Argument 1: Cyberbullying may not be as big of an issue today as it
used to be, due to many different movements formed against
cyberbullying.
"The aim of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of a
Safe Surfing anti-cyberbullying intervention program in reducing
bullying online and offline and improving student-perceived
popularity and self-esteem among primary, middle, and high school
students" (Aizenkot &
Kashy-Rosenbaum 2020, p. 13).
"The purpose of the current study was to examine children and
adolescents’ cyberbullying experiences and the extent to which
restrictive mediation made parents more aware of these experiences"
(Caivano, Leduc & Talwar, 2020, p. 9).
Argument 2: It would be difficult to hold cyberbullies accountable,
because they usually remain anonymous.
"Cyberbullying has some specific characteristics which
differentiate it qualitatively from traditional bullying, such as
publicity, anonymity, and lack of supervision" (Patchin &
Hinduja, 2006) (Aizenkit &
Kashy-Rosenbaum , 2020, p. 4).
Sources
Aizenkot,
D., & Kashy-Rosenbaum, G. (2020). The Effectiveness of Safe
Surfing, an Anti-Cyberbullying Intervention Program in Reducing
Online and Offline Bullying and Improving Perceived Popularity and
Self-Esteem. Cyberpsychology, 14(3), 1–23. https://doi-org.libproxy.adelphi.edu/10.5817/CP2020-3-6
Caivano,
O.,
Leduc, K., & Talwar, V. (2020). When you Think you Know: The
Effectiveness of Restrictive Mediation on Parental Awareness of
Cyberbullying Experiences Among Children and Adolescents. Cyberpsychology, 14(1), 1–15. https://doi-org.libproxy.adelphi.edu/10.5817/CP2020-1-2