A Systematic Investigation of Cyber Harassment Intention Behaviors and Its Impacts on Social Media Platforms

Several technologies have been able to fundamentally affect our lives in just a few decades by integrating themselves into our society. News and opinion are now mostly shared on social media. There are both positive and negative aspects to this. Nowadays, practically everyone has a smartphone or other internet-accessing gadget. Modern technology becomes available to kids at progressively younger ages. The majority of them use social media, which contributes to the rise of cyber harassment and the negative aspects of the internet. Due to the ease of access to these platforms, cyberbullying is prevalent on social media. Moreover, when dealing with others, the perpetrators have the ability to remain anonymous. Cyberbullying statistics for 2022 highlight the alarming incidence of harassment in the virtual world, and they are disturbing. According to these data, Cyberbullying sufferers are more than twice as likely to self-harm or entertain suicidal thoughts as a coping mechanism. Anxiety and sadness might develop in certain victims of cyberbullying. Psychologists believe that social media has contributed to an increase in stress and depression over the last decade. On the other side, the most typical targets for online bullies are young children, women, and individuals with non-traditional sexual orientations. Students are often unable to concentrate on their studies because they are afraid of the trolls. As a result, this Research Essential focuses on Cyber harassment statistics and facts in order to raise awareness among parents, students, and authorities worldwide and reveal alarming facts about virtual harassment, the intention of the harasser, its impact, the relationship between victim and harasser, and its many different shapes and forms.