PRO CON WEBSITE ARGUMENTS AGAINST MY POSITION

Arguments Against My Position: Organizations where there are many teenagers included, such as schools, shouldn't try to put limitations on the usage of social media.


Argument #1: Social media is a platform where anyone can share their thoughts and communicate with each other freely. Therefore, it cannot be limited.

Social media and applications let children to interact and show their creativity, connect with their friends, and expose their feelings. (Public Affairs, 1)

Argument #2: Generally, cyber-bullying is made anonymously. So it is nearly impossible to detect and block the bullies.

After many studies over cyber-bullying, Dehue, Bolman, and Vollink have discovered that most of the times cyberbullying was anonymous. (Accordino, 17)

Argument #3: Schools have to protect students.

Education officials, courts and legislators have many policies and laws in order to protect students. According to Carolyn Stone, a professor in University of North Florida, student First Amendment rights are not in the school, they deserve protection from the school. (Ladika, 113) Therefore, the school cannot just go around and accuse students.




WORK CITED

Accordino, Denise B., and Michael P. Accordino. β€œAn Exploratory Study of Face-To-Face and Cyberbullying in Sixth Grade Students.” American Secondary Education, vol. 40, no. 1, 2011, pp. 14–30. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/23100411. Accessed 17 Feb. 2020.


Ladika, Susan. "Bullying and Cyberbullying." CQ Researcher, 2 Feb. 2018, pp. 97-120, library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre2018020200.


Public Affairs. β€œKids on Social Media and Gaming.” StopBullying.gov, 6 Dec. 2019, www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/kids-on-social-media-and-gaming.