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Behind the Noise of the Screen — The Silence and Scars of Cyberbullying

Once a message has been sent, we can never truly know how long it will remain in another person’s heart. The internet has brought people closer together, yet it has also made harm faster, more pervasive, and often invisible. Comments that seem like harmless jokes, malicious mockery, and deliberately spread rumors can all become memories that someone may struggle to forget for a very long time.

In the face of cyberbullying, what we need is not only the courage to stop it, but also understanding, empathy, and the kindness to pause for just one more second and think about how our words might affect someone else before we choose to speak.