The Rising Connection of Social Media and Cyber Bullying

With the high online activity among the teens especially, they witness cyberbullying or at least are victims of it, or are even part of the perpetrators. Cyberbullying is on the increase and its impacts are highly underestimated. According to the New York Post, there was an increased suicide rate among the US teens and this happened to have been linked with the increased social media consumption surge that happened at the same time, suggesting that there could be a connection between the two (The New York Post. Purpose: The purpose of this task is to establish the link between social media use and the rising cases of cyberbullying. Ultimately, the study may also provide useful information that may be of help to students, teachers and parents on how to cope and manage cyberbullying incidences.