What+is+Cyber-Bullying

Do you think it is:  A. Playing different games with friends online. B. A computer program set up to monitor your action in a computer. C. Use of technology to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another person. D. To chat with your friends on the computer and phone about homework.     **The answer is (C) Use of technology to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another person.**  Cyberbullying is the use of technology to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another person. Cyber-bullying first and foremost involves minors. When it comes to adults being involved in negative situations like this, then that is called cyber harassment or cyber-stalking, which can mean jail time since they are 18 or older. A more define way of explaining cyber-bullying is posting or sending harmful images or text via the Internet or other digital communication tools, which can include cell phones, email, instant messaging, chat rooms, video game spaces or social networking sites such as Facebook or MySpace. Even if you are not the exact person doing the harm but you know of it and surround yourself with the negative situation, then you are a bystander. It does not just apply to computers like some may know it to be. Some also may think that it just involves chatting but something like an embarrassing video posted to a social networking site by someone in Texas tonight may be watched by someone in China tomorrow. Cyberbullying victims may be targeted anywhere, at any time. It is an ongoing problem that happens in schools but mostly at home.