Cyberbullying Among Adults and How to Combat It

Most of the adults might have argued over an issue, and the social media platforms might be considered as the area to solve their differences by insulting since there is no physical harm involved but the emotional torture of the offended. The cybercriminals can also hack the social media platforms such as Facebook accounts and the email accounts and misused with the aim of oppressing the owner. Therefore, the cyberbullying among adults is conducted with several intentions that can harm the users but several ways have been initiated to curb the misunderstanding of the cyber misuse (Cassidy et al. The research has shown that in the current age and date, the adults have developed the tendency of applying the electronics and other information and communication entities to perform aggressive, intentional actions against their fellow individuals (Topcu et al.

The increasing number of the computer systems and the strengthening internet networks among the adults are some of the factors that facilitate the upcoming cyberbullying activities. Forms of the Cyberbullying Aggressions The adults use various forms of the skills in the information and the communication platforms to oppress the fellow users who perform contrary activities using the internet and mobile phones with the aim of suppressing the fellow users (Wright & Li 2013). Cyberharassment The cybercriminals use the information and communication entities to oppress the innocent internet users by sending other threatening messages to the other users intentionally with the aim of suppressing the adults. The criminals may achieve their contrary practices by getting several individuals to help them in performing their dirty online works or by intentionally provoking the victims to lash back and get them into unknown troubles.

This type of the harassment can be achieved by sharing the information with other friends to get the adequate information from other friends who might have experienced the same oppression so that they can help in providing the relevant solution (Aricak 2009). The offended adult must also contact the internet provider to apply the appropriate resolutions to prevent the cybercriminal from performing their malicious activities on other adults who might fall victim to the misunderstandings. Denigration is a sample of the cyberbullying activity where the criminal teases an individual on an internet platform by posting negative information and rumors against the person with the aim of destroying their reputation. Denigration can be eradicated by reporting the criminals to the relevant authorities (Kawalaski et al.

iv) Falsify identity. This form of the cyberbullying happens when the criminal hacks the offender’s social media accounts and begin posting irrelevant contents which aim at demoralizing and isolating the initial account owner. Falsify identity can be solved by reporting the affected accounts to the site owners so that the mind can be shut and stronger passwords for the security should be generated to protect the accounts from destructions (Kawalaski et al. Is the type of the cyberbullying where the criminal establishes an online platform and uses it to build trust to the other users and uses the favors to lure the intended users into worse activities in online operations (Sourander et al. The online grooming can be eradicated by ignoring the good offers online since they might not result in a reasonable outcome.

viii) Phishing. It is the harmful online activity where the criminal aims at getting the personal details of the initial user by pretending to be the trusted site. Phishing can be eradicated by ignoring the email and text messages from the unknown sources. The study was conducted in a broader range of the institutions which ensured adequate information was recorded. However, the team faced various limitations at the time of the research since several adults claimed of the tight schedule of their time at work that they could not have adequate time to give their view on the cyberbullying information. Conclusion In conclusion, cyberbullying has become a widespread activity among the adults in the current date and age. With the increasing growth of the number of mobile phones and computers, the strengthening of the internet networks helps in advancing the information and communicating technologies.