guess what the guy did to her after the broke up. He posted her
Her nude pictures went viral. I so much believe that was her worst experience in life. If only she knew that something of that nature would ever happen to her, she couldn't have even started the relationship.
How did this encounter affect this said person?
Dear sir/Ma, what she passed through as a result of her experience, is nothing to write about. Have you seen where some loose weight within few hours? That was what happened to her. After the incidence, she was emotionally, physically, and psychologically distablized.
She could not eat, she could not attend church programs, and she stopped going to school. In fact, she isolated herself from other people. Even three months after the incident, if you see her, you won't need to be told that she is emotionally disturbed.
Her education was affected, her reputation was destroyed, and she loosed her respect and value before people. As for her Facebook account, it took her a year to still login.
How safe do you feel on Steemit? And have you ever felt bullied at any point in time? (on Steemit)
As a matter of fact, I feel very comfortable and safe on steemit. The reason is, this platform have been in existence for years, and I have neither heard nor seen someone who have been bullied by any other user.
I believe we are all learned, and we all have matured minds. As such, I believe that we will never be involved in such immoral act. The only thing that we do here on steemit is to correct one another on things that are not not right.
Talking about whether I have ever felt bullied by anyone on the platform, the answer is, I have never had such experience and I have not seen anyone with such experience.
What lessons did you gain from such a scenario? And what advice can you give to your audience?
It is true that from each and every of our experience, we drive lessons. From the experience of patience Monsheri, I have derived 3 basic lessons which are:
Never you trust anyone with anything that can later be used to hurt you.
Before going into any romantic relationship with anyone, try to know how emotionally and psychologically mature the person is.
I have also learned that a little mistake can hurt someone for years.
- Never you be a reason for someone's sadness
- Never betray the trust that have been entrusted on you.
- Remember that destroying someone's reputation, can never make you a hero, but rather a fool.
- Do to others as you want them to do the same to you.
- Be your brother's/ sister's keeper.
- Correct people when they are wrong, rather than harassing them.
Conclusion
As I earlier mentioned, cyber bullying is a deadly and embarrassing act that no one will like to experience. It can easily make someone to pass through physical and emotional difficulties, and it can easily destroy a reputation that have been built for years.
It will also interest us to know that harassing or embarrassing our fellow humans online, can never benefit or add value us in anyway. As such, I call on each and everyone of us to "SAY NO" to cyber bullying. Let reject it and make our world a better place.
Thank you for reading. I call on @patjewell, @simonnigwe, @yakspeace, @dave-hanny, and @ngoenyi to join me in this contest.
You are right.The develompent or evolution of social media also increases the cybercrimes rate.We should always be careful so that we prevent ourself to be the victim of the cybercrimes.Thanks for sharing with us and best of luck for the contest.
Thank you for nice comment sir. I really appreciate
A well detail article you have written here my friend, truly the side effect of cyber bullying can cause someone to commit suicide. This is because you will be physically and emotionally drained. I wish you success in this contest my friend.
Thank you so much Sir. I really appreciate your comment
Esté tipo de acoso, es tan grave, que puede llevar a una persona hasta atentar contra su vida y más alla, estamos en el deber de tener cuidado, sobre todo con los niños.
Saludos y mucho éxito.
Cyber bullying is a situation that come with a lot of complications went a victim fine his or her self in such a situation and it often come with a lot to f depression and even more of mental health instability
But to my best of knowledge, steemit is the best social media platform which has all possible reason to protect our information and I will advise that we avoid the way we carry our information on other social media platform
It is true that destroying people reputation can not make you special but a dumb a**. In this world we come and go but our legacy lives after us, it is time to say no to cyber bulling.
This is a very nice entry from you my friend. Cyber bullying is one if the problem most people are facing online. I know how it's feels when you are being bullying it's very frustrating and annoying. I wish you all the best.
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sometimes this way of counteracting and not responding to cybercrime can help us not to become victims of these crimes. Great post, good luck.
Thank you so much sir
A good detail article you have written here my dear friend, truly the side effect of cyber bullying can cause someone to commit suicide. I wish you best of luck..