Julianne Flory is the biggest victim in my opinion that is exposed to cyber bullying:
"We're going to get you tomorrow, you look like an ugly slut.
"There's no point in you wearing make-up because you look like a clown.
"You slut, no-one is going to touch you because you're a lesbian. You are a slag and you look like one. You need to get some friends because you have none."
Those are the words that schoolgirl Julianne Flory found posted about her on her social networking website.
Julianne would like to study sport-science but is not able to because of this cyber bullying.
She feels that the A-level students are being so tough on her and feels that she isn't able to graduate that year.
Julianne is an engaging and attractive girl with curly brown hair who is good at judo and teaches swimming at her local pool. Yet she describes being the victim of the most cruel abuse from girls at her last school over several years. It started in the ordinary way, with taunts and shoves in the corridor. But then the bullies got access to Julianne's web page on her social networking site.
"Cyberbullying is worse than face-to-face bullying because it's bolder''
The problem is that the Internet is a safe haven for bullies because of the anonymity. There is not a more cowardly way to bully someone then from behind a curtain. Parents need to get involved in helping solve the cyberbullying problem. If parents cared enough about their child being the bully or passing along the material as much as they care when their child is a victim, it would be a huge step forward. But then, of course, how do you know if your child is involved in cyberbullying? You need to monitor their Internet activity. Monitoring software like our PC Pandora records everything that happens on the PC. If your child is a victim, you will know; if they are a bully, you will know. Whatever the case may be with your child, you need to intervene and teach them how to be a Responsible CyberCitizen. Otherwise, the path we are on, will lead to a disheveled generation who have no sense of ethics and humanity. Check us out at www.pcpandora.com to see how you can protect your child from the perils of cyberbullying.
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