Social media allows teens to communicate with others easily. Teens also use social media for
entertainment and self-expression. Social media might even help teens avoid depression.
However,
social media use can also negatively affect teens by exposing them to cyberbullying.
Cyberbullying is the use of technology to harass, threaten, or embarrass another person.
Online
threats, photos, aggressive or rude texts, tweets, posts or messages all count. In other
words,
it's anything that is posted online and is meant to hurt, harass, or upset someone else.