Results: Why do certain individuals cyberbully people on the internet?
Published on 09/18/2023
You heard it all, teenagers (even adults) get cyberbully online the real question is why? What just gives some entitled individuals the audacity to harass someone online?
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Have you ever cyberbullied someone, if so why? Yes
8%
169 votes
No
92%
1931 votes
- None.
- I hate Trump
- Not into it, I'm polite, and respectful, and expect the same in return
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Why do certain individuals cyberbully people online? They use social media as a weapon because they have no fight in them
18%
384 votes
Jealousy
14%
300 votes
Obsessed
8%
161 votes
I really can't say
17%
356 votes
I don't know
20%
425 votes
Other (please specify)
4%
75 votes
Not Applicable
19%
399 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.29% | 5 | |
| Insecurity | 0.12% | 2 |
| Cowardice | 0.12% | 2 |
| Cause they are cowards | 0.06% | 1 |
| because they can with no repurcussions | 0.06% | 1 |
| They have an agenda so horrid they need to go to extremes to enact it or they feel being in the minority makes them powerless and overact to compensate. | 0.06% | 1 |
| several of the above answers | 0.06% | 1 |
| Because it is important to call people out in order to try and correct their behavior. | 0.06% | 1 |
| They want to feel stronger and better about themselves by lowering someone else | 0.06% | 1 |
| It's a combination of ego-trip, lack of self-esteem, and a way to have power over someone else. | 0.06% | 1 |
| ignorance | 0.06% | 1 |
| they are unstable. | 0.06% | 1 |
| they are enpowered by being unknown | 0.06% | 1 |
| they feel inferior and threatened by anyone who is doing well | 0.06% | 1 |
| mean people | 0.06% | 1 |
| They think they can get away with it because they're anomymous | 0.06% | 1 |
| It’s easy too easy to bully online. People can do it and think there are no consequences | 0.06% | 1 |
| Low self esteem | 0.06% | 1 |
| They have miserable lives and take it out on others from behind the computer screen....where they feel more powerful. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Cowards bully online because they don’t have the balls to go face to face | 0.06% | 1 |
| they are idiots so to say | 0.06% | 1 |
| Mean spirited | 0.06% | 1 |
| They are bullies at heart!!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| To be annoying and show their ignorance | 0.06% | 1 |
| Just sad people with no power | 0.06% | 1 |
| Because they are cowards and are unhappy people so they try to bring you down to there level so I just ignore them don"t waste your time and energy on these people | 0.06% | 1 |
| They can do it anonymousy, can they not? They are coward, and it allows them to hide. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Hurt people tend to hurt others. | 0.06% | 1 |
| They have a big mouth | 0.06% | 1 |
| They have a very low self esteem | 0.06% | 1 |
| small minded, bored, spiteful | 0.06% | 1 |
| low self-esteem | 0.06% | 1 |
| Shit disturbers | 0.06% | 1 |
| anonymity makes some people brave | 0.06% | 1 |
| Because social media makes it easy for them | 0.06% | 1 |
| INMATURITY -CRUELNESS -GREED- LACK OF COMPASSION- CORESION- SIMPLE HUMAN CHARACTER FLAWS | 0.06% | 1 |
| cause some people just cant handle facts | 0.06% | 1 |
| Because they feel better putting someone else down | 0.06% | 1 |
| They are really just bullies and feel brave behind the keyboard. | 0.06% | 1 |
| insecurity, hiding online | 0.06% | 1 |
| Unhappy mean people. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Bored, mean, fanatic... | 0.06% | 1 |
| cyberbully people are all cowards | 0.06% | 1 |
| Because they are Bully's! | 0.06% | 1 |
| To Make Things Right. | 0.06% | 1 |
| born that way | 0.06% | 1 |
| No identity | 0.06% | 1 |
| They have no life | 0.06% | 1 |
| A combination of all of the above | 0.06% | 1 |
| A certain former Tellwutter bullied and harassed me for saying that she was "misled" in her admiration of Donald Trump. This was back before he was ever President. Here's the kicker---she was Canadian, so why was she so obsessed with Trump? | 0.06% | 1 |
| passive-aggressive | 0.06% | 1 |
| Mental sickness | 0.06% | 1 |
| Th reasons may be myriad. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Bullies hide behind a keyboard. They are miserable and want to make everyone else miserable. | 0.06% | 1 |
| They are hidden by user names. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Because they can. They have found something that bothers you. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Safety of anonymity | 0.06% | 1 |
| They can get away with it. | 0.06% | 1 |
| because they can. hiding behind profile | 0.06% | 1 |
| many of the above, just depends | 0.06% | 1 |
| Mix of many different things | 0.06% | 1 |
| their own insecuriies | 0.06% | 1 |
| Some people need to be told they are stupid and why. No, actually, I believe it us because of the feeling that you will probably never meet the person in real life. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Anger | 0.06% | 1 |
| Spineless, Gutless bullies | 0.06% | 1 |
| Some are jealous of others for some perceived possession whether material, physical, mental or emotional. Others are obsessed and may have undiagnosed mental illness like obsessive compulsive disorders, narcissism,borderline personality disorder etc. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Because they are cowards and only have what I call keyboard bravado! | 0.06% | 1 |
| for fun | 0.06% | 1 |
| Immaturity | 0.06% | 1 |
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Have you ever been a victim of online harassment? Yes
19%
401 votes
No
81%
1699 votes
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