Measures for Cyberbullying

In this mechanized era, the world becomes globalized by the use of technology and the internet. This globalization gives birth to certain crimes. Cyberbullying has become an emerging crime in recent years. It is affecting people in many ways. In this essay measures to be taken by parents and social media networks to avoid cyberbullying are going to be highlighted.
Many children around the world are affected by cyberbullying which is causing mental health problems. Anxiety and depression happen among kids. For this purpose, parents need to take action. Jeffrey Voas in his article stated that parents should talk about the etiquette of using electronic devices to their kids and teach them what to do when bullied. Parents should be aware of the harassment and they need to develop their kids in a way to deal with every problem which may not affect their daily lives.
Cyberbullying is very common on social media. Many of the social media networks need to take measures to avoid it. Jaffrey Voas again suggests that technology companies should develop advanced tools that hide abusive language. They need to find the harassers and they need to be punished. The social media platforms need to encourage the victims to stand up and raise the voice against the bully. They should raise awareness in the form of small workshops conducted from time to time to make people aware and to minimize the crime by playing an individual role.
Cyberbullying has become very common nowadays which affects many people and kids. For that proper measures need to be taken by parents and social media platforms to minimize this crime. Parents need to talk to their children and teach them proper discipline to use the technology and the platforms need to ban certain people who repeatedly do crimes and should be fined or punished for this act.