Twitter is one of the most popular social media networks in the world. This social media was designed to bring people together and be able to see what celebrities are doing with their lives.
Even though Twitter has a system set up to where users can fill out a “report abuse” form, it is still seen daily on teenagers’ Twitter news feeds. The real question is why do young teens go through the hassle to bully others on Twitter?
Some say it is to build their social status and for attention. Some do not realize the troubles that they are causing on the victim.
In the matter of confession pages, someone would make a fake account and nobody would know who was actually behind the computer or phone screen. These kind of people feel as if they think they can get away with making fun of other people just because adults and administrators do not have proof as to who is really posting these hurtful messages.
“I think the confessions page is funny because I don’t know the people they are talking about from other schools. It’s like a reality show but on the internet,” senior Nautica Chance stated.
Back in 2011, study showed there was 15,000 abusive tweets per hour which adds up to 1000,000 tweets per week. According to the Bureau of Justice, Cyberbullying Research Center during the year of 2013, 52% of teens have reported being cyberbullied.
“Grow up and say it to people’s faces” when thinking about hurtful comments and tweets, senior Sierra Flanscha bluntly said.
“I feel like only cowards bully people on Twitter because they are too scared to say it in person and they know they will have all of their friends back them up. I hate bullying of any sorts but I especially hate it on any social media because anybody can see it and it makes the person targeted and feel so much worse,” freshman Miles Anthony explained.
Even though a little over half of teens report bullying we still can not forget about the many teens that keep their emotions bottled up inside and they do not have the courage to speak up.
Junior Bree Mccoy stated, “Bullying on social media pushes to suicide, and then everyone wonders why they killed themselves.” She feels as though teenagers do not think about what they are saying before they expose people’s personal business on Twitter.
“Bullying over the internet is for soft people,” junior Shawn Eisenhart said. He feels as though if one is going to say something mean about someone they need to man up and confront them face to face.
The bullies react quickly to nasty comments and start an argument. Then other people get in on it and the people receiving the bullying. This can then lead to someone over thinking and becoming depressed.
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