Introduction Currently, many people have access to the internet compared to the last three decades. However, in the last 10 years the use of internet media has grown and it has changed the way people communicate throughout the world. The development of internet media has eased the burden of communication and it has increased the number of people using the internet all over the world. However, these developments have also caused some challenges that many governments as well as the developers did not anticipate. This paper seeks to discuss some of the effects of internet media to prove that the government needs to enhance safety measure to protect its citizens. Why the government should get involved Cyber bullying includes threats of harm to victims, gossiping through posting of information that compromises the victim’s privacy, and hate massages. Such contents in the internet are defaming and intended to tarnish the victims ‘credibility among his or her peers. Pictures and embarrassing events of a victim can be put online for the public to see and this may cause him or her great harm. The current technological advancement has brought some significant implications both positive and negative. Cyber Bullying is one of the major negative effects of the internet and its prevalence is drawing significant concerns among parents. Cyber bullying can be defined as the use of personal information or images on social network platforms with an intention to cause harm. This can be done through the internet, cell phones, videogame systems, or other available technologies. These platforms are used to send pictures or text information about a person with an intention to hurt and embarrass him or her. It is also considered to be any act of aggression through the above mentioned platforms. Cyber Bullying involves actions that cause harassment to their victims. Such harassments can be caused through stalking, rumor spreading, and disclosure of personal information without the owner’s consent, defaming, belittling or mocking someone else. Stalking is an unwanted or obsessive attention towards an individual that causes them discomfort. This behavior involves physically following an individual and monitoring their actions at work, in school, and everywhere they go. Spreading rumors can be done through the social media and internet platforms. Tweeter, Faceboook, WhatsApp and other social platforms have been used to spread rumors before. Cyber Bullying is more prevalent among young people who are the main users of the social network platforms. People who are involved in causing others pain through he use of the internet and mostly through the social media are known as Cyber bullies. The chief characteristic of Cyber Bullying is the underlying intention to cause harm or embarrasses other people. In the recent accounts of cyber bullying, there was a message that had gone viral on the internet that a famous Hollywood actor had died. The rumor spread and the internet was overflowing with messages of condolence to his supposedly bereaved family. Such messages in the internet are referred to as hoaxes. A number of similar hoaxes have been circulating on Faceboook tweeter and Instagram. Cyber Bullying in the gaming pl