Who Am I Online?, Kaitlyn Petroski

In class, we watched a video by a website called iwitnessbullying.org which showed us the story of a little boy who got bullied and how a simple thing can change someone's day for better or worse. Then, we answered questions on Canvas about who we are online and what happens when you Google yourself. This video reminds me how bad bullying is and how damaging it can be to a person. It also shows that just me doing a simple thing like giving someone a high-five could change their day for the better. Online, I look like someone who is very invested in social media and posts frequently, according to what comes up on Google when you type in my name. They probably percieve me as someone who has a lot of free time and likes to post and share pictures online. The goal of internet trolls is to bring people down and get a reaction out of them. Internet trolls like to disrupt conversations and upset people. There are a lot of positive and negative effects to online anonymity. A positive effect is that you can say positive things to someone who is getting bullied without the bully targeting you in real life. A negative effect is that online anonymity allows people to say negative things without consequences.