Bruises fade, Internet history doesn't.

Gone are the days when journalists and editors were the gatekeepers of information. We now have the power to create our own media world. We have the ability to create, design and share the online information we want. Empowerment allows us to gain control over our lives. However, personal empowerment can sometimes make it possible for some to commit immoral acts so fast that one hardly notices (Hamelink, 2006, p. 118).

As seen in Rosie's blog, Cyber bulling has been prevalent amongst internet users for years. However, more recently, with the creation of SNS it has become easier for torment and harassment to occur from the privacy of a computer. Online torment can be far worse than traditional forms of bullying due to the fact that torment via a computer creates a moral distance (Hamelink, 2006, p. 118) between the perpetrator and the victim, and from that distance comes more frequent occurrences of attacks. Cyber bulling is detrimental to everyone. The advancement of social media platforms now allows the gutless to attack behind a screen.Having a moral distance from a victim deceives people into thinking it is okay. A punch in the face, a punch on a keyboard- bruises fade, internet history doesn’t.
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Reference List

Hamelink, C. (2006). The Ethics of the Internet: Can we cope with Lies and Deceit on the Net? In Ideologies of the Internet, K. Sarikakis & Daya Thussu, pp. 115-130. New Jersey: Hampton Press. Available on CMD.

WiredKids, Inc. “Stop cyber bullying.” Accessed March 26, 2010. http://stopcyberbullying.org/