Cape Town - Barely a day goes by without some new scandal making the rounds on social media, says Simon Dippenaar of Simon Dippenaar & Associates.
"Unsurprisingly online harassment happens most often to young people, the generation that has embraced the digital revolution with the most fervour; but those over the age of 25 are not immune to its devastating effects. Think of the vengeful ex who posts nude photos of the previous partner online in order to cause pain and embarrassment," says Dippenaar.
"Perhaps the worst type of electronic harassment is cyber bullying. Put very simply, 'cyber bullying is when someone repeatedly makes fun of another person online or repeatedly picks on another person through e-mail or text message or when someone posts something online about another person that they don’t like'."