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paragraph tells about the example of cyber bullying forms such as making
hurtful comments about another person, spreading rumors or lies about

someone, damaging the victim’s reputation even posting embarrassing
photographs or videos of the victim without asking permission. Meanwhile,
in the last paragraph, this article discusses how some countries deals with
cyber bullying.

Secondly, I think cyber-bullying is a very important issue in today’s
world. There are two essential factors in cyber-bullying, technology and
human behavior. Nowadays, it is not necessary for people to have face- to-

face interaction when they need something from the other. If they want to
express their feeling, they just write something down or post a video on
their social media. Having such distance interaction, unfortunately,
decreasing the needs to see and receive direct reaction from the other party.

This, in my opinion, has been the reason why people nowadays are losing
their empathy when interacting through internet. One of the examples of
cyber bullying is Amanda Todd, a student, who committed suicide after
being bullied for her unpleasant video posted by her friends. Consequently,

it is important for all parties involved to raise awareness on how to use
internet and social media wisely.
Lastly, as an active user of social media myself, this article has changed
my perspective. The data of the cyber-bullying that is presented in the article

makes me realize how serious this issue is. Perhaps, we feel like social media
provides us platform to show our thoughts. However, freedom of speech,
which gives the right to express opinions without restrain, makes people

tend to forget that there should be limitation. Personally, I have
encountered several examples of cyber-bullying on social media and in some
cases I felt like it was okay to have opinions on certain thing even when the
opinions given were vicious and attacking. However, this article has shown
me that it is important to understand the limitation in freedom of speech to

create healthy environment on social media for everyone.
In conclusion, aside from being well-organized, the article of What is
Cyber-Bullying? is relevant in today’s world and is able to change my

perspective. Although this is a short article, it contains compact
information. However, the article needs more data about cyber bullying,
such as the exact number of cyber bullying case taken from the credible
sources. The data will increase the validity level of this article. I would

strongly recommend this article to teenagers and students to make them

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