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    Cyberbullying causes significant psychological and emotional harm to victims and can have long-lasting effects. It often overlaps with real-world bullying and some victims feel there is no escape. Cyberbullying has been linked to adolescent deaths and is a major problem in schools. Efforts are needed to increase awareness of cyberbullying and educate children and youth on safe online behaviors to help reduce and prevent further instances of cyberbullying.

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    Cyberbullying causes significant psychological and emotional harm to victims and can have long-lasting effects. It often overlaps with real-world bullying and some victims feel there is no escape. Cyberbullying has been linked to adolescent deaths and is a major problem in schools. Efforts are needed to increase awareness of cyberbullying and educate children and youth on safe online behaviors to help reduce and prevent further instances of cyberbullying.

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    Cyberbullying causes significant psychological and emotional harm to victims and can have long-lasting effects. It often overlaps with real-world bullying and some victims feel there is no escape. Cyberbullying has been linked to adolescent deaths and is a major problem in schools. Efforts are needed to increase awareness of cyberbullying and educate children and youth on safe online behaviors to help reduce and prevent further instances of cyberbullying.

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    Position Paper - Cyberbullying

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    Cyberbullying causes significant psychological and emotional harm to victims and can have long-lasting effects. It often overlaps with real-world bullying and some victims feel there is no escape. Cyberbullying has been linked to adolescent deaths and is a major problem in schools. Efforts are needed to increase awareness of cyberbullying and educate children and youth on safe online behaviors to help reduce and prevent further instances of cyberbullying.

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    Youth Alert

    Cyberbullying causes significant emotional, psychological, and physical distress.

    Often, victims experience mental health issues, and struggle academically, they experience

    physical symptoms too. Even people are inside their homes, their safe haven, cyberbullying

    never stops. Ways of bullying tend to overlap, in this case, people who are cyberbullied

    could also be bullied face to face. It may happen digitally or technologically, cyberbullying is

    the scariest. Words are sharp knives, they scar you deep and permanent. Cyberbullying can

    be even more debilitating then direct bullying, with victims feeling like there is no escape. I

    believe it should be stopped. In full efforts, we need to stop it.

    Cyberbullying never did any good to anyone. Bullying, any method, has become one

    of the main causes of deaths in adolescents. Moreover, it has become a major problem in

    schools and in all places. After hearing the word “bullying,” never did it happen that I won’t

    think of suicides and brokenness. How can people still be happy when they’re ruining

    someone’s life? Is it worth it? Feeling the happiness in exchange of one’s destruction. Under

    House Bill 5718, or the proposed “Anti Cyber-Bullying Act of 2015,” cyber bullies shall face a

    penalty of fines ranging from P50,000 to P100,000, or imprisonment between six months

    and six years, or both, at the discretion of the court. In 2019, the number of cyberbullying

    incidents in the Philippines was highest for those in region 4-a, amounting to approximately

    92.4 thousand victims. Cyberbullying or cyber libel also occurred more in the CARAGA

    region and the National Capital Region. According to data from the UN Educational,

    Scientific and Cultural Organization, the proportion of children and adolescents affected by

    cyberbullying ranges from five percent to 21 percent, with girls at higher risk than boys.

    Online violence, cyber bullying and digital harassment affect over 70 percent of young

    people globally, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), as it called on

    internet users to “be kind online” and prevent this form of violence.
    “Cyberbullying can cause profound harm as it can quickly reach a wide audience,

    and can remain accessible online indefinitely, virtually ‘following’ its victims online for life,”

    the UNICEF said. Awareness is important in taking actions against cyberbullying,

    understanding it helps in formulating ways how to reduce, prevent, and stop it. It’s also

    important that we prioritize educating children and youth people regarding safe online

    behavior, and give emphasis to the importance of addressing bullying in schools,

    workplaces, the community, and ensure that victims are provided with appropriate support

    and services. Anytime is the perfect time to put an end to bullying, don’t hesitate to take the

    initiative.

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