Cyberbullying: diskussion og sammenligning

Summary: The article is about the internet and how it has opened a lot of new ways for bullies to take their bullying to a new level. The way the internet allows you complete anonymity encourages bullies to say or do something they wouldn’t normally do. The fact that you don’t have to face-to-face communication means that the bully won’t be affected of the victim’s reaction in the same way he would if it had been in real life. Another fact is because young people are so dependent on the internet to communicate with their friends they don’t have the option of turning their computer off, like for example an adult have.Unlike bullying who takes place in the school yard stop whenever the bell ring or the day end. This kind of cyber-bullying doesn’t even end just because you go to sleep, as the internet is awake around the clock. The fact that you in the theory don’t know who it is that’s attacking you has made some countries to take action against this. Ruth Aylett of Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, UK, has recently developed a roll-playing software called FearNot! This program is designed to make children empathies a victim of either cyber-, or playground-bullying. In January 2006 the US congress passed a law that made it a federal crime to bully someone on the internet. Approximately 36 states have enacted similar legislation. Contains: 237 words Commentary and discussion: “…It’s becoming clear that aspects of online communication encourage people to act aggressively, prompting them to do things they wouldn’t dare to try in real life.”