Cyber bullying Mitigation Measures
Department of Psychology, Walden University
Development in the Digital Age
Cyber bullying Mitigation Measures
In the modern world, new age problems have been born. Cyberbullying is the negative
side of the internet, and it came about due to the different characters of people you encounter
daily online. People often misuse information technology to harass and make others
uncomfortable. Cyberbullying always comes in various forms, like posting negative comments
about someone online, spreading rumors about someone to wreck their reputation. The effect is
insecurities for the victim, which tend to be enhanced when they are exposed to an audience they
are not aware of.
Mitigation measures for cyberbullying involve sensitization and teaching of the dangers
of the act. Most cases of suicide, according to (Barlett et al., 2016), indicate that they occurred
due to cyberbullying. Children, in particular, should be educated on the dangers it poses to others
when they are cyberbullied. In most online platforms, people often share their passwords and
other sensitive data that are mined to be used later to trap them. Recent cases of ransomware
where people were bullied into paying a ransom or the contents of their personal computers
being leaked online led to more sensitization of privacy matters.
