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Defriending has become the latest form of bullying; I wonder if anyone here has become a victin of defriending? I also wonder if anyone here, has become has used defriending, as a form of bullying. "Complaints are now surfacing from despondent teens who have been shut out by groups of friends or classmates on Facebook or other social networking sites, said Shayla Thiel Stern, an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota who researches youth communication. ...... Surveys have estimated that a third to half of adolescents and teens have been bullied or harassed online."I think it is absolutely pathetic and nasty if teenagers / young adults are defriending people, as a form of bullying. In the context of bullying, a popular person in a group of friends can spread malicious lies or (peer) pressurize members of the group into ignoring, cutting communication ties (MSN, Facebook, online fansite and shunning the victim from their group.I hope people don't get enjoyment out of this kinda thing because if they do, it shows how crap and pathetic their lives are; especially if the victim has socialising / communication problems or has low self-esteem and confidence issues. People like this are pathetic and are predators that don't always end up having happy endings.Any responses..if you can be bothered?

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It's not Rich; it's an article that I feel strongly about; what with the recent Gay Sucides that have been occuring in America. The article is inlight of the student who killed himself after someone exposed his sexuality.And I never bullied you; I thought you bullied me. I actually liked you quite a bit and was looking forward to hanging out and becoming mates or even better mates. But sometimes it's not meant to be and it's probably not the right time; that is all in the past and to look to the future and what it holds.Back to the article; I think that schools and colleges need to take appropiate steps and bypass a bill or allow the President to have the sufficient power to change the protocols and procedures that are currently in place.

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If someone 'defriends' you are they really worth bothering about?Seriously... People make friends at different rates yes, but social networks shouldn't be so focused upon by people...I've had people delete me off Facebook, did I see it as bullying? Hell no, mainly because they people who deleted me were idiots anyways...I think there's too much reliance on the likes of Facebook and MySpace nowadays... Way, way too much...

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I get your point, exactly!!I don't use Facebook because people rely on it too much and measure their popularity as a sign of how many friends they have; which we all know is stupid. I can't be arsed to use Facebook because I don't have loads of hours on my hands and there's plenty of better things to do; than sit on a computer / laptop checking FB statuses.But yeah Benin, I totally get your point =DBut what I meant, was when you're friends with a group of people and they turn everyone in that group against you and you miss out on socialising opportunities, then Benin, that is a bother and a inconvienance.Of course it's not my problem; its their problem. And if they want to delete you off Facebook and ignore you and turn your friends against you; then it shows what a bad person they are. I don't let it worry me but now, cyber-bullying is a huge problem that affects a third-half of all teenagers and adolescents; so yeah it's something that needs to be dealt with.

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But what I meant, was when you're friends with a group of people and they turn everyone in that group against you and you miss out on socialising opportunities, then Benin, that is a bother and a inconvienance.

Obviously... But it's still a case of going strong with the friends you have... It's a case of knowing who's good and who's bad for you, if people act like that around you or try and get you to side with them in a fight which has nothing to do with you, and you get a message of them trying to do so, then it's best to tell the person involved so they know what's going on... Evidently if people you considered friends are turning on you, then it's time to jump ship from them and find new friends... Indeed that's why I have many different social circles, each with their own wit and charm to them, and it enables me to talk to many people about different things dependant on my mood...Something you just have to live with no matter what... People who truly care about you will always be there for you... Back-stabbing is rife throughout life, and losing friends happens... Life is crap... But we gotta get through somehow no?
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