Episode 7: The Dark Side of Social Media: Confronting Cyberbullying With Hannah Blue

Cyberbullying and harmful social media trends are responsible for countless numbers of child and adolescent deaths. Children and teens who are of the the LGBTQIA+ community and children with developmental delays (autism) are at a greater risk of cyberbullying and ostracism from peers. Popular social media sites such as Snapchat and TikTok have been used to terrorize innocent victims literally to their deaths.

Research demonstrates the rates of suicide among the youth have spiked since the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic. These alleged "social" media sites do not foster harmonious, personable interactions. Instead, they do just the opposite. Recently, celebrities Pink and Selena Gomez have come under fire for allegedly "shading" other celebrities, despite denials by both women. It seems no one is safe from the perils of evil bullies who wish to inflict harm on others. What is able to be done to stop children from being cyberbullied and engaging in dangerous trends? In this episode, I provide valuable statistics on bullying/cyberbullying along with solutions on what you can do to combat the toxicity of social media.

Citations:

SIB (Self Injurious Behavior) Eyeshadow Palette, www.21bluelash.net

'Pink Has A Long History Of Belittling Women Because She's "Not Like Other Girls" And People Are Now Calling Her Out For It.' Stephanie Soteriou 2/24/2023

'Christina Aguilera Has No Issues With Pink...Despite Getting Shaded.' TMZ 2/25/2023

Bullying, Cyberbullying, & Suicide Statistics https://www.meganmeierfoundation.org/statistics

'The family of a teen who died by suicide after being outed by cyberbullies is demanding justice.' AJ Willingham, CNN 9/30/2019

'A 15-year-old boy died by suicide after relentless cyberbullying, and his parents say the Latin School could have done more to stop it.' Megan Hickey, CBS Chicago 4/25/2022

‘It’s killing our babies’: 12-year old dies in TikTok challenge.' Molly Walsh, cleveland.com

'Parents Sue TikTok, Saying Children Died After Viewing ‘Blackout Challenge.’ Michael Levenson and April Rubin 7/6/2022

'TikTok’s ‘blackout’ challenge linked to deaths of 20 children in 18 months, report says.' Alisha Rahaman Sarkar 12/1/2022

 

 

 

 

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