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Technology Gone Too Far? Has technology in the United States advanced to the point where interaction within it can cause harmful and serious consequences? Cyberbullying has become a major issue around the world, and more and more teenagers are faced with it. After 15-year-old Phoebe Prince committed suicide from harsh cyberbullying, people started to realize the reality and danger of cyberbullying. Cyberbullying includes harassing, threatening, or humiliating someone through texting, instant messaging, or a social networking site. You may ask, “How is cyberbullying so much different from regular bullying?” Well, in this day and age, kids and teens are putting a lot more of their focus on things like Facebook, and texting. Most kids and teens are not careful about the things they say and do on social networking sites and through texting, and do not realize the risk and damage that can take place. Cyberbullying also allows a lot more protection of the bully’s identity, and can keep them from being discovered. This can make the victims feel helpless, and intimidated. When someone is bullied online, or through texting, it can deeply affect them emotionally or even physically. Depending on how serious the case is, it can even end in suicide. What many adults don’t realize is that most teens have witnessed someone being cyberbullied, or has actually been cyberbullied. Cyberbullying affects kids, teens, and even adults all around the world, and we should do whatever we can to stop and prevent it. It can affect the victim, bully, and even the bystanders in the situation. It can also affect a teen’s friendships, home life, and schoolwork. Cyberbullying has gotten so extreme that it has caused a number of teen suicides in the United States. []

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