Throughout this report the concept of cyberbullying will be defined and examined, how its existence violated the fundamental rights of the children and potential actions to combat it will be reviewed.
Education: Cyberbullying
In middle or high school most of us would have experienced being bullied or witness others being bullied. With the rise of the digital age a bigger part of our lives takes place online, for example through social media. Unfortunately as societies adapt, so does bullying which now also takes online. The term used to describe this is “cyberbullying.” It is easy to describe as cyberbullying as “bullying, but online,” however in reality digital technologies ensure that cyberbullying is far more severe in scope and the potential harm it can create. Despite this cyberbullying is often overlooked or underestimated.