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Essay / Dangers of Social Media Essay - 881
Almost every social media user has witnessed or experienced some form of cyberbullying and it is especially prevalent among one demographic, teenagers. According to Justin W. Patchin of the Cyberbullying Research Center, “On average, about 25% of students…reported being victims of cyberbullying at some point in their lives. » Any problem that affects a quarter of all students on social media is by far the biggest problem on social media; and sometimes, cyberbullying can have serious consequences. The traumatic events of the last decade have shown the worst that social media can bring to vulnerable users. Every day, parents, teachers, law enforcement, fellow students, and countless others are at risk of harm to themselves or others due to the suffering they experience on social media. Unfortunately, a school or public shooting by a bullied teenager seems to be an annual event in the United States. Although mass shootings receive all the media attention, the thousands of teenagers who commit suicide due to cyberbullying do not. The reason preventing cyberbullying is such a difficult challenge is due to the inability to stop an offender from committing cyberbullying. The most effective way for a victim to stop cyberbullying is to ignore it or prevent a situation that allows it to occur. The blame is not placed on the victim;