Digital etiquette is the
awareness of being a responsible online citizen. For example, digital etiquette can be shown in many
different ways. For example, if you see
someone getting bullied online, you should stand up for the person being
bullied and tell the bully that what they’re doing isn’t right and they need to
stop. Online bullying (also known as cyberbullying) is a big problem in today’s
generation. We’re finding out more and more that cyberbullying is a huge
problem and more people need to take a stand and do something about it. If you
see someone getting bullied online, whether you like that person or not, you
should stand up for them and help them out. Just think if you were in the shoes
of the person getting bullied, you would want someone to stand up for you
right? If so, then you should do the same for someone else.
Meanness is saying or saying or doing something with the
intent of hurting someone. Meanness can be as simple as saying something rude
or mean to somebody or something as bad as bullying someone. Meanness presents
its self in many different ways, shapes, and forms. The most common example of
meanness is when someone says something mean or hurtful to someone. Even though
they don’t always mean for it to be mean, it’s still mean regardless of how you
meant it. The most common place for meanness is in school. Just walking through
the hallways, I can hear people making rude and hurtful comments to people, and
talking about people behind their back. This will be a constant-never ending
battle. People have always been mean, and will always be mean. No matter how
hard we try to prevent it, and stop it from happening, it’s going to happen.
Meanness online is also another huge problem in modern day
society. Online meanness is more commonly referred to as cyberbullying. Cyberbullying
is the use of electronic communication to
bully a person, usually by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening
nature. This also
includes saying mean or inappropriate on social networks such as twitter,
facebook, ect. When online, there are
many different steps that you can take to not be mean. Don’t say anything that could possibly be hurtful
to anyone in any way, shape or form. If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t
say anything at all.
When online you can either be an upstander or a
bystander. An upstander is a person who stands up for something or
someone. A bystander remains inactive and just ignores the situation. For
example, if someone sees bullying happen online, to become an upstander you would
stand up to the bully and tell him/her that what she is doing isn’t right and
needs to stop. A bystander would just ignore the situation and keep on scrolling
to see what else is going on in the feed. There are a few to become an
upstander, first don’t laugh and don’t encourage the bully in any way, help the victim
in any way that you can and lastly and most importantly, tell an adult so the
victim can get support and help.
In conclusion,
if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. Let’s all try and make the online community a
safe and enjoyable place for everyone to be!
