Exploring the Phenomenon of Cyberbullying and its Legal Ramifications

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Cyberbullying- if I agree with it or not
Cyberbullying is considered as a growing global issue that is having serious consequences. First
of all, it is important to understand the concept of cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is a kind of
cybercrime that takes place on computers, cell-phones, and tablets. Beside this, it also occurs on
text, apps, SMS, online social forums, gaming apps, forums and so on. This activity includes
sharing sending and pasting negative and false content about someone. Sharing of personal and
private information is a part of this activity that leads t the humiliation and embarrassment
(Whittaker & Kowalski, 2015).
Comments, photos and content can be shared by the individual through the prevalence of digital
forums and social media that is viewed by the acquaintances and strangers. The content may
include both the personal content and harmful or having negative mean content that can
responsible for creating the permanent public records of activities, views, and behavior. These
kinds of public records are searched as an online reputation that is easily available in colleges,
employers, schools, clubs and so on which may search for the individual in present or in future.
Cyberbullying is very harmful for the online reputation in which there is involvement of
everyone for example, not the single person who is bullied but the one who do bullying or
participating in that activity.
Offenses of terrorism, bullying, breach of confidentiality are some major activities that occur in
cyberspace and that need to be punishable. Protection from Harassment Act 1997, Criminal
Justice and Public Order Act 1994, Malicious Communications Act 1988, Communications Act
2003, and Defamation Act 2013 are some major laws that help in dealing with the e-commerce
and electronic records and also help in punishing the commence offenses. Thus, it has been
concluded that cyberbullying is a punishable activity that can lead to the dark future for the
person who is bullied (Waasdorp & Bradshaw, 2015).
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References
 Waasdorp, T. E., & Bradshaw, C. P. (2015). The overlap between cyberbullying and
traditional bullying. Journal of Adolescent Health, 56(5), 483-488.
 Whittaker, E., & Kowalski, R. M. (2015). Cyberbullying via social media. Journal of
School Violence, 14(1), 11-29.
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