The Ugly Side of the Internet

When Bullying Goes High-Tech

Above is a link to an article about cyber bullying. The article starts with telling about a young boy, Brandon Turley, who was bullied and threatened over the social media site Myspace. Turley was told he shouldn't go to school anymore and die. These were people Turley had never even spoken to. Never even met. I am an regular social media user. I have a Facebook and Twitter and recently got into Tumblr as well. I personally have never experienced cyber bullying. Honestly I can not even fathom what I would do if I were to be bullied over the Internet. People saying things about me where the whole world could see. I would be devastated that is for sure. This is the true ugly side of the Internat and its abilities. The Internet provides places where someones whole life could be ruined. It give people who are cruel and twisted a place to publicly express their hatred. The article from CNN goes into great detail the prevalence, consequences, and statistics tied to cyber bullying. The article also gives many ways to help reduce the growing problem. Turley isn't the only with a heart wrenching story like that. Kids and adults are being bullied over the Internet all the time. That is the thing about the web, it never goes to sleep. Everything anyone posts is still always out there and people can harass others and any time of the day. There is truly no end. The Internet is an incredible thing but instances of cyber bullying are what give it an ugly face.