Causes for Public Figures to Experience Cyber Violence and Prevention Measures

Abstract

Most of the performances of public figures are watched by the public, and people like to comment on these celebrities on the internet. However, a lot of critical remarks mean that cyber violence occurs. As a result, most public figures who experienced cyber violence suffered from depression. This paper aims to mitigate the negative effects of cyber violence. Through the study of the behavior of victims and abusers, the purpose of this paper is to find out the causes of cyber violence and analyze the effective methods to prevent cyber violence according to the causes. After the study, the causes of cyber violence include two aspects. One reason is that abusers are jealous of public figures whose lives and jobs seem so easy to succeed. Moreover, these abusers do not have a good way to release their stress, and they can only choose to attack others online to satisfy their needs. Another reason is that victims do not like to communicate with others like professional psychologists, and they are not confident at all. To prevent cyber violence, the country can enact laws to publish people who comment aggressively online and provide free psychological counseling for the public. For public figures who will experience cyber violence easily, they should go to counseling regularly and talk to others. If cyber violence is reduced, the whole network environment and even the social environment will be better.