Cyber Bullying

To me, digital etiquette can display many things, however it only has one true meaning. And that is how you act online. You need to act proper and civilized and always remember that on the other end, there is a real human being with real feelings seeing, hearing and watching everything that’s being done. Digital Etiquette is remembering your manners, and politeness. Complimenting things rather than insulting things. It’s not being nasty and out of control over certain topics or videos. And it’s mainly treating others the way you want to be treated. Using digital Etiquette while online, is very easy to do. Remember that everything is real, and you ARENT a famous almighty immortal being. Don’t say anything that you wouldn’t say to someone’s face, and even if it is mean or hurtful and you WOULD say it to their face, don’t. Reflect upon your actions. What would make you want to hurt somebody? Being a bully online is the same as being one In real life. And if you enjoy doing that type of thing, then you need to look deep inside and find out the root of that. There’s plenty of help out there that is much more beneficial and rewarding then trying to solve your own problems by creating new problems by bullying others. Digital Etiquette is basically an invisible set of moral rules, and if followed, the internet can become a fun inspiring learning environment for the world. To me, Meanness is cruelty. It’s being heartless, and not considerate to the person or thing you are being mean to against. It is hurtful, and usually intended to be so. It never brings any good to anybody or any situation. Meanness has many shapes and sizes, and can be found anywhere if you look hard enough. Being mean can involve judging and making fun of people’s looks, fashion, likes, interests, hobbies, actions, beliefs. It can be shown physically, mentally, and emotionally. And no matter what form it in, no matter where it’s being done, it all hurts equally the same. Picking on people, calling them names, even playfully, words can never be taken back, and you can forgive but never forget. It’s quite easy to avoid being mean online, similar to how it’s easy to avoid being mean in person. If you disagree with something that someone likes, or comments on, it’s best not to retaliate in a negative way. If you see something and you feel tempted to judge, keep it civil and polite, and avoid it all together. If you often don’t agree with something or someone then its best to avoid it, or block that user and their posts, to avoid aggravation. Misery loves company, and negativity breeds negativity. Once you start something, it may cause a hurtful chain reaction. And again, you have to remember that these are all real people, and you could potentially be saying things on line that can haunt them offline. This meanness display on the internet towards an individual online is also called cyber bullying. The difference between and up stander and a bystander is fairly self-explanatory. A By stander is a person who simply stands by, watching someone being bullied. Not stepping up for them and offering help even if they know what they are witnessing is awful and sometimes untrue. An up stander is someone who sees what is going on, and has the courage and strength to stand up for the victim who is being bullied, in an attempt to stop the bullying from causing further harm. A solution to stop online meanness is to treat others the way you want to be treated, and to not say anything at all if you don’t have nothing nice to say. Overall this has been a very insightful topic for me and my peers, and I’m positive that we have all taken something and learned from digital Etiquette. And the effects of cyber bullying. We’ve all realized that it is wrong and we’ve all seen the consequences of what cyber bullying can do. We’ve also realized that the internet can be a much funner more enjoyable place when everyone is getting along and being positive. It’s time to stomp out cyber bullying, and for the world to become up standers rather than bystanders. >